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A proposed ban on religious slaughter, or slaughter done without first stunning the animal, has been temporarily rejected in Brussels. But the issue is far from settled – the Brussels parliament will review the text of the proposal again next week and majority opinion remains divided.
Pop-out player During this time of pandemic restrictions in Belgium, people in the capital city of Brussels want to experience open spaces. However, public spaces with tree and green grass have become so crowded that social distancing is impossible. Yet one family has a large garden in the city just for themselves. And it is creating some anger. The large garden in the city’s center belongs to the Belgian royal family. The garden, surrounding their palace, is about 200 hectares or almost the size of the city-state of Monaco. More and more Belgians are now asking King Philippe why his ga...
Some Belgians shout: ‘King! Tear down your garden walls!’ By The Associated Press - | Mar 5, 2021 FILE - In this Friday, April 18, 2014 file photo, a photographer walks next to a Japanese Pagoda tree next to the Royal greenhouses on the grounds of the Royal Palace in Laeken, Belgium. In a pandemic time rife with restrictions, demands to respect social distancing have become quasi impossible to respect in public parks. One family in town though, has a lush garden all its own and ever more voices are being raised that the Royal Family of King Philippe should loosen up and open up at least ...
Green spaces are increasingly crowded in Brussels during the pandemic. Except for one park, that is. Belgians are calling for King Philippe to open up his royal grounds – the size of Monaco – for public use.