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The Royal Shakespeare Society in Birmingham will soon be receiving an unusual gift, a hand-delivered manuscript by Belgian poetry translator and dramaturg Claude Lammens.
A Catholic school in Leuven has decided to introduce Arabic to its modern languages curriculum for final-year students, in what is reported to be a first in Flanders.
CVO Semper is the largest Centre for Adult Education (CVO) in the Brussels Region and the northern suburbs of the capital
The latest Brussels language barometer has revealed that a rising number of residents know neither French, Dutch nor English.
The Brussels suburb of Rhode-Saint-Genèse has been required by law to withdraw its official logo after accusations of circumventing the legislation on the use of languages.
The number of Brussels police officers who are proficient in Dutch has dropped below half, according to figures requested from Vlaams Belang party leader Barbara Pas.
A request by Belgian universities VUB, KU Leuven and UGent to offer 10 English-language master's degree programmes that would deviate from current language regulations has been rejected.
The Brussels Council for Multilingualism is calling for updated language rules, pointing out that existing legislation dates back six decades and is in need of major changes.
In the future, caregivers in Belgium will be required to prove that they speak at least one of the country’s three official languages: Dutch, French or German.
