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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. Trump 2.0: What now for Europe and beyond From the economy to Ukraine and the far-right, Trump’s re-election will no doubt have implications for the old continent.  Read More .   2. ‘True partnership’ and ‘historic bond’: World leaders congratulate Trump on US election victory "Millions of jobs and billions in trade and investment on each side of the Atlantic depend on the dynamism and stability of our economic relationship."  Read More . 3. Belgium’s best restaurants of the year unveiled in Gault&Millau’s guide In terms of both chefs and restaurants, there were a number of changes on the leaderboard this year.  Read More .   4. Day 150 with no Belgian Government: What’s the latest? "The frustrating thing about Rousseau's rejection is that there is no alternative to Arizona."  Read More . 5. Almost no Brussels tenants make use of right to buy when property goes on sale On 1 January, Brussels made it easier to access to the property market. 11 months later and barely any tenants have made use of the scheme.  Read More . 6. 22-year-old Eritrean woman stabbed to death in Namur "The workers at Yvoir and the entire Belgian Red Cross are in shock."  Read More . 7. ‘Symbol of Belgium’: Atomium to be next Brussels Airlines icon After Tintin, the Smurfs, Tomorrowland, and Magritte, the iconic Belgian landmark will be the next special design on Brussels Airlines' planes.  Read More . 8. Delhaize profits dip as last Belgian store transferred to new owner Profits at Ahold Delhaize have been impacted by the cost of selling 128 of its Delhaize stores in Belgium.  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: Bakkerij Funk While rural bakeries are closing down all over Belgium, urban bakeries are springing up in Antwerp, Ghent and Brussels.  Read More .