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27% more bicycle thefts in Brussels; the N-VA is calling for more bicycle parking facilities

13 October 2020

Le vol de vélos est un problème majeur à Bruxelles. Depuis 2016, la ville dispose d’un plan d’action contre le vol de vélos, mais celui-ci n’a manifestement pas l’effet escompté. Ces trois dernières années, le nombre de vols de vélos a augmenté de pas moins de 27 %. Cieltje Van Achter, cheffe de …

Gilles Verstraeten on the closure of Brussels cafés: “The accountability of the Brussels government is crushing”

7 October 2020

The measure taken by the Brussels government to close the Brussels cafés and bars for a month could be the death knell for many hospitality businesses. That is what Brussels MP Gilles Verstraeten fears. “What makes me incredibly angry is that this situation could have been avoided if the Brussels …

Assita Kanko: “High time to shatter the illusion of Turkish EU membership.”

6 October 2020

“It is high time to shatter the illusion of Turkish EU membership.” The European Commission presented its 2020 progress report on the enlargement process in the Western Balkans, with the possibility of Turkey becoming a member of the European Union. MEP and member of the Committee on Foreign …

N-VA wants a climate policy that focuses on prosperity and competitiveness

6 October 2020

“The ambitions of the European Climate Act are sky-high, but not very realistic and insufficiently quantified.” MEP Johan van Overtveldt is calling for more realism and nuance in the debate. “Even if you support the overall objective, but still raise a few questions, you undoubtedly risk being …

Jan Jambon expresses support for ousted Catalan President Quim Torra

5 October 2020

“Politics is conducted through dialogue and consultation, not by expelling politicians from office or locking them up.” Flemish Minister-President Jan Jambon responds in a statement on the forced dismissal of his Catalan counterpart Quim Torra. The Spanish Supreme Court removed Quim Torra from …

Brussels hospitals are filling up; regional government continues to dawdle

4 October 2020

The regional government in Brussels has delayed too long in opening sufficient testing capacity. It is not taking up its role as coordinator of the safety and enforcement policy at all. New test centres are only now being opened, but on the other hand, others are also closing, such as in Sint-Joost …

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