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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. Changes to Brussels rental market: How will tenants be affected? From a ban on prohibiting pets and regulations on rent increases to a discount for families, find out the key changes to the Brussels Housing Code.  Read More .   2. All Brussels metro lines interrupted during extended 11 November weekend The work will impact all metro lines in Brussels as the switches are located at the intersection of the four different lines.  Read More . 3. Two Brussels cinemas offer free documentaries for six months A selection of the best-loved documentaries from last year's Festival des Libertés will be screened free of charge in two of Brussels' independent cinemas.  Read More .   4. Supermarket inflation in Belgium rises for fourth consecutive month Buying ketchup in Belgium today is 85% more expensive than it was in January 2022.  Read More . 5. Brussels government impasse: David Leisterh gives Dutch-speaking parties an ultimatum If the Flemish parties in Brussels don't form a majority within two weeks the MR leader says the francophone parties will begin negotiating a government agreement on their own.  Read More . 6. Sharing platform Bolt launches premium Tesla taxis in Brussels According to a recent survey, 60% of passengers are more likely to use taxi booking services if they have regular access to electric vehicles.  Read More . 7. Thousands expected at Brussels demonstration for more public sector investment "We do not protest for the sake of protesting, but the leaked notes and the announced budget cuts show an alarming lack of attention to public sector staff."  Read More . 8. Syensqo to cut up to 350 jobs globally, including 36 in Belgium The company also said restructuring plans will create 'hundreds' of new jobs in IT, system infrastructure, and business intelligence.  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: Fontenoy There’s a Celtic cross in the village that commemorates the Irish Brigade that fought on the side of the French. Known as the Wild Geese, the 4,000 Irish mercenaries played a key role in defeating the British.  Read More .