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The N-VA calls for the dismissal of Brussels Minister Sven Gatz for financial mismanagement

15 November 2021
Cieltje Van Achter

“It is time for Minister Gatz to take responsibility.” The N-VA group in the Brussels Parliament is submitting a motion on Monday requesting the resignation of Brussels Minister of Finance and Budget Sven Gatz. Sven Gatz is under fire. After the Court of Audit published a damning report on the …

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The Groen party dominates not only the energy agenda but also the migration agenda of the Vivaldi government

13 November 2021
Theo Francken

On Friday evening, the Vivaldi government Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Sammy Mahdi stated on the news show De Afspraak on the Flemish TV channel VRT that the thousands of migrants stuck at the border between Poland and Belarus should be allowed into the European Union so they can …

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Theo Francken discusses the cynical Belarusian power play on Europe’s external borders

9 November 2021
Theo Francken in De Afspraak op 9 november

“As the European Union, you cannot accept that your Schengen border is under threat in an international power game because a dictator loses elections he has rigged. It ends there then, of course.” MP Theo Francken discussed the situation at the border between Poland and Lithuania on the one hand …

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“Lukashenko and Putin are not only autocrats, but also human traffickers”

9 November 2021

Things are currently in turmoil on the Polish and Lithuanian borders with Belarus as hundreds of migrants and refugees, mostly from the Middle East, have been dropped at the border and are heading for the EU in groups. The situation is escalating rapidly. “In any case, this will end badly if action …

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The Flemish Government approves additional climate measures: do more for less CO2

4 November 2021

On Thursday, the Flemish Government approved an important package of additional climate measures. In total, 40 additional measures were decided upon, on top of the Flemish Energy and Climate Plan of two years ago, which already provided for 350 ambitious measures. The Flemish ministers have agreed …

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The Court of Audit confirms: Brussels has become Athens on the Senne River

4 November 2021

Last week, the Court of Audit published its 26th Brussels book on the accounts of the Brussels-Capital Region and the Brussels public institutions. Just like last year, the Court of Audit’s opinion is damning. Cieltje Van Achter, N-VA group chair in the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region, …

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