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Unsedated slaughter is finally on the Brussels agenda

18 May 2022

Five years after Flanders and Wallonia approved a ban on unsedated slaughter, the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region is also considering the issue. N-VA group chairman Cieltje Van Achter is pleased that the N-VA proposal of 2017 is now on the agenda after all these years. In the coming …

Minister Demir visiting the Dutch nuclear power station Borssele

17 May 2022

The federal government reached an agreement two months ago to negotiate with Engie to keep the two newest nuclear power stations open longer. There is still no sign of any result, which worries Flemish Energy Minister Zuhal Demir. She went on a working visit today to the Borssele nuclear power …

Reform of the Brussels taxi sector: the taxi lobby wins, Brussels residents lose

17 May 2022

Brussels has been waiting for a reform of the taxi sector for 10 years already. Minister-President Vervoort’s long-awaited Taxiplan was discussed in the Brussels-Capital Parliament on Tuesday. Brussels MP Cieltje Van Achter says that the plan will lead to discrimination between drivers, and both …

An N-VA delegation is visiting the Danish Minister for Migration and Integration

16 May 2022

An N-VA delegation, including MP Theo Francken, Flemish MP Maaike De Vreese and MEP Assita Kanko, is in Copenhagen for a series of visits regarding asylum and migration policy, security and justice. In the coming days, they will meet the newly appointed Minister of Asylum and Migration, Kaare …

The new repatriation of IS brides is incomprehensible

16 May 2022

A new repatriation is apparently underway for IS women and their children currently still in Syrian camps. A Belgian investigation team went to the scene to question those involved. MP Koen Metsu says this is incomprehensible: “Six IS brides were selected for the previous repatriation. Only two of …

Flanders is receiving EUR 223 million from the European Brexit fund

5 May 2022

Flanders is entitled to receive EUR 223 million from the European Brexit Adjustment Reserve in the coming years. Flanders is thus receiving 63% of the total envelope of EUR 353 million that was allocated to Belgium. Flemish MP Karl Vanlouwe requested the information: “The situation for Flemish …

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