The Brussels Times

Here's this week's edition of the EU Rundown with Sam Morgan!

Belgium once ranked among world leaders for citizens' command of English, but for years now, it has been slumping. One region is particular damages its score.

New event

Thanks to The European Nutrition for Health Alliance for this piece about Malnutrition Awareness Weeks 2024, which is is part of ENHA's pan-European Optimal Nutritional Care for All (ONCA) Campaign. The event is gaining widespread support from professional societies such as ESPEN - European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism and The European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD).

Protesting farmers and tractors are expected to gather in the city centre at 11:00 on Wednesday.

Despite the now months-long standstill in negotiations for a new Federal Government, De Wever has asked for another extension.

The Korean Cultural Center to Belgium and the EU is organizing a special cultural event this weekend, "Korea Unboxed: Taste, Glow, Explore," which will showcase the charm of K-Tourism, K-Food, and K-Beauty all in one place in Brussels.

The Belgian army is delving into advanced technologies, rigorous recruitment drives, and hefty investments in cybersecurity as part of its commitments to NATO.

KU Leuven will host its annual Bachelor's Fair at its Brussels Campus on Thursday 21 November. Learn about the many benefits of an undergraduate degree programme in English, right here in Belgium. To register follow the link: https://shorturl.at/y0NmT

Victim Support Europe’s campaign, ‘2025 - The year of Victims Rights’, brings together major names in victim support, as well as artists, victim advocates, and politicians, to urge governments and justice systems to choose victim support over a ‘do-it-yourself approach’. Four key figures from the victim support sector (Rosa Jansen, Tetiana Rudenko, Prof. Dr. Suzan van der Aa, Anna Giudice), give their thoughts on what 2025, a pivotal year in the history of victims' rights, will bring.