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European ban on additional roaming fees extended by 10 years

24 March 2022

The European Parliament voted to extend the ban on charging roaming fees. At least until 30 June 2032, anyone calling, surfing or texting in the European Union in a country other than their own will not be charged extra. MEP Geert Bourgeois supports the decision: “The abolition of EU roaming fees …

Alain Maron tries to rush the Brussels pandemic law through Parliament; the N-VA obtains a postponement

23 March 2022

Brussels MP Gilles Verstraeten had sharp criticism for Health Minister Alain Maron’s plan to have a Brussels pandemic law approved quickly this week. According to Maron, this must be done as soon as possible, because there is no legal basis for the current coronavirus measures in Brussels. Gilles …

Six years after the attacks: “The government has failed to do its homework.”

22 March 2022

A week before the sixth anniversary of the 22 March attacks, the government delivered its so-called synthesis document, which was to indicate which recommendations of the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee (Parlementaire Onderzoekscommissie, POC) had been implemented in the meantime. The list shows …

“Mahdi’s approach creates chaos”

20 March 2022

“Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Sammy Mahdi is organising the chaos with his approach to Ukrainian refugees.” That is what N-VA chairman Bart De Wever said in several media appearances this weekend. “The regular asylum reception facilities are overcrowded – largely with people who are …

“The Groen party has deceived us”

20 March 2022

The energy agreement that the Vivaldi government concluded is nothing more than a Pyrrhic victory, Bart De Wever says. “The Groen party, and in particular Tinne Van der Straeten, has deceived us. They never took plan B seriously, so they now have to beg ENGIE, which they have already promised a bag …

Nuclear power phase-out: good, but insufficient. “The bar is on the ground”

19 March 2022

The De Croo government decided to postpone the nuclear power phase-out. MP Bert Wollants, who has opposed the nuclear power phase-out for many years, reacts with both relief and anger: “It is at least a good thing that the nuclear power phase-out will not take place in 2025. Let us not forget, …

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