News

Theo Francken at defence fair BEDEX: “Those who want security must invest in technology, production and innovation”

12 March 2026

Brussels is hosting the very first edition of the Brussels European Defence Exhibition & Conference (BEDEX) this week. Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken officially opened the international defence exhibition yesterday at Brussels Expo, together with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Prime …

Eva Demesmaeker on pension reform: “Women will have to work a bit longer, but the same goes for men”

11 March 2026

MP Eva Demesmaeker defended the pension reforms proposed by Minister Jan Jambon during an interview on De Ochtend on Radio 1. She stressed that the reform is necessary to keep the system financially sustainable and that it does take the reality of working women into account. A sustainable system …

MEP Assita Kanko welcomes pragmatic agreement on EU Talent Pool

10 March 2026

Member of the European Parliament Assita Kanko has expressed strong satisfaction with the law adopted today on the EU Talent Pool, which she helped negotiate. The online platform will match jobseekers from outside the European Union with hard-to-fill vacancies for which no suitable candidates can …

Maaike De Vreese: “We must increase the pressure on transmigration and human smugglers”

10 March 2026

MP and Vice-Chair of the Belgian Chamber’s Interior Affairs Committee Maaike De Vreese is calling on Interior Minister Bernard Quintin to take additional measures to tackle the transmigration problem along the West Coast. Due to France’s tougher approach, the issue is increasingly shifting towards …

Judges granted access to confidential files on dangerous foreign nationals

6 March 2026

Judges at the Council for Alien Law Litigation will soon be able to consult confidential information from the State Security Service when ruling on cases involving potentially dangerous foreign nationals. The federal cabinet gave the green light for the measure on Friday. “As long as judges cannot …

Bart De Wever: “A Flemish nationalist party must dare to govern, even without state reform”

4 March 2026

During the presentation of the biography of Volksunie figurehead Hugo Schiltz, Prime Minister Bart De Wever offered a glimpse into his personal political philosophy and publicly explained for the first time the so-called “fortress doctrine”, a key strategic choice for his party. “If — and only if …

You are here