EducationSociety
Dutch Divide: Walloons Shun Language, Brussels Embraces It
Walloon students are abandoning Dutch studies while Brussels sees surging demand for the language, a new report reveals.
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Education
1 in 20 Belgian Students Must Take Extra Dutch Hours
Nearly 3,800 Flemish first-year secondary students must take 3 extra hours of Dutch per week under Minister Demir's 400 million euro Language Heroes Plan.
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SocietyEducation
Over 400,000 Learning Dutch in Border Regions, Flanders
More than 416,000 people are learning Dutch in border regions around Flanders and the Netherlands, driven by economic ties and cross-border mobility.
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CultureLanguage
Where Do 'Belasting', 'Taks' and 'Fiscus' Come From?
A linguistics professor traces the origins of Dutch tax words 'belasting', 'taks', 'fiscus' and 'accijns', revealing centuries of linguistic history.
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