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Theo Francken: “The asylum system is crashing before our eyes”

20 April 2022

No fewer than 3,247(!) asylum seekers applied for asylum in Belgium in March. The highest number in seven years. In March, barely 28.5% of asylum seekers were recognised as refugees. A record low. The waiting list continues to increase. Nearly 20,000 people are waiting for a decision. This does not …

Businesses bear the brunt of significant deficits in the Brussels budget

20 April 2022

While large companies such as Engie, Proximus and the NMBS want to halve the office space of their Brussels headquarters, the Brussels city council is increasing its tax on office space by more than 75% in the 2022 budget. “However, Brussels already has one of the highest taxes on offices in …

The opposition of the Brussels PS to unsedated slaughter is incomprehensible

15 April 2022

Interdiction historique de l’abattage sans étourdissement

The Brussels N-VA criticised the decision of the Brussels PS to oppose the ban on unsedated slaughter in the capital. The N-VA submitted a draft ordinance to the Brussels parliament some time ago to ban unsedated slaughter. “Hopefully, the other parties will continue to support the ban, as in the …

Assita Kanko: “The EU also needs to secure a deal with Rwanda on returning asylum seekers”

15 April 2022

The United Kingdom will send asylum seekers with no prospects who enter the country illegally through the channel to Rwanda. That deal has been met with a lot of criticism, and within the EU, the approach is also being called “inhumane and undeserving”. But MEP Assita Kanko is disappointed by the …

The European proposal to close the pay gap is “far too left-wing”

5 April 2022

The European Parliament voted on a draft directive aimed at tackling the gender pay gap. Companies with more than 50 employees would have a transparency obligation, requiring them to report information about the pay gap in their company to the government, unions and employees. “A witch hunt” is …

The asylum backlog has increased by more than half since the Vivaldi government took office

30 March 2022

When he took office, State Secretary Sammy Mahdi said he wanted to use audits of the asylum and migration services, among other things, to eliminate the asylum backlog. Less than a year and a half later, it appears that the asylum backlog has increased by a striking 53%. “Mahdi’s policy is failing, …

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