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THE RECAP Your daily catch up - great with a morning coffee. Sign up  here. 1. Brussels mayors ‘unanimously’ against merging police zones "There is no added value in merging. Our position is unanimous."  Read More .   2. ‘The EU is very bad for us’: Trump sets up trade war "They don't take our cars or our agricultural products. So they're good for tariffs".  Read More . 3. FBI and Belgian police foil Miami kidnapping with arrest of 19-year-old Flemish man The Federal Judicial Police in Limburg worked with the FBI to thwart a planned kidnapping in Miami, USA, after arresting a 19-year-old man.  Read More .   4. Brussels police sued for violence during anti-Bardella protest Police clashed with sections of the 1,000 antifascist demonstrators who were protesting against the normalisation of the far-right.  Read More . 5. Deadline approaches for work AI policy: What does it mean for employees? All Belgian employers will be obliged to train their staff in AI literacy from next month. But how will this impact employees?  Read More . 6. ‘Misleading figures’: How green are banks in Belgium? From images of wild elephants to wind farms, banks are increasingly branding themselves as "sustainable" on pamphlets or web pages. But how green are they really?  Read More . 7. Rising costs make it harder to access nursing homes in Belgium There is a large disparity between prices in Wallonia and Brussels in particular.  Read More . 8. Polish PM Tusk calls for ‘radical’ EU defence spending increase "This is not our choice. I am not a militarist."  Read More . HIDDEN SECRET OF THE DAY 9. Hidden Belgium: Tango Bar An inconspicuous bar at Rue de Dublin 13 in the heart of Brussels’ African Quarter has been hosting tango evenings for more than 20 years.  Read More .