{"id":19118,"date":"2025-11-14T17:53:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?p=19118"},"modified":"2025-11-14T17:53:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:53:23","slug":"18-days-left-until-new-world-record-longest-government-formation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/19118\/18-days-left-until-new-world-record-longest-government-formation\/","title":{"rendered":"18 days left until new world record \u2013 longest government formation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>It has been 523 days, almost a world record, since the Brussels region held elections last year on June 9, but there is still no government formed, even as the end of the year approaches and talks over next year&#8217;s budget should be held. Moreover, the so-called project of the Brussels-Capital Region might be coming to an end. There are talks for the federal government to take over the city. &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Fear is spreading among associations,\u2019 \u2013 says Luise Lamoureux, a social worker intern in \u2018Maison des Parents Solos\u2019 (eng. \u2018House for Single Parents\u2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Maison des Parents Solos\u2019 is a support centre for single parents and their children. They are largely funded by the Brussels region. According to Lamoureux, because of financial uncertainties, they had to lay off a lawyer and \u2018positions of receptionist and psychologist do not have long-term funding security\u2019. Moreover, she is doubting about the arrival of funds from long-term projects, and they are forced to find solutions on their own to do their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018The association had to find a solution to house a mother who had been evicted,\u2019 \u2013 says Lamoureux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Staying hopeful<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maison des cultures et de la coh\u00e9sion sociale de Molenbeek Saint-Jean (eng. House of Cultures and Social Cohesion of Molenbeek Saint-Jean) is an organisation that tries through art to connect all ages of Molenbeek residents. They said, they will also be feeling repercussions from January if the budget is not passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider has-arrows-inside has-dots-none has-images-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__wrapper\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-slides-show=\"1\" data-slides-show-laptop=\"1\" data-slides-show-tablet=\"1\" data-slides-show-mobile=\"1\" data-slides-scroll=\"1\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-pause-hover=\"false\" data-autoplay-speed=\"6000\" data-infinite=\"true\" data-animation-speed=\"800\" data-center-mode=\"false\" data-variable-width=\"false\" data-arrows=\"inside\" data-dots=\"none\" data-spacing=\"none\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"19223\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19223\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-1080x1350.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-500x625.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-1280x1600.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-1920x2400.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-1250x1563.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-400x500.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">House of Cultures and Social Cohesion of Molenbeek Saint-Jean<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1566\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"19177\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19177\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-1536x939.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-2048x1253.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-1080x661.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-500x306.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-800x489.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-1280x783.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-1920x1174.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-1250x765.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-400x245.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">House of Cultures and Social Cohesion of Molenbeek Saint-Jean<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1519\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"19175\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19175\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-1536x911.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-2048x1215.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-1080x641.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-500x297.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-800x475.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-1280x759.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-1920x1139.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-1250x742.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-400x237.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">House of Cultures and Social Cohesion of Molenbeek Saint-Jean<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"19176\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19176\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-500x282.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-1280x721.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-1920x1081.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-1250x704.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">House of Cultures and Social Cohesion of Molenbeek Saint-Jean<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Especially for the House of Cultures, there were like five people, I think, affected by the lack of funding, because we also have like that combination of&nbsp; contracts that you have half of the of the funding for your salaries on this one. And then we combine, so that there was, I think there&#8217;s only leaving one person now,&#8217; \u2013 says Elke Van den Bergh, Deputy Coordinator of the House of Cultures and Social Cohesion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Elke is hopeful for the future of their organisation. She says, at this time, they could regroup and, in their spare time, between the funding, to see how they can \u2018reinvent collaboration\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More than a budget problem<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lack of government threatens not only organisations but also building projects, one of which is The Schuman Square, located near the European Commission. Because of additional costs due to inflation roundabout image could look different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider has-arrows-inside has-dots-none has-images-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__wrapper\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-slides-show=\"1\" data-slides-show-laptop=\"1\" data-slides-show-tablet=\"1\" data-slides-show-mobile=\"1\" data-slides-scroll=\"1\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-pause-hover=\"false\" data-autoplay-speed=\"6000\" data-infinite=\"true\" data-animation-speed=\"800\" data-center-mode=\"false\" data-variable-width=\"false\" data-arrows=\"inside\" data-dots=\"none\" data-spacing=\"none\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1386\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"19169\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19169\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-1536x831.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-2048x1109.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-1080x585.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-500x271.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-800x433.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-1280x693.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-1920x1039.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-1250x677.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-400x217.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"19163\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19163\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-scaled.jpg 2084w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-833x1024.jpg 833w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-768x944.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-1250x1536.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-1667x2048.jpg 1667w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-1080x1327.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-500x614.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-800x983.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-1280x1573.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-1920x2359.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-400x491.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1467\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"19164\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19164\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-1536x880.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-2048x1174.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-1080x619.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-500x287.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-800x458.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-1280x733.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-1920x1100.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-1250x716.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-400x229.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">The Schuman Square<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2142\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"19166\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19166\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-scaled.jpg 2142w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-857x1024.jpg 857w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-768x918.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-1285x1536.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-1713x2048.jpg 1713w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-1080x1291.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-500x598.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-800x956.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-1280x1530.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-1920x2295.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-1250x1494.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-400x478.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2142px) 100vw, 2142px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">The Schuman Square<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1434\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"19167\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19167\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-2048x1147.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-1080x605.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-800x448.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-1280x717.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-1920x1075.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-1250x700.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-400x224.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The financial problems \u2013 reduced credit score and deficit \u2013 might have to put Brussels city into an austerity program, it does not help that city\u2019s income comes elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018The main source of Brussels&#8217; income lies outside the city itself, which means that the Region cannot take care of its own finances,&#8217; \u2013 says Anton Jager, Brussels resident and lecturer at Oxford University, in his \u2018Bruzz\u2019 opinion essay. He adds, for this reason and many more, federal takeover now is \u2018anything but absurd\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belgium holds the longest record for the longest government formation \u2013 541 days. There are 18 days left for Brussels city to take over the record or be taken over by the federal government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider has-arrows-inside has-dots-none has-captions captions-underneath has-images-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__wrapper\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-slides-show=\"1\" data-slides-show-laptop=\"1\" data-slides-show-tablet=\"1\" data-slides-show-mobile=\"1\" data-slides-scroll=\"1\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-pause-hover=\"false\" data-autoplay-speed=\"6000\" data-infinite=\"true\" data-animation-speed=\"800\" data-center-mode=\"false\" data-variable-width=\"false\" data-arrows=\"inside\" data-dots=\"none\" data-spacing=\"none\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1206\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19236\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19236\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-1024x482.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-1536x723.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-2048x965.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-1080x509.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-500x236.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-800x377.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-1280x603.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-1920x904.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-1250x589.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature2-400x188.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">Same spot on Rue Neuve street during the night. Buzzing city life stops existing <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19223\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19223\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-1080x1350.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-500x625.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-1280x1600.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-1920x2400.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-1250x1563.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy18-1-400x500.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">House of Cultures and Social Cohesion of Molenbeek Saint-Jean<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1190\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19193\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19193\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-1024x476.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-1536x714.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-2048x952.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-1080x502.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-500x233.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-800x372.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-1280x595.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-1920x893.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-1250x581.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/Copyfeature-400x186.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">Rue Neuve street, Brussels<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1566\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19177\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19177\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-1536x939.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-2048x1253.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-1080x661.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-500x306.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-800x489.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-1280x783.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-1920x1174.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-1250x765.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy17-400x245.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">House of Cultures and Social Cohesion of Molenbeek Saint-Jean<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19176\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19176\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-500x282.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-1280x721.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-1920x1081.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-1250x704.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy16-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">House of Cultures and Social Cohesion of Molenbeek Saint-Jean<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1519\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19175\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19175\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-1536x911.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-2048x1215.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-1080x641.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-500x297.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-800x475.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-1280x759.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-1920x1139.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-1250x742.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy15-400x237.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">House of Cultures and Social Cohesion of Molenbeek Saint-Jean<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19174\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19174\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-500x282.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-1280x721.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-1920x1081.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-1250x704.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy14-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2008\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy13-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19173\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19173\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy13-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy13-scaled.jpg 2008w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy13-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy13-803x1024.jpg 803w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy13-768x979.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy13-1205x1536.jpg 1205w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy13-1606x2048.jpg 1606w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy13-1080x1377.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy13-500x637.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy13-800x1020.jpg 800w, 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data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy12-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy12-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy12-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy12-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy12-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy12-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy12-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy12-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy12-500x282.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy12-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy12-1280x721.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy12-1920x1081.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy12-1250x704.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy12-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1386\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19169\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19169\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-1536x831.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-2048x1109.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-1080x585.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-500x271.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-800x433.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-1280x693.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-1920x1039.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-1250x677.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy11-400x217.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1434\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19167\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19167\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-2048x1147.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-1080x605.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-800x448.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-1280x717.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-1920x1075.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-1250x700.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy10-400x224.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2142\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19166\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19166\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-scaled.jpg 2142w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-857x1024.jpg 857w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-768x918.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-1285x1536.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-1713x2048.jpg 1713w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-1080x1291.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-500x598.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-800x956.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-1280x1530.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-1920x2295.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-1250x1494.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy9-400x478.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2142px) 100vw, 2142px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">The Schuman Square<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1467\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19164\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19164\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-1536x880.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-2048x1174.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-1080x619.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-500x287.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-800x458.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-1280x733.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-1920x1100.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-1250x716.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy8-400x229.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">The Schuman Square<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19163\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19163\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-scaled.jpg 2084w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-833x1024.jpg 833w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-768x944.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-1250x1536.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-1667x2048.jpg 1667w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-1080x1327.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-500x614.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-800x983.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-1280x1573.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-1920x2359.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy7-400x491.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2084px) 100vw, 2084px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1433\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19162\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19162\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-scaled.jpg 1433w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-573x1024.jpg 573w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-768x1372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-860x1536.jpg 860w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-1146x2048.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-1080x1930.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-500x893.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-800x1430.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-1280x2287.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-1920x3431.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-1250x2234.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy6-400x715.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1433px) 100vw, 1433px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1544\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19161\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19161\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-scaled.jpg 1544w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-618x1024.jpg 618w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-768x1273.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-927x1536.jpg 927w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-1236x2048.jpg 1236w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-1080x1790.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-500x829.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-800x1326.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-1280x2122.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-1920x3182.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-1250x2072.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy5-400x663.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1544px) 100vw, 1544px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__caption\">Construction in the city doesn&#8217;t stop even when there is government <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1373\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19160\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19160\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-1536x824.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-2048x1098.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-1080x579.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-500x268.jpg 500w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-800x429.jpg 800w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-1280x686.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-1920x1030.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-1250x670.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy4-400x214.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2084\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"19159\" data-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?attachment_id=19159\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-images-slider__image wp-image-19159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy2-scaled.jpg 2084w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy2-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2025\/11\/copy2-834x1024.jpg 834w, 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