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Johan Van Overtveldt questions accession aid to Serbia

28 April 2022

In 2012, the Republic of Serbia was granted the status of candidate country for accession to the European Union. Pre-accession aid of around EUR 1.5 billion between 2014 and 2020 is also linked to this status. This money was subject to conditions, including the professionalisation of an independent …

N-VA: “More labour migration from North Africa is not the solution.”

26 April 2022

The European Commission wants to initiate labour migration from North African countries in order to reduce personnel shortages on our labour market and to combat so-called illegal migration. This is not a good idea, says MP Theo Francken: “Currently, there are already tens of thousands of illegal …

The expensive Vivaldi government citizen survey is money wasted

25 April 2022

The De Croo government is launching a citizen survey on the future of Belgium. Cost: EUR 2.1 million, aside from the EUR 3 million for the media campaign, but according to MP Sander Loones, it is money wasted. “The government itself has already indicated that it does not feel bound by the results …

“The Brussels Vivaldi coalition majority fails to detect and tackle fraud in social housing”

21 April 2022

The Brussels housing market has a shortage of social housing, with more than 50,000 families on the waiting list. It has recently become clear that the average waiting time for obtaining social housing in Brussels is now almost 12 years. Yet this left-wing majority refuses to support social housing …

Theo Francken: “The asylum system is crashing before our eyes”

20 April 2022

No fewer than 3,247(!) asylum seekers applied for asylum in Belgium in March. The highest number in seven years. In March, barely 28.5% of asylum seekers were recognised as refugees. A record low. The waiting list continues to increase. Nearly 20,000 people are waiting for a decision. This does not …

Businesses bear the brunt of significant deficits in the Brussels budget