Some people loathed the bitter taste of Brussels sprouts as children. But the humble vegetable has been the subject of a decades-long breeding programme to banish the bitterness.

Ahead of their biggest protest since the 1990s, farmers are madder than ever. We rate the policy responses and reactions on a pen-and-manure scale.

Today, our environment and trade correspondents unpack the rush of new regulations to be unveiled by Brussels later, from washing machine standards to engineered food, and report on how carbon taxes have unexpectedly hurt Ukraine.

Faceless cloth Nativity figures on Brussels’ Grand Place have sparked international debate over Christian tradition versus inclusive art.

Place Brugmann opens with a list of the residents of a Brussels apartment building. The year is 1939 and Germany’s invasion of Belgium is on the horizon. Alice Austen’s debut novel winds together the fates of these residents under Nazi occupation.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said in Brussels, where the leaders had gathered, that without the money, his country would have to reduce its drone production significantly.

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The Belgian capital strengthens its position as one of Europe’s most sought-after December destinations thanks to its famous Christmas market and new travel deals designed for short breaks.