Belgium's latest migration measures aim to crack down on 'asylum shopping' by refusing IP to people who have already applied in another EU Member State. But what does 'asylum shopping' actually mean? Interview with @thomaswillekens.bsky.social from @vluchtelingenwerk.bsky.social:

1,000 Stop Arming Israel activists disrupted activities at two companies in Belgium on Monday. The activists are calling on Belgium to implement a "genuine" arms embargo and demand the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

Not a single woman has been screened for breast cancer in Brussels this year

There are over 12,000 court rulings declaring that Belgium has violated national and international law Amnesty International's latest report condemns this "systematic violation of human rights"

"Stop criticising each other and give us a solution!" A look into local efforts to make a difference in Anderlecht in the midst of unrelenting drug violence. Some residents are rejecting mainstream politics while others prefer to focus on solidarity.

"Move NATO somewhere else." As the transatlantic relationship sours, Jeffrey Sachs says now is the time for European autonomy. www.brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/1...

Almost all of last week's shootings took place at officially designated 'hotspots', but has the label made any difference to Brussels' handle on drug violence?: www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/143...

NEW: The gunmen who fled into a metro tunnel on Wednesday were "extremely prepared" ahead of time

"When you make a deal with a country accused over and over again of violating Congolese sovereignty, destabilising the region and plundering raw materials, you are complicit in what happens afterwards."

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says he has "absolutely no qualms whatsoever" about his airline's environmental impact, wants the EU to do away with aviation tax

"A huge number, but a sad number" - this is what @thomaswillekens.bsky.social said about the Legal Helpdesk's 10,000th case. Bittersweet because it started as a "temporary" measure in 2022. Read more:

"Russia's current leadership is not interested in a strong, stable neighbourhood. It is doing whatever it can to drive a wedge between EU unity." My interview with Vsevolod Chentsov, Ukrainian Ambassador to the EU: www.brusselstimes.com/1396747/i-ho...

"If young people cause trouble in Uccle, we call it a crisis of adolescence. But if young people cause trouble in Marolles, we call it delinquency." www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/139...

The Pacheco evacuation is considered "just another cycle" of displacement suffered by migrants in Brussels. Since 30 October this group has dispersed across the city with no signposting about what to do next. www.brusselstimes.com/brussels-2/1...

"Instead of using this momentum to help us rebuild Syria, governments jump at the chance to get rid of us." Syrians in Belgium and across the EU are being met with opportunism rather than solidarity by European governments. Compassionate reporting from my colleague @laurenhwalker.bsky.social 👇

How does a city manage an exploding homelessness crisis without resorting to brutal tactics? The Brussels Times went on patrol with Team Herscham, a pioneering police unit treating the homeless as human beings rather than eyesores to be moved along. www.brusselstimes.com/magazine/134...

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