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“A flat tax disguised as a climate measure”

17 November 2021
Les amendes pour nuisances sonores mettent en péril les emplois à Zaventem

EUR 30 million. That is how much the aviation tax, which is an additional tax on short-haul flights, is supposed to yield for the state treasury in 2022. This is clear from the budget submitted by the federal government on Wednesday. For MP Theo Francken, the aviation tax is nothing more than a …

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The Brussels government calls for higher climate ambitions but does not even meet the current targets

17 November 2021
Le gouvernement bruxellois crée le chaos sur les routes

While the “purple-green” federal and Brussels governments call for higher climate targets at the climate summit in Glasgow, Brussels buys renewable energy statistics (virtual green electricity) from Lithuania for 2 to 3 million euros. That is necessary because Brussels failed to meet its renewable …

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The N-VA calls for the dismissal of Brussels Minister Sven Gatz for financial mismanagement

15 November 2021
Cieltje Van Achter

“It is time for Minister Gatz to take responsibility.” The N-VA group in the Brussels Parliament is submitting a motion on Monday requesting the resignation of Brussels Minister of Finance and Budget Sven Gatz. Sven Gatz is under fire. After the Court of Audit published a damning report on the …

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The Groen party dominates not only the energy agenda but also the migration agenda of the Vivaldi government

13 November 2021
Theo Francken

On Friday evening, the Vivaldi government Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Sammy Mahdi stated on the news show De Afspraak on the Flemish TV channel VRT that the thousands of migrants stuck at the border between Poland and Belarus should be allowed into the European Union so they can …

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Theo Francken discusses the cynical Belarusian power play on Europe’s external borders

9 November 2021
Theo Francken in De Afspraak op 9 november

“As the European Union, you cannot accept that your Schengen border is under threat in an international power game because a dictator loses elections he has rigged. It ends there then, of course.” MP Theo Francken discussed the situation at the border between Poland and Lithuania on the one hand …

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“Lukashenko and Putin are not only autocrats, but also human traffickers”

9 November 2021

Things are currently in turmoil on the Polish and Lithuanian borders with Belarus as hundreds of migrants and refugees, mostly from the Middle East, have been dropped at the border and are heading for the EU in groups. The situation is escalating rapidly. “In any case, this will end badly if action …

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