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9 March 2023

After several meetings, the federal government reached an agreement on an asylum deal after the Prime Minister had to take over the file. “But anyone who hoped that the federal government would finally intervene significantly is in for a disappointment,” says MP Theo Francken. The situation has …

9 March 2023

Flemish Minister of the Environment Zuhal Demir has developed a voluntary cessation scheme for pig farms in order to achieve an overall reduction of the pig stock and a decrease in ammonia emissions by 2030. The European Commission announced today that it has given the green light for the …

7 March 2023

MEP Assita Kanko organised a meeting in the European Parliament today with representatives of police organisations from various European countries on violence against police officers. Kanko wants more investigation into this at the European level. “Police officers must have a voice in Europe.” At …

2 March 2023

Figures requested by Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre show that barely 35 lease agreements were terminated by Brussels social housing companies in 2022 due to the social tenant’s income being too high. That is out of a total of 36,000 occupied dwellings. “Social housing appears to be part of the …

1 March 2023

MP Michael Freilich is calling on the De Croo government to ban TikTok for government employees. He is doing this following similar steps taken by the European Commission, the US, Canada and the Netherlands. Freilich tabled a resolution on this in parliament two years ago and hopes that minds have …

27 February 2023

Former Flemish Minister-President and current MEP Geert Bourgeois is pleased that an agreement has finally been reached on the long Brexit saga of the Northern Ireland Protocol: “The Westminster agreement includes good lines that we have long supported, and hopefully also provides perspective for …