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Mathias Vanden Borre: “Over €850 per shot in Brussels consumption room”

17 April 2026

Since opening, the LinkUp drug consumption room in Molenbeek has received an average of 6.5 users per day. According to Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre, this stands in stark contrast to the project’s high social and financial cost: “For a project with such a price tag, these figures are completely …

Koen Metsu: “Turning the Benelux into a driving force for European defence cooperation”

15 April 2026

Today, the Chamber’s Defence Committee approved a resolution aimed at significantly strengthening defence cooperation between Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. With this initiative, our country is sending a clear signal in favour of closer Benelux cooperation, positioning it as a frontrunner …

N-VA after audit of long-term sick leave: “Figures defy all imagination”

13 April 2026

The N-VA has reacted with shock to a leaked study by Belgium’s National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (RIZIV/INAMI) on long-term incapacity for work. A sample audit by inspectors found that health insurance funds had been too generous in granting benefits: more than half of the long …

Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt on deterrence mission in Congo: “Our asylum system is not meant for economic migrants”

13 April 2026

Belgium’s Minister for Asylum and Migration, Anneleen Van Bossuyt, is on her first official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo—and not without reason. The country currently ranks among the top three nationalities applying for asylum, alongside Afghanistan and Palestine. While around 1,250 …

Government opens door to tackling illegal criminals

3 April 2026

The federal government has approved, on second reading, the draft law on home entry, Minister for Asylum and Migration Anneleen Van Bossuyt announced. The bill gives the police and the Immigration Office (DVZ) greater scope to apprehend people residing illegally who have a criminal profile. In …

After 20 years, finally a return agreement with Algeria

1 April 2026

After two decades of diplomatic efforts, the federal government has achieved a historic breakthrough in migration policy: Minister for Asylum and Migration Anneleen Van Bossuyt announced on De Ochtend a new return agreement with Algeria. “A credible migration policy depends on effective return,” …

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