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The ban on wearing religious symbols at STIB-MIVB is overturned?

28 March 2023

The government in Brussels is forcing STIB-MIVB to allow signs of worldviews in the workplace in the future. That becomes clear from the response of competent Minister Elke Van den Brandt (Groen party) to a question from Cieltje Van Achter. Van Achter denounces the government’s decision: “This is …

The N-VA wants a total ban on the sale of nitrous oxide cartridges

27 March 2023

Should Belgium, like the Netherlands, ban the sale of nitrous oxide cartridges? The N-VA certainly thinks so. A total ban on the sale of nitrous oxide cartridges is urgently needed. MPs Kathleen Depoorter and Wouter Raskin have prepared a bill: “Let’s not hesitate and follow the example of our …

Sander Loones: “Belgium is Europe’s land of misery”

24 March 2023

“Good news? What good news?”, MP Sander Loones responds in the De Ochtend radio show to the fact that the Monitoring Committee estimated the Belgian budget deficit to be slightly lower than before. That is seen as “good news” within the federal majority, but Sander Loones forces them to face …

Demir calls on UN leaders to cooperate on a global Blue Deal

23 March 2023

Flemish Environment Minister Zuhal Demir advocated for a global Blue Deal between the countries of the United Nations. She did so during the first UN Water Conference in New York: “Let’s all strike a Blue Deal together. A commitment to cherish and protect the precious blue gold in our lives, in the …

The backlog of asylum cases has grown again. Theo Francken: “Enough is enough”

22 March 2023

The backlog in the processing of asylum cases has grown again, according to the website of the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGVS). The backlog of work for the Immigration Office amounts to a staggering 13,590 cases. “Incomprehensible,” says MP Theo Francken …

N-VA wants to exclude asylum seekers who have submitted multiple applications from reception