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A sad first: Belgian asylum service gets a sentence of confiscation for mismanagement

20 January 2023
Theo Francken

Secretary of State de Moor’s house of cards is collapsing completely now that her asylum service Fedasil has been sentenced this week by the judge of attachments to forfeit hundreds of thousands of euros. After all, the numerous penalties she incurred for her mismanagement of the asylum department …

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The N-VA wants to place the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on the list of terrorist organisations

17 January 2023
Theo Francken et Darya Safai

Thousands of Iranians take to the streets every day following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. They are demonstrating for more freedom and equal rights. These protests are brutally suppressed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, an elite unit under the direct command of the Supreme Ayatollah, …

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Peter De Roover: “Abolish the pandemic law”

17 January 2023
Peter De Roover

The Chamber of Representatives is finally debating the evaluation of the Pandemic law that was submitted in June.  “That report is nothing more than the government patting itself on the back instead of the independent evaluation that we needed,” say group chairman Peter De Roover and MP Frieda …

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Jan Jambon from Davos: “A record number of foreign investments in Flanders”

17 January 2023
Jan Jambon

In 2022, foreign companies invested over EUR 5 billion in Flanders. A historic record. While attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the Flemish Minister-President announced the Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) figures. His main task there is ensuring that this year’s investment figures …

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Bart De Wever to thousands of members at the New Year’s party: “It’s confederalism or impoverishment”

15 January 2023

We had to wait two years for it, but on Saturday evening, the Nekkerhal in Mechelen was once again filled with thousands of enthusiastic and impeccably dressed N-VA members for the party’s traditional New Year’s party. In his speech, chairman Bart De Wever took stock of the disastrous results of …

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Michael Freilich: “We must protect young children better online”

11 January 2023

The shocking murder of a 15-year-old girl after she came into contact with a stranger through Snapchat confronts us with the dangers the Internet poses to young people and children. Another aspect that causes concern is the kind of content that mainly reaches young children from the moment they …

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