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More take-home pay for those who work and start businesses

21 July 2025

We’ve reached an important agreement with the federal government on tax reform. Despite limited budgetary room, we made a clear choice: those who work or run a business should be able to keep more of what they earn. This reform delivers on a key part of the coalition agreement. The tax reform …

Defence launches the Ammunition Readiness Plan 2025: putting an end to chronic ammunition shortages

18 July 2025

The federal government has given the green light to the Ammunition Readiness Plan 2025—a multi-year strategy enabling Defence to catch up on a historic backlog and end persistent shortages in ammunition stockpiles. Minister Theo Francken stated: “With this plan, we’re finally putting an end to the …

Time limit on unemployment benefits officially approved in parliament

18 July 2025

Late Thursday night, the federal parliament finally gave the green light to the program act. This means a long list of socio-economic reforms can now be fully implemented. The centerpiece of the act is the decision to limit unemployment benefits to a maximum of two years. “Work must and will pay …

Kristien Van Vaerenbergh: “Let couples marry where their hearts are”

17 July 2025

Couples who wish to marry in a place that truly means something to them should soon have the opportunity to do so. MP Kristien Van Vaerenbergh has submitted a bill to allow weddings to take place outside one’s official municipality of residence. “A wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event. You should …

Sophie De Wit: “Knife violence in Brussels is on the rise”

16 July 2025

Figures obtained by MP Sophie De Wit reveal that the number of stabbing incidents in Brussels rose from 122 in 2019 to 185 in 2023—a surge of over 50 percent. The capital thus remains the undisputed leader in knife-related violence. “The normalization of carrying knives is a dangerous trend we …

First Griffon rolls of the production line: "Industrial work on Belgian soil"