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Johan Van Overtveldt: “The European pension fund deficit must not disadvantage the taxpayer”

23 May 2023

The European Parliament is taking measures to limit the budget of the Parliament’s supplementary pension fund. “It’s a step in the right direction, but not enough,” says Johan Van Overtveldt, chairman of the EU Budget Committee. In recent years, he has repeatedly warned of the financial …

Demir on the federal reversal in the Nature Restoration Law: “De Croo must question the entire European climate policy”

23 May 2023

Flemish Minister for the Environment Zuhal Demir is surprised by the news that the federal government is changing its position on the European Nature Restoration Law. Contrary to federal minister Khattabi’s unconditionally positive stance, Prime Minister De Croo wants the European Nature …

The N-VA wants a fair share for the Flemish space industry

15 May 2023

The N-VA visited several Flemish companies working in the space industry in recent months. MP Frieda Gijbels and Flemish MP Elke Sleurs led a delegation through the world of science, innovation and development. “Space travel really deserves our attention,” says MP Frieda Gijbels, who keeps track of …

Johan Van Overtveldt: “The EU’s money is at risk of running out”

10 May 2023

The MEP and chairman of the European Budget Committee is sending a serious warning to the European Commission. If nothing fundamental changes soon, the EU risks having insufficient funds to pay the interest charges on its loans. “I have been warning about this for a year, but I am not getting any …

Matthias Diependaele wants World Heritage recognition for WWI sites

10 May 2023

Flemish Minister for Immovable Heritage Matthias Diependaele has once again placed the recognition of World War I monuments and cemeteries as World Heritage Sites on the UNESCO Committee’s agenda. He announced this on the sidelines of an extraordinary funeral: soldier Robert Kenneth Malcolm was …

Belgium is Europe’s debt champion

4 May 2023

It’s raining bad figures for the De Croo government. Asset manager Janus Henderson’s Sovereign Debt Index unmasks Belgium as Europe’s debt champion relative to the number of its inhabitants. “Belgium is also the only country with a high national debt that is not reducing this debt,” says MP Sander …

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