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The N-VA demands the strict application of language legislation in the Flemish Periphery

7 October 2021

The Council of State has annulled the decision of former Flemish Minister for the Interior Liesbeth Homans (N-VA) on the establishment of a language register in the facility municipalities. In doing so, the Council states that facility municipalities may indeed include the language preference of …

The new recognition procedure for religious services in Brussels is highly questionable

6 October 2021

In Flanders, the reform of the legislative framework for local religious communities is in its final stages. In Brussels, too, the Brussels Government is presenting its reform plans on the procedure for recognising religious services. “I am still dissatisfied about the fundamental challenges in our …

A dissuasion campaign for so-called “Dublin asylum seekers” will lead to nothing without a flanking policy

6 October 2021

On Tuesday, the Immigration Department will start dissuasion campaigns to slow down the influx of asylum seekers in Belgium who had already applied for asylum elsewhere in Europe. The campaign comes after long insistence from the N-VA, but it will lead to nothing without a flanking policy, …

Minister Van der Straeten insists on green dogmas in the International Energy Agency as well

1 October 2021

Federal Minister of Energy Tinne Van der Straeten (Groen) had a recommendation of the International Energy Agency (IEA) that says that Belgium must prepare for extending the life of nuclear power plants deleted from a draft report. Flemish Minister of Energy Zuhal Demir denounced this deletion in a …

The hypocrisy of the Brussels majority: the opening of Laeken Park postponed

1 October 2021

The opening of the Royal Park of Laeken will not take place any time soon after all. More than half a year after the announcement of the Brussels majority parties, Parliament has still not received a text proposal. Cieltje Van Achter, N-VA group chair in the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital …

No more excuses: time for a Brussels ban on unsedated slaughter

30 September 2021

Interdiction historique de l’abattage sans étourdissement

Brussels is the last place in Belgium where slaughter is still carried out without sedation. Nevertheless, the Belgian Constitutional Court confirms the view of the European Court of Justice that the Flemish ban on unsedated slaughter does not violate religious freedom. According to Brussels group …

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