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View this email in your browser THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. 1. Brussels Local Elections guide: Commune by commune Ready for Belgium's municipal elections on 13 October? Find out which parties are running in your commune and what they stand for here.  Read More .   2. What to do in Brussels this weekend: 4 – 6 October From feminist and food-focused film festivals to Brussels' first major event dedicated to tea and a look behind the architectural scenes, here's what to do this weekend.  Read More . 3. The radical hopeful mayor with his eyes on Molenbeek For Brussels, Dirk De Block does not believe "in a slick middle-class city" but one for everyone.  Read More .   4. Belgium is the only European country not to meet wind energy target Of the ten European countries that have set themselves a target, Belgium is the only one at risk of missing it.  Read More . 5. Vlaams Belang candidate in Brussels openly praises fascism on his website Emanuele Licari published a number of messages on his personal website in which he promotes his fascist ideas and convictions.  Read More . 6. De Croo summons Apostolic Nuncio following Pope’s antagonistic abortion comments "We shall not be lectured to. The time when the Church dictated terms is behind us," De Croo asserted. “It is totally unacceptable."  Read More . 7. ‘Positive view of Europe’: 85% of first-time Belgian voters took part in EU elections The participation rate for young people is slightly lower than the national average (89%) – but much higher than the average for the entire EU (51%).  Read More . 8. Groen and Vooruit open to coalition with PVDA; all parties rule out Vlaams Belang partnership In a televised debate between the seven major parties in Flanders, established left parties were open to coalitions with the radical left party PVDA.  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: Kiosk Radio Bar You can follow the music online or watch a live stream of the DJs inside the little wooden kiosk. Or you can pick up a local beer or a coffee at the tiny bar next to the kiosk and listen to the live show while you sit at a bench under the trees.  Read More .