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Zuhal Demir is working on a coalition for the European Blue Deal

5 September 2023

Flemish Minister of Environment Zuhal Demir wants other European Member States to use the example of the Flemish Blue Deal in their fight against drought and water scarcity. With the support of the entire Flemish Government, she is working on a coalition of Member States that advocate a European …

Theo Francken: “The Vivaldi government’s asylum policy is a painful failure”

30 August 2023

State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Nicole de Moor no longer wants to offer shelter to single male asylum seekers. MP Theo Francken responds with cynicism: “When I proposed a daily asylum quota as the Secretary of State, I was reviled. And now single men should have to sleep on the streets? …

The Brussels N-VA launches a ten-point “policy shock” plan on problems at Brussels South Station

23 August 2023

The Brussels N-VA group is launching a ten-point plan to tackle the crime nuisance in the Brussels train stations, specifically Brussels South Station. At the same time, the party denounces the obvious lack of responsibility of the Brussels political majority. “It is up to Brussels Minister …

Freeze development aid to Niger

1 August 2023

Minister Gennez recently announced that development aid to Niger would not be suspended for the time being. Following the coup in Niger, the European Union ceased all development aid to the country. However, Belgium will continue to invest in Niger. MP Kathleen Depoorter: “The government made …

Mathias Vanden Borre: “The Brussels States General will be a flop”

31 July 2023

At the beginning of July, Brussels Minister Clerfayt (Défi party) gave a sneak preview of the first results of the “Toekomsten van Brussel” (Future of Brussels). That is the name of the long-announced States General where institutional questions about the organisation of the municipalities, Public …

Explosive growth in homelessness due to failed Brussels policy

13 July 2023

In November 2022, Bruss’Help found there were 7,134 homeless people in Brussels. That is almost 20% more than in 2020 and a fourfold increase since the first count in 2008. “The new figures confirm what we feared,” says Brussels MP Gilles Verstraeten. “And this is still an underestimate, which …

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