The people of the Brussels will have to mind their manners from now on, with the city authorities announcing new fines of up to 250 euros (£200) for insults traded on the streets.

"Any form of insult is from now on punishable, whether it be racist, homophobic or otherwise," a spokesman quoted Socialist mayor Freddy Thielemans as saying.

Brussels, home to the EU and many top international institutions, is known for its family-friendly and cultivated lifestyle but the mayor wants to crack down on the everyday unpleasantness found in any big city.

To do so, officials came to an agreement with judicial authorities to impose fines of between 75 and 250 euros for insults, petty theft and rough jostling where no physical harm is caused.

The spokesman for the mayor said the courts up to now had been too busy to take up such cases and as a result many police "had little incentive to take any action over such incidents".

The issue was highlighted in a recent film by Belgian director Sofie Peeters who recorded in secret the everyday insults and exchanges she ran into on the streets of the city.

生活在比利时布鲁塞尔的人们今后要注意言语文明了，该市政府宣布了一项新举措，要对在公众场合骂人者予以最高250欧元（200英镑）的罚款。

一名发言人援引社会党市长弗雷迪-蒂勒曼斯的话说，“任何讲污言秽语的人都将受到惩罚，不管是种族主义言论，歧视同性恋者的言论，还是别的。”

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