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Release of Olivier Vandecasteele: Hadja Lahbib met his Iranian counterpart

Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib met her Iranian counterpart on Monday on the sidelines of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, she said to explain her delay in a meeting devoted to the protection of lawyers. Should a terrorist be released to save Olivier Vandecasteele? Since February 24, 2022, a Belgian aid … Read more

Drug trafficking in Belgium: “all citizens of this country must be able to report suspicious activities anonymously”

In Antwerp and Limburg, these reports can be made on a free telephone line or via the form on a police website. They mainly target cannabis plantations, synthetic drug laboratories or clandestine cigarette factories. Drugs: Van Quickenborne wants anonymous reporting points across the country ©BELGA According to Open Vld MP Marianne Verhaert, between its launch … Read more

For Georges Gilkinet, extending more than two nuclear reactors is dangerous: “International safety standards are essential”

The re-engagement in nuclear power decided by the De Croo government under the effect of the Ukrainian crisis is partial (only the Doel 4 and Tihange 3 power plants are concerned) and limited in time (for ten years), recalls the environmentalist representative. These are the terms of the agreement within the Vivaldi. Except that partners, … Read more

After his controversial “joke”, Paul Magnette filed a complaint with the Journalistic Ethics Council: “There is a manifest misappropriation of my remarks”

PS president Paul Magnette lodged a complaint with the Flemish Council for Journalistic Ethics following the publication, according to him incorrect, of an interview with the Flemish magazine Dag Allemaal. This had aroused, a few days ago, many political reactions, mainly in the north of the country. Mr. Magnette then went there with a joke … Read more

“I’m never going to let fares be multiplied by three”: Gilkinet wants 0% VAT on SNCB tickets

Federal Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet will put 0% VAT on SNCB tickets on the budget control table scheduled for next March, he confirmed on Tuesday in the House Mobility Committee. The entry into force of the new tariff structure provided for by the public service contract will take place in 2025, i.e. 26 months after … Read more

De Croo curries Paul Magnette

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open VLD) criticized PS President Paul Magnette, who recently raised the possibility of him becoming Prime Minister after the next election. “We are just under 500 days away from the election. Apparently Mr. Magnette is working on that. If I were him, I would work on the gigantic gap – … Read more

De Croo curries Paul Magnette: “If I were him, I would work on the number of unemployed in Wallonia”

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open VLD) criticized PS President Paul Magnette, who recently mentioned thehas the possibility that he will become Prime Minister after the next elections. “We are just under 500 days away from the election. Apparently Mr. Magnette is working on that. If I were him, I would work on the gigantic … Read more

Bart De Wever wants to impose the autonomy of Flanders extralegally: “All major reforms have been introduced in this way”

Mr De Wever had already referred to it this year in an interview published on Saturday by the newspaper ‘De Tijd’, saying: “I have thought for some time that the opportunity to reform legalism has passed”. “As at various times in our national history, we will have to move on to extra-legal reform. This is … Read more