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It’s ‘wrong’ and ‘concerning’ to cancel Israeli conductor from festival – EU Commission

Ghent Festival controversially dropped a concert scheduled for next week because the Israeli conductor had not clarified his position on the Israeli government.

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Music festival cancels German orchestra over ‘lack of clarity’ on Israeli conductor’s views

Belgium’s Flanders Festival Ghent accused of ‘blatant antisemitism’ by German government after pulling performance by Munich Philharmonic

The Independent UK

Former Belgian racer and team manager Walter Godefroot dies at 82

Belgian won four Monuments and 10 Tour de France stages during his career before going on to manage Telekom to two Tour wins in the 1990s

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New river cruise takes guests to Christmas markets on a luxury barge

CroisiEurope has unveiled a new hotel barge that travels along the canals between Bruges and Ghent

The Independent UK

Low emission zones are successful in cutting air pollution, study finds

Team in Belgium find improvement in air quality after launch of traffic measures in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent

The Guardian - UK

Kell O’Brien hit by van while out training, broken collarbone ends spring Classics season early

Australian had expected to be on start line for Paris-Roubaix before training crash in Ghent

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Fancy a Belgian city break without the crowds of Ghent or Bruges? Mechelen might be the answer

The majestic Flemish city is dotted with renaissance palaces, great bars and eye-catching contemporary art – yet it’s firmly off the tourist trail

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'We're not desperate, we're hungry' - Josh Tarling and Ineos Grenadiers carry winning momentum into Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

21-year-old Welshman will line up alongside Turner, Watson, Jungels, Heiduk, Swift and Shmidt in Ghent on Saturday

Cycling News

Belgium’s food agency pleads with public not to eat their Christmas trees

Agency issues warning after Ghent city council suggests recipes to ‘reuse’ conifers following holiday season

The Independent UK

Volvo EX30 Made In Belgium May Still Be Affordable. Here’s Why

Volvo CEO Jim Rowan indicated that the company is expected to have the same gross margin on the EX30s made in China and Europe.

InsideEVs

Easy train journeys in Europe — and the chicest places to stay

A lower carbon footprint, no airport stress or motorway gridlock — there’s so much to appeal about rail travel, says Rosalyn Wikeley. Especially when these stylish hotels are at the end of the track

Evening Standard

Brickbat: Heckler's Veto

An Israeli team was barred from taking part in the European Youth Ultimate Championships in Belgium after government officials in the cities of Ghent and De Pinte objected to the team's presence. Officials in both cities cited threats to protest and disrupt the tournament if it went forward with Israeli…

Reason

'Racism was systematic and mainstream - but determination paid off': 9 life lessons from Britain’s first Black cycling champion

Maurice Burton has earned his place as a change-maker and pioneer in British sporting history, but it took a lot of hard graft, writes Paul Jones

Cycling Weekly

Ghent students occupy university building in climate and Gaza protest

More than 200 expected to join protest calling for climate action and to cut ties with Israeli institutions

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Libraries for the future: Europe’s new wave of ‘meeting places for the mind’

From Ghent’s De Krook to Helsinki’s Oodi, recent civic constructions have shared a vision of the library as a living room for the modern city

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From Arctic art to the Disgusting Food Museum: Europe’s top 10 culture destinations for 2024

Malta’s first art biennale, Copenhagen’s repurposed Carlsberg district, the first Arctic Circle capital of culture … this year promises a feast of cultural activity

The Guardian - UK

Belgian character created to add inclusivity to festive season dragged into row

Queen Nikkolah, thought up by an artist as a riposte to Sinterklaas’s sidekick ‘Black Pete’, has faced hostility

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Volvo EX30 To Be Made In Europe From 2025 After 'Strong Demand'

Volvo Cars announced today that the all-new, all-electric Volvo EX30 model will be produced at its Ghent plant in Belgium from 2025 on.

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‘The place was so relaxing I almost missed my train’: readers’ favourite European railway hotels

From a converted monastery in Venice to a former post office in Ghent, our tipsters share their most memorable places to stay handy for the train

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The great stag ban: why European cities loathe loud groups of lads

From Ghent to Galway, Amsterdam to Edinburgh, everyone is tiring of rowdy drunkenness. Is this the end of the foreign stag weekend?

The Independent UK

8 best river cruises in Europe, from the Douro to the Danube

Get to know the continent’s waterways, as well as the towns and cities on their banks, with these relaxing cruise holidays

The Guardian - UK

Fears looted Nazi art still hanging in European galleries

Leading art museums are reassessing their works after a Belgian journalist traced how a fascist sympathiser acquired a Jewish dealer’s collection

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How a school renovation in Belgium turned into a top class co-built community

What started as a single family project in Ghent soon blossomed into homes for 10 families

The Guardian - UK

The Ascent by Stefan Hertmans review – a Nazi ghost in my house

In this powerful hybrid of history and fiction, a Booker nominee investigates the SS recruit who once owned his house in Ghent

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A local’s guide to Ghent, Belgium: artisanal beer, bargain vintage and docklands clubbing

This Flemish city sparkles with creative cuisine, markets, cutting-edge clubs – and beer, says brewery founder Dimitri Messiaen

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