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Participants hoping to pass the driving license theory test in Brussels will soon no longer be allowed to bring along an interpreter to the exam, says Brussels minister for road safet
Only about 37% of Belgian primary school students are taught a foreign language, according to a study by the Statistical Office of the European Union on the occasion of the European D
While a class on the Arabic language may, in theory, be offered in a Belgian school, it has yet to happen.
From 1 September this year, 19 new schools join the list of Flemish schools authorised to offer some courses in French, English or German, bringing the total number up to 60, writes De Zondag
Gwendolyn Rutten, leader of the Flemish liberal party Open VLD, wants primary schools in Flanders to introduce the English language into their curriculum.
The mayors of Overijse and Tervuren, just outside of Brussels, are urging for a stricter language policy for emergency service workers in and around the capital.
How often do we hear that if you want to be proficient in a language, you have to spend long periods abroad immersed in a culture?
Belgium ranks 17th in the EF English Proficiency Index 2015, the world's largest ranking of countries by English skills.
Forty-two percent of Belgians speak only their native language, according to a study by the Directorate-General for Statistics and Economic Information.
