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Belgian coronavirus policy finally gets an objective evaluation, although it is still “far too late”

10 November 2022

The OECD will evaluate Belgium’s coronavirus policy. That evaluation is welcome, says MP Frieda Gijbels, but it comes far too late. “The N-VA has been asking for a critical evaluation of the approach since the first wave of the coronavirus. And why does this now have to be done through the OECD, …

Brussels government continues to ignore language laws

9 November 2022

Quite simply ignored. That’s what the Brussels government and the Common Community Commission did regarding the letter Flemish minister for Brussels Dalle sent them following the Brussels Vice-Governor’s dramatic annual report on compliance with the language law by local Brussels authorities …

Theo Francken appointed as NATO rapporteur for the Middle East and the Mediterranean

8 November 2022

MP Theo Francken was today appointed by the NATO Parliament as rapporteur for the Middle East and the Mediterranean. That means he can coordinate meetings on the region and will have an important voice in the NATO debate on the area. Turkey’s dissenting vote was notable; however, it was …

Assita Kanko: “Climate reparation payments open the door to paying for everything in the near future”

7 November 2022

As part of the international climate conference in Egypt, developing countries are asking for “climate reparations” from the West. MEP Assita Kanko is “absolutely against it”, as she said in the TV programme De Afspraak. “This will set the door ajar to paying in the near future for everything from …

Neutrality of Brussels government staff at risk

7 November 2022

The Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region voted against an ordinance confirming the neutrality of the government. The purpose of this ordinance was, among other things, that government staff may not wear anything with philosophical, political or religious connotations while at work. Brussels …

There have never been so many asylum applications in Belgium. “The situation becomes untenable”

4 November 2022

“By the end of the year, 100,000 people will have applied for asylum in Belgium,” stated competent State Secretary De Moor in the media. This makes the situation worse than in 2015, the year of the European asylum crisis. For MP Theo Francken, this situation is untenable and the result of “naive …

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