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Contrary to what many people think, Brussels is more cosmopolitan than big, hustle-and-bustle cities like New York and London. In fact, it’s the second most international city in the world.
That’s the opinion of Bert De Bock who works on the frontline of the homelessness crisis in Belgium.
Today, people of almost 200 nationalities call Brussels home. Migration has long shaped the city, and it’s hard to imagine it without its international dimension.
Brussels-based Syrian refugee Obada Otabashi (pictured, above) was one of the three top winners at the first European MoneyGram Awards 2019
In a situation eerily reminiscent of the 39 bodies found in a refrigerated lorry in Essex last week, police discovered 12 people in the back of the same kind of lorry today in Antwerp province.
Belgium's federal prosecutor has opened an investigation after 39 bodies were found in a refrigerated truck in the UK which had passed through Zeebrugge port.
Residents of Brussels and cities across Flanders will find footprints painted on pavements and squares today.
Last year, 217 asylum-seekers in Belgium had their right to stay in the country revoked. It is a record number for a single year.
De Lijn will leave the underground bus station at Brussels North station later this year, after long-running concerns about safety and hygiene.
