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Brussels Economic Woes

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Brussels shopkeepers report a year of decline, citing increased dirt, insecurity, and access difficulties in their neighborhoods. The Brussels Region is investing 180 million euros in Vivaqua to strengthen its operations, while a renowned clockmaker relocates after 70 years in the city center.

🇧🇪 Belgium/Dutch

Brussels Car-Free Sunday Celebrates 50 Years of the Metro With Historic Ride, Art and Free Transit

Brussels will turn its metro network into a citywide museum for car-free Sunday, marking 50 years since the capital’s first metro journey. On Sept. 20, visitors will be able to walk, cycle or skate through a city without traffic and explore artworks displayed in stations. The anniversary’s centerpiece will be a historic ride from the Delta depot to De Brouckère. It will retrace, in the opposite di…