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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.
Belgians on average have a very high proficiency in speaking English, according to the 2023 English Proficiency Index from Education First (EF).
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Belgium's federal health minister Frank Vandenbroucke is calling for stricter rules to ensure doctors speak their patients' language properly.
Staff at five supermarkets in Brussels that were recently taken over by French retail group Intermarché went on strike this week, in part due to language tensions.
