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Johan Van Overtveldt: “Commission President von der Leyen becomes ‘madame blowtorch’”

16 September 2022

In her State of the Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented a package of measures that the EU intends to take to tackle the energy crisis. “Her intentions are good, but I am still waiting for some substance,” responds MEP Johan Van Overtveldt in the De Afspraak …

The N-VA: “The EU must urgently focus on core tasks: protecting citizens and businesses”

14 September 2022

The European Union has largely brought the energy crisis upon itself and is failing in its duty to protect its citizens and economy. That is the analysis made by the European N-VA group following yet another State of The Union in times of crisis. Instead of being preoccupied with itself and taking …

“Serious errors” in awarding Brussels rent allowances

12 September 2022

An internal audit has shown that Brussels State Secretary for Housing Ben Hamou (PS party) has made serious errors of judgement in the management of the new system of rent allowances. That system is an administrative fiasco. The N-VA wants further investigation. The new system for rent allowances …

“It is time for the bitter truth: Belgium is bankrupt”

4 September 2022

“Such a consultative committee on energy is an undisputed crown jewel of Belgian inability and surrealism. It is time for the bitter truth: this country is bankrupt. Our debt, our government spending, our deficits: we are becoming the new Greece. Prime Minister De Croo can say a lot, but he is …

Flanders will cooperate with the US against environmental pollution

24 August 2022

Flemish Environment Minister Zuhal Demir signed an agreement in Washington DC with the American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the agency charged with protecting the environment, among other things. The intention is for the Flemish government services and the EPA to exchange information on …

Theo Francken: “Vivaldi’s open-door policy is causing the asylum chaos”

26 July 2022

Hundreds of asylum seekers have been waiting in vain for accommodation at the gates of the Petit-Château for days now. “This is utter chaos, and the Vivaldi government has only itself to blame. A welcoming policy is being pursued, as a result of which nothing is going right now, with thousands of …

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