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Secretary of State Francken wants European emergency fund for asylum intake

2 September 2015

According to Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken, the limit of our capacity to take in refugees has gradually been reached. If the fair distribution throughout the various European Member States remains unfeasible, he wants Belgium to be able to receive financial support …

Minister Jambon wants a Belgian passenger screening system: “Let’s not wait for Europe”

1 September 2015

Minister of Security and the Interior Jan Jambon isn’t waiting on Europe to get started on a mechanism for screening and exchanging passenger data. In a few weeks, he wants to have a bill ready that goes beyond what the European Union is currently preparing. At the same time, the minister is …

Historical tax shift reduces the tax burden and increases spending power

23 July 2015

The government reached an agreement on the budget for the so-called tax shift. The result is that the spending power of the citizens will increase, the employment taxes will decrease and thousands of new jobs will be created. “This government will provide the largest post-war tax reform,” says …

Shift in asylum and migration policy bears its first fruit

22 July 2015

State Secretary Theo Francken presented his asylum and migration policy statistics in the first half of 2015. The number of applications for economic and student migration remained more or less stable, and had more positive than negative assessments. The number of applications for family …

Flanders to have a full-fledged Ministry of Foreign Affairs

17 July 2015

The Flemish Government gave the green light for establishing its own full-fledged Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “This will allow Flanders to better fulfil its European and international role,” explains Minister President Geert Bourgeois (N-VA), who is also responsible for foreign policy. Currently, …

Council of Ministers approves new asylum and migration measures

10 July 2015

The Council of Ministers approved important adaptations to the design for the Mosaic Law on asylum and migration. This solves a number of practical problems out in the field. “We will be lenient towards the vulnerable, but hard on those who try to abuse the system,” says Theo Francken, Secretary of …

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