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An estimated 20,000 people joined a silent march in Brussels yesterday afternoon in protest at the two terrorist attacks in Paris last week that claimed 17 lives.
Strike action planned for Monday is likely to cause widespread travel chaos across the country and bring Brussels to a standstill.
Brussels-City council has approved a plan to build four new underground car parks in the city as part of the district’s new mobility plan – including one under the flea market at Place du Jeu de B
The Brussels city council is planning a new underground car park under the Place du Jeu de Balle/Vossenplein, the site of Brussels' best known flea market in the heart of the Marolles district.
Federal interior minister Jan Jambon has ordered an investigation into claims that Brussels mayor Yvan Mayeur (pictured) ordered police not to go to the assistance of colleagues in difficulties du
Police used tear gas and water cannon yesterday afternoon during a violent clash with demonstrators near Brussels South station.
Flemish Socialist party SP.A is standing “shoulder to shoulder” with the protesters who are marching through Brussels today, said party president Bruno Tobback.
A company in Leuven, Bio-Incubator, has received authorisation to keep as many as 6,870 animals next year for testing, which is a quadrupling of the current number allowed.
