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26 May 2023

“It is a very good thing that Olivier Vandecasteele will be released and an end will come to the hell he and his family found themselves in. However, our society is paying a high price for it. That must not happen to us a second time,” says N-VA group leader in the Chamber Peter De Roover with …

25 May 2023

Bart De Wever has won the Pim Fortuyn Prize in the Netherlands. Named after the politician assassinated in 2002, the prize is awarded to “opinion leaders, administrators or politicians who fight for freedom of speech, dare to break taboos and take a stand in the social debate.” The jury found that …

24 May 2023

Flanders has a screening service to monitor whether there is any control and interference from the Turkish government in Diyanet mosques. Brussels has no such service, and according to Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre, this is a problem. “According to Minister-President Vervoort (PS party), the …

24 May 2023

In the Netherlands, almost 80% of Ukrainian refugees of working age are employed, half of them through a temporary employment agency. On the other hand, that figure is abnormally low for Belgium. Barely a quarter of the 65,000 Ukrainian refugees have worked in the past year. What is the cause of …

23 May 2023

The European Parliament is taking measures to limit the budget of the Parliament’s supplementary pension fund. “It’s a step in the right direction, but not enough,” says Johan Van Overtveldt, chairman of the EU Budget Committee. In recent years, he has repeatedly warned of the financial …

23 May 2023

Flemish Minister for the Environment Zuhal Demir is surprised by the news that the federal government is changing its position on the European Nature Restoration Law. Contrary to federal minister Khattabi’s unconditionally positive stance, Prime Minister De Croo wants the European Nature …