News

Walloon parliament keeps Flanders and Europe hostage

1 May 2016

Wallonia keeps Flanders and Europe hostage

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the new free trade agreement between Europe and Canada has gained an unexpected community dimension: Wallonia is no longer prepared to allow the Belgian government to simply sign the free trade agreement. The N-VA sees this as a massive …

Terrorists’ goods should also be seized

29 April 2016

Terrorists often use immovable or movable property to prepare and commit their crimes. A judge cannot confiscate those, even though doing so is sometimes necessary in order to definitively disband a terrorist group. It is currently already possible for crimes such as human trafficking, slave …

Flemish export more successful than ever

25 April 2016

Flanders exported more than EUR 300 billion for the first time in 2015, the highest amount ever, representing an increase of almost 2.2 percent compared to 2014. “Internationalisation is the lifeline of our economy and thus of our prosperity,” said Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois. “This …

Better collection of fines thanks to automation

25 April 2016

Bad collection of fines imposed by courts is a long-standing concern. To solve this, the government is currently implementing a 40-point plan. Half of the points have already been achieved, the other half are being prepared. IT remains the biggest bottleneck. So the government is hard at work on …

Package of anti-fraud measures expanded further

21 April 2016

The government is providing additional backing in the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion through two important additional measures, beyond the eight that were announced earlier. “The investigative instruments are extended and we expect cooperation and transparency from financial institutions,” …

Specialised Panama Papers committee to start immediately

20 April 2016

A specialised committee will be established to investigate tax fraud and abuse of tax havens, about which Parliament’s different political parties have reached an agreement. “The investigation into fraud and large-scale tax evasion must be given priority,” Minister of Finance Johan Van Overtveldt …

You are here