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Negotiations on nuclear power stations are at a standstill. The De Croo government is making a fool of itself

2 June 2022

In a letter to Prime Minister De Croo, Engie laid its conditions on the table to keep the newest nuclear power stations open after all, reports VRT NWS. And they are not insignificant: the French energy company is demanding that the federal government must contribute to the Doel 4 and Tihange 3 …

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Data retention: “Van Quickenborne undermining our privacy”

1 June 2022

The Economy, Consumer Protection and Digital Agenda Committee discussed the controversial data retention legislation once again. This would oblige operators to keep their customers’ data as a preventive measure. The new version of the law is once again raising a number of issues. “It is even …

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“Mahdi leaving a mess behind at Asylum and Migration”

25 May 2022
Theo Francken

Fedasil has already been judged 740 times this year after refusing to accept asylum seekers. According to MP Theo Francken, this is symbolic of Secretary of State Mahdi’s failed policy. “The asylum problems are difficult to assess. Despite a record amount of more than 680 million euros for asylum …

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Assita Kanko on a peace and security mission in Iraq

23 May 2022
Assita Kanko

Together with seven other MEPs of the Foreign Affairs and Security and Defence Committees, MEP Assita Kanko landed in Baghdad last night. The delegation spoke with the EU mission staff, the EU ambassador and the NATO representative, as well as with the Iraqi Minister of the Interior and the new …

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Unsedated slaughter is finally on the Brussels agenda

18 May 2022
Cieltje Van Achter

Five years after Flanders and Wallonia approved a ban on unsedated slaughter, the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region is also considering the issue. N-VA group chairman Cieltje Van Achter is pleased that the N-VA proposal of 2017 is now on the agenda after all these years. In the coming …

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Minister Demir visiting the Dutch nuclear power station Borssele

17 May 2022

The federal government reached an agreement two months ago to negotiate with Engie to keep the two newest nuclear power stations open longer. There is still no sign of any result, which worries Flemish Energy Minister Zuhal Demir. She went on a working visit today to the Borssele nuclear power …

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