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EU-Qatar bribery scandal: “Public debate on more transparency needed”

13 December 2022

Von der Leyen fails to convince and N-VA group abstains from European Commission vote

MEP Geert Bourgeois expresses his shock at the bribery scandal that recently rocked the European parliament. He calls for stricter rules on transparency and conflicts of interest for MEPs. Assita Kanko is also astounded at the revelations and requested an emergency debate in parliament. “This …

Open Vld and CD&V threaten to give in over colonial apology

11 December 2022

The federal majority parties are pushing for a parliamentary apology for the colonisation of Congo. Open Vld and CD&V were initially opposed to this, due to the risk of repair payments. According to the N-VA, this comes as no surprise: “We had already predicted that the liberals would give in to …

Demir calls for Flemish-Dutch cooperation for additional nuclear energy

10 December 2022

Flemish Minister for Energy Zuhal Demir will launch exploratory talks with her Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten regarding a Flemish-Dutch cooperation for the construction of two new nuclear power plants in the Netherlands. That way, she hopes to achieve a win-win situation and strengthen the Flemish …

The Constitutional Court suspends the controversial Assadi treaty

9 December 2022

The Constitutional Court has temporarily suspended Prime Minister De Croo and Minister Van Quickenborne’s controversial deal with Iran, to the satisfaction of group chairman Peter De Roover. The deal provided for the possibility of releasing convicted terrorist diplomat Assadollah Assadi, who would …

Flanders concludes a top-level agreement with Japan on high technology

7 December 2022

Flanders has concluded a major agreement with Japan on the development of Flemish chips and other top technology. Specifically, the Flemish research institute imec is partnering with the Japanese chip manufacturer Rapidus. The agreement was reached during a six-day trade mission led by Flemish …

“The Senate continues to waste money”

2 December 2022

The Senate budget is being discussed today. Senate Majority Leader Karl Vanlouwe is unhappy with the budget he was handed: “The Senate continues to waste money. Hardly any savings are being made. Even worse, instead of saving, the Senate is drawing from its own financial reserves. The Vivaldi …

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