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Minister Van Bossuyt travels to Estonia to explore cooperation on external prison capacity

2 February 2026
La Flandre n’abandonne pas les détenus toxicomanes à leur sort

Belgian Minister for Asylum and Migration Anneleen Van Bossuyt and Minister of Justice Annelies Verlinden today began a two-day diplomatic mission to Estonia. Following earlier initiatives in Kosovo and Albania, the visit aims to explore the possibility of leasing prison capacity abroad for …

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Step closer to a lifetime entry ban for terrorists and radicalised individuals

31 January 2026
Anneleen Van Bossuyt

The draft bill making it possible to impose a lifetime entry ban on terrorists and radicalised individuals is being sent to parliament for final approval. With this legislation, the Minister for Asylum and Migration, Anneleen Van Bossuyt, aims to anchor a powerful security instrument in Belgium’s …

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Anneleen Van Bossuyt: “Further boosting returns from prisons”

30 January 2026
Anneleen Van Bossuyt

Overcrowding in Belgian prisons remains a hot-button issue. According to the Minister for Asylum and Migration, Anneleen Van Bossuyt, the solution does not lie in releasing inmates early, but in firmly returning people without legal residence to their country of origin. She explained her position …

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Bart De Wever speaks at the palace: “Our vulnerability is being exploited”

30 January 2026
Bart De Wever

Speaking at the New Year’s reception at the palace, Prime Minister Bart De Wever addressed the assembled dignitaries. According to De Wever, we are living in an era in which security and stability can no longer be taken for granted. “The bitter lesson of recent weeks is that stability will not …

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Terrorists lose dual nationality

29 January 2026

Today, a bill is being put to the vote that would allow the Belgian authorities to strip convicted terrorists with dual nationality of their Belgian citizenship. With this proposal, Minister of Justice Annelies Verlinden (cd&v) adopts a key element from an earlier bill introduced by MP Jeroen …

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N-VA urgently calls for a ban on slaughter without stunning in Brussels

29 January 2026
Mathias Vanden Borre

In the Brussels Parliament, Mathias Vanden Borre has submitted the Animal Welfare Code, a comprehensive package of measures aimed at strengthening the protection of animals. A key pillar of the proposal is a ban on slaughter without stunning. “For ten years now, my party has been working to put an …

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