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“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, …

The N-VA hands out tea lights to increase resistance to the nuclear power phase-out

17 March 2022

Delegations of the N-VA handed out tea lights to commuters in the train stations of the Flemish provincial capitals this morning. On the day before a possible federal decision on a nuclear power phase-out, the party once again wants to point out the importance of keeping as many nuclear power …

The nuclear power phase-out would be the mistake of the century

16 March 2022

The news reports don’t lie. After a long silence, the energy dependency of Europe and Flanders is once again at the top of the agenda. Perhaps higher than ever. When it comes to energy, then affordability, sustainability and security must be brought into the proper proportion. For policymakers, it …

The Vivaldi majority rejects the N-VA bill on opening Laeken Park

15 March 2022

The federal parliament voted down MP Peter Buysrogge’s bill to open Laeken Park to the public. This is remarkable, since most majority parties are themselves openly in favour of making this domain public, including in the Brussels Parliament. “They didn’t even bother to discuss our proposal. While …

More than half of Brussels municipalities do not yet have a complete budget

14 March 2022

The city of Brussels still does not have a complete budget for 2022 and is forced to work with provisional appropriations. The city council even asked for a postponement of the budget until 30 June. “This is unprecedented,” says Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre. “In the meantime, ten Brussels …

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