“I have matured a lot and I am still maturing in the way of leading. I apologize if I have hurt people unintentionally,” Ms Kitir said on Facebook. The former minister also acknowledged that the diplomatic world was something “totally new” for her and that she had to discover it “by trying and making mistakes”. … Read more
“Any Belgian visitor, including binationals, is exposed to a high risk of arrest, arbitrary detention and unfair trial. This risk also concerns people making a simple tourist stay in Iran. In the event of arrest or detention , respect for fundamental rights and the safety of people are not guaranteed,” they explained. According to Foreign … Read more
Caroline Gennez was born on August 21, 1975 in Sint-Truiden. Long considered a hope of Belgian women’s tennis, she had to give up a sporting career as a teenager due to back problems. She then studied political and social sciences at the KU Leuven before embarking on politics via the sp.a Animo youth movement, of … Read more
The minister was, along with Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden (CD&V), questioned by the deputies following the incidents which broke out on Sunday on the sidelines of the football World Cup match won by Morocco against Belgium. Vincent Van Quickenborne has put forward three measures to prevent such incidents from happening again: be more reactive, draw … Read more
The federal government decided in September to put in place a basic package to help holders of a residential gas and electricity contract. A monthly premium of 135 euros for gas and 61 euros for electricity has been decided for the months of November and December. In fact, this bonus was not granted for everyone … Read more
The federal government has earmarked an additional one million euros to provide preventive treatment against HIV to vulnerable people at high risk, Federal Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke said on Tuesday, following figures published by the Institute of public health Sciensano, from which it appears that The number of diagnostics increased by 4% in 2021 after … Read more