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Gilles Verstraeten wants better coronavirus monitoring in Brussels: “Why don’t we set up a test village like in Antwerp?”

15 September 2020

Brussels MP Gilles Verstraeten calls for a corona test village in Brussels. “A test village appears to be hugely effective in taking the burden off GPs, hospitals and labs.” The infection rates are higher in Brussels than elsewhere in the country. The Brussels government is suspiciously quiet in …

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Brussels postpones checks of Brussels non-profit organisations such as Samusocial

15 September 2020

The Brussels government is extending the term that non-profit organisations have in order to adapt to the stricter regulations from 24 to no fewer than 49 months. The stricter regulations were put in place after scandals at municipal non-profit organisations such as Samusocial. Brussels MP Mathias …

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N-VA on Lesbos: “We must dare to advocate an Australian migration model”

15 September 2020

We need to do something about the current situation, whereby people from North Africa and the Middle East continue to flock to Europe and succeed in entering Europe by paying a human trafficker as part of their illegal migration attempts. We can only do this if we opt for the Australian model, …

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Ben Weyts on the ban on unsedated slaughter: “I will defend this Flemish democratic decision tooth and nail”

13 September 2020

“It is my damn duty, as Minister of Animal Welfare, to defend this Flemish democratic decision tooth and nail. On the De Zevende Dag news show on the Flemish TV channel VRT, Flemish Minister Ben Weyts expressed his determination to uphold the ban on unsedated slaughter. In an opinion, an advocate of …

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Theo Francken: “Rather new elections than a Flemish minority government”

11 September 2020

MP Theo Francken discussed the ongoing federal coalition talks on the De Afspraak news show on the Flemish TV channel VRT. “We are in extraordinary circumstances with a coronavirus crisis and an economic crisis. If you then have to make difficult decisions, with Flanders contributing the most, you …

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Geert Bourgeois sombre about Boris Johnson and the Brexit deal

11 September 2020
Brexit

“This will never receive the approval of the European Union.” On the De Ochtend radio show on Radio 1, MEP Geert Bourgeois commented on the intention of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to revisit some Brexit agreements, including regarding the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland …

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