Anyone walking around the area surrounding Antwerp's Central Station can hardly ignore it. Antwerp is the diamond capital of the world. Thanks to its strategic location, the city has been inextricably linked to the trade and processing of the raw stones for centuries.
Around 85 percent of the world's rough diamonds, half of polished diamonds and 40 percent of industrial diamonds pass through Antwerp.
But today a dark shadow looms over the once magnificent diamond quarter. Almost ...
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Already a member? Login hereKathleen Van Brempt is a Belgian MEP from Antwerp, with the Socialists & Democrats group.Vicky Reynaert is a federal member of the Belgian parliament, for the Vooruit party.
Kathleen Van Brempt is a Belgian MEP from Antwerp, with the Socialists & Democrats group.Vicky Reynaert is a federal member of the Belgian parliament, for the Vooruit party.