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A plea for modernising the Brussels office market in times of teleworking

6 April 2021

Due to the coronavirus crisis, the need for office space in Brussels will decrease by 22% over the next five years. Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre says it is crucial for the Brussels government to react quickly to the changing office market. “First of all, the government must urgently make …

Bart De Wever on the closure of schools: “An incredible blunder by the federal government against all logic”

4 April 2021

N-VA chairman Bart De Wever underlined the need for a clear perspective in the VTM Nieuws studio. “When people with a health condition are vaccinated, you must be able to reopen society gradually.” He also reiterated the N-VA’s position for open schools and outdoor dining areas. “It is better to …

Huge backlog in appeal files at the Council for Alien Law Litigation

1 April 2021

In addition to the huge backlog of more than 10,000 files at the asylum services, the Council for Alien Law Litigation (CALL; Raad voor Vreemdelingenbetwistingen or RVV) - the administrative court that deals with all asylum and migration appeals - also has a backlog of over 10,000 files. It is …

Asylum backlog gets out of hand: to over 10,000 files

26 March 2021

Despite the fact that the number of asylum applications is historically low, the backlog of asylum files has increased considerably. This rose to over 10,000 files for the first time since the migration crisis of 2015-2016. MPs Darya Safai, Theo Francken and Yoleen Van Camp want the competent state …

No need for a European tourism agency

25 March 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has had the world in its grip for a year now. The crisis is affecting all of society and the economy. The tourism sector is also having a particularly hard time. The European Parliament has prepared a report with proposals for a sustainable future for the tourism sector …

China blacklists European Parliament human rights committee: Assita Kanko reacts with shock

22 March 2021

China has imposed sanctions on individuals and institutions in the European Union. Not only individual MEPs, but also the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights as a whole, are on this blacklist. “This is very serious and must go on the already long list of existing concerns the …

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