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New Court of Audit report: European condemnation looms for Belgium

23 November 2023

The European Commission placed Belgium almost completely at the bottom on Tuesday. Today, the Court of Audit has gone one step further. “In its annual budget analysis, the Court of Audit complains that Belgium is not reforming. 80% of the European recommendations are simply ignored by the De Croo …

Geert Bourgeois: “The Verhofstadt plan would lead to a European superstate and gigantism”

21 November 2023

Geert Bourgeois, head of the European Parliament N-VA group, condemns the recent Verhofstadt report that implies an institutional “Big Bang”. In it, Guy Verhofstadt (Open Vld party) and several other MEPs propose to reform the Lisbon Treaty. “This is a centrist liberal, green and leftist pamphlet; …

“The only liberal emphasis in the Brussels budget: the people of Brussels pay far too much”

17 November 2023

“We are celebrating a silver anniversary in Brussels: a liberal has been responsible for the Brussels budget for 25 years. The track record is downright pathetic,” Brussels N-VA group chair Cieltje Van Achter complains. Cieltje is referring in particular to the current Budget Minister, Sven Gatz …

Johan Van Overtveldt is the most influential MEP

15 November 2023

Johan Van Overtveldt is the most influential of all 705 MEPs this year. This is revealed in the EU Influence Index published annually. According to the international communications agency BCW, which publishes the index, as chairman of the EU Budget Committee, Johan was able to weigh in on various …

Belgium risks being left empty-handed during its European presidency

14 November 2023

Belgium just cannot manage to take a supported position on new European budget rules. Our country risks being left empty-handed during our European presidency, writes Flemish Budget Minister Matthias Diependaele in the newspaper De Tijd (tijd.be). “A new low in federal diplomacy.” A discussion …

Assita Kanko wins the Atheist of the Year 2023 award in Amsterdam as a freethinker

13 November 2023

On 11 November 2023, Assita Kanko was named the Atheist of the Year by the Dutch Freethinkers Association The Free Thought (Vrijdenkersvereniging De Vrije Gedachte). Kanko was praised for her unbridled commitment to reduce suffering in the world and to enhance or uphold individual freedom. “Anyone …

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