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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 …

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 …

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