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Brussels’ climate action plan is full of hot air

3 May 2023

The new Brussels climate action plan appears to be only a shadow of the original plan announced by Minister Maron last year. While the Brussels government confirms its ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 47% by 2030, the government is significantly weakening the measures needed to …

Brussels continues to squander money through the Beliris Fund: “Carpet trade”

27 April 2023

Late last week, the federal and Brussels governments reached an agreement to invest an additional EUR 279 million in Brussels in 2023 and 2024 through the Beliris Fund. This money will be used to start up 15 new investment projects, among other things. That decision meets with little sympathy from …

Brussels ban on evictions is communist hocus pocus

27 April 2023

The Brussels Government’s proposal to prevent evictions makes it almost impossible for landlords to manage their property. The government is making the procedure particularly difficult and putting so many obstacles in the way that it is becoming particularly difficult to evict tenants who do not …

Victims of family violence left to their fate in Brussels

24 April 2023

Perpetrators of family violence will no longer be prohibited from returning home. This is one of the crisis measures taken by the Brussels public prosecutor’s office due to the acute shortage of personnel. Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre responds with concern: “This impunity undermines all policy …

Flanders wants adjustments to the European Nature Restoration Law

23 April 2023

The Flemish Government is in favour of a Nature Restoration Law, but thinks that the current European proposal does not take enough account of the uniqueness of the Flemish region. That is why the Government is requesting several adjustments. That is the formal position approved by the Flemish …

New European rules make cryptocurrency transactions more secure

19 April 2023

European legislation for cryptocurrency transactions is now a fact. The identification rules that apply to regular monetary transactions will soon also apply to transactions in cryptocurrencies. According to MEP Assita Kanko, who was involved in the negotiations for the agreement, the new law is …

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