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Jan Jambon from Davos: “A record number of foreign investments in Flanders”

17 January 2023

In 2022, foreign companies invested over EUR 5 billion in Flanders. A historic record. While attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the Flemish Minister-President announced the Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) figures. His main task there is ensuring that this year’s investment figures …

Bart De Wever to thousands of members at the New Year’s party: “It’s confederalism or impoverishment”

15 January 2023

We had to wait two years for it, but on Saturday evening, the Nekkerhal in Mechelen was once again filled with thousands of enthusiastic and impeccably dressed N-VA members for the party’s traditional New Year’s party. In his speech, chairman Bart De Wever took stock of the disastrous results of …

Michael Freilich: “We must protect young children better online”

11 January 2023

The shocking murder of a 15-year-old girl after she came into contact with a stranger through Snapchat confronts us with the dangers the Internet poses to young people and children. Another aspect that causes concern is the kind of content that mainly reaches young children from the moment they …

“Deal” with Engie: “Too expensive, too late and uncertain”

10 January 2023

“This is not an agreement,” MP Bert Wollants says of the deal the federal government struck with Engie on the extension of the nuclear power stations. “It only deals with extending the service life of two reactors from 2026. Much also depends on the price of nuclear waste disposal. The French will …

Jan Jambon: “Flanders continues to govern the way expected of us”

9 January 2023

“2023 will definitely not be a year of transition in the run-up to the 2024 elections,” Jan Jambon pointed out on De Ochtend radio show, in view of politics restarting after the Christmas break. “It would be a crime to stop taking decisions now. We will continue to govern this year to the fullest …

The Flemish Parliament recognises Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism”

21 December 2022

On 21 December 2022, the Flemish Parliament approved a resolution recognising Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism”. The Flemish Parliament is once again sending a strong signal to Russia, which started an illegal war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022. “Our resolution makes it clear …

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