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Flemish export figures have broken records

29 March 2022

2021 was an absolute record year for Flemish exports. Flanders exported goods worth EUR 380.5 billion, a growth of 27.6% compared to 2020 and even 16% higher than the previous record year, 2018. Flemish Minister-President Jan Jambon is pleased with these figures. “It shows the Flemish resilience …

Assita Kanko on the US-EU agreement on data protection and data exchange: “Hopefully, this is more than nice words”

25 March 2022

The EU and the US have agreed in principle on a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework or Privacy Shield. This agreement makes it possible to exchange data legally between the EU and the US, because the two continents have different laws and regulations that apply to privacy data. MEP Assita …

Mandatory civic integration in Brussels has now been postponed for the fifth time

25 March 2022

The mandatory civic integration programme that was due to start in Brussels next Friday on 1 April will be postponed until June. The decision to request a postponement was taken unanimously at the Conference of Mayors after several municipalities indicated that they were not at all ready to …

European ban on additional roaming fees extended by 10 years

24 March 2022

The European Parliament voted to extend the ban on charging roaming fees. At least until 30 June 2032, anyone calling, surfing or texting in the European Union in a country other than their own will not be charged extra. MEP Geert Bourgeois supports the decision: “The abolition of EU roaming fees …

Alain Maron tries to rush the Brussels pandemic law through Parliament; the N-VA obtains a postponement

23 March 2022

Brussels MP Gilles Verstraeten had sharp criticism for Health Minister Alain Maron’s plan to have a Brussels pandemic law approved quickly this week. According to Maron, this must be done as soon as possible, because there is no legal basis for the current coronavirus measures in Brussels. Gilles …

Six years after the attacks: “The government has failed to do its homework.”

22 March 2022

A week before the sixth anniversary of the 22 March attacks, the government delivered its so-called synthesis document, which was to indicate which recommendations of the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee (Parlementaire Onderzoekscommissie, POC) had been implemented in the meantime. The list shows …

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