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THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. 1. French, Dutch or even English? What are Belgium’s language rules on trains Language is always a sensitive subject in Belgium but nothing illustrates the absurdity of its complicated laws so well as the rules on trains.  Read More .   2. French-speaking teachers to strike for 48 hours on Monday Teachers will go on a 48-hour strike across all schools in Brussels and Wallonia on Monday and Tuesday.  Read More . 3. Works at Brussels Airport this weekend: Disruptions overplayed Brussels Airport quelled fears of traffic chaos following warnings that construction works would cause major disruptions.  Read More .   4. 10,000 and counting: Legal Helpdesk for refugees hits bittersweet milestone "We still believe Belgium has the capacity to show warmth and solidarity with migrants and refugees."  Read More . 5. How Meta allowed 8,000 Russian propaganda ads against four EU countries Facebook received at least $338,000 from a Kremlin-linked agency for spreading Russia's political advertisements, including during the EU elections.  Read More . 6. EU defence summit moved to Brussels due to security concerns The eighteenth-century Belgian castle was deemed unsuitable for a meeting on such a sensitive subject.  Read More . 7. Foul play in Flanders as illegal chicken slaughterhouses busted A man who illegally employed people in a chicken slaughterhouse has argued that "they had no money and no food and I showed my good heart."  Read More . 8. What to do in Brussels this weekend: 24 – 26 January From edgy film festivals and a city-wide photography exhibition to a first international art fair dedicated to ceramics, here's what's on this weekend.  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: The oldest bar in Antwerp Founded back in 1565, when Pieter Paul Rubens was 12 years old, it has hardly changed in all those years.  Read More .