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8 October 2021

The proposed regulation provides for a prohibition for the landlord to put forward so-called “excessive rent”. Rent is considered excessive if the rent is 20% higher than the reference rent or if there are substantial quality defects. The N-VA believes that the majority is entirely wrong here with …

8 October 2021

The Flemish Parliament is working on a new decree for the recognition of religious communities in Flanders. The decree reconciles religious freedom and the limitation of planning burden with the universally recognised need for control. On the basis of this decree, stricter and better control will …

7 October 2021

The Council of State has annulled the decision of former Flemish Minister for the Interior Liesbeth Homans (N-VA) on the establishment of a language register in the facility municipalities. In doing so, the Council states that facility municipalities may indeed include the language preference of …

6 October 2021

In Flanders, the reform of the legislative framework for local religious communities is in its final stages. In Brussels, too, the Brussels Government is presenting its reform plans on the procedure for recognising religious services. “I am still dissatisfied about the fundamental challenges in our …

6 October 2021

On Tuesday, the Immigration Department will start dissuasion campaigns to slow down the influx of asylum seekers in Belgium who had already applied for asylum elsewhere in Europe. The campaign comes after long insistence from the N-VA, but it will lead to nothing without a flanking policy, …

1 October 2021

Federal Minister of Energy Tinne Van der Straeten (Groen) had a recommendation of the International Energy Agency (IEA) that says that Belgium must prepare for extending the life of nuclear power plants deleted from a draft report. Flemish Minister of Energy Zuhal Demir denounced this deletion in a …