Photo: MARC HERREMANS – MEDIA HOUSE – 3M, the American chemical company that is considered responsible for the PFOS pollution in Zwijndrecht and the surrounding area, has received more than 5 million euros in subsidies from the Flemish government in recent years. This is apparent from data that Groen MP Mieke Schauvliege has requested. – … Read more
Anyone who does not accept an invitation to be vaccinated will still be given a second chance, but will only be addressed when all other groups have had the opportunity to be vaccinated. Flemish Minister of Welfare Wouter Beke (CD&V) said this in the Flemish Parliament on Tuesday. – Dirk Dewolf, CEO of the Agency … Read more
CD&V MP Nawal Farih submits a bill that allows pharmacists to administer a flu vaccination. The aim is to lower the threshold for a vaccination and thus boost the vaccination coverage. – Figures from the Federal Health Care Knowledge Center (KCE) show that the coverage rate for influenza vaccination among risk groups has been declining … Read more
The MR does not accept the ‘njet’ of Prime Minister De Croo for extra Christmas relaxation. But the debate is moving away from the cameras. – Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open VLD) was formal yesterday: there will be no relaxation of the corona measures in view of the end-of-year period (DS December 1). The … Read more
Our endlessly complicated political system with no fewer than eight Ministers of Health has caused many extra deaths. Virologist Marc Van Ranst and the editor-in-chief of The Lancet Richard Horton. Political scientists and even many politicians agree. But what can be done to end the current cacophony? We asked the various parties. – Who orders … Read more
08 october 2020 13u09 Source: Belga Belgian Left: Wouter Beke. Right: Hannes Anaf. – Flemish Member of Parliament Hannes Anaf (sp.a) reacts very critically to a number of statements made yesterday by Flemish Minister of Welfare Wouter Beke (CD&V) in the ‘Pano’ report about mouth masks. “Apparently there is planet Earth and planet Beke when … Read more
Fresh Minister of the Interior and Institutional Reforms Annelies Verlinden (CD&V) does not rule out the possibility that powers will again be transferred to the federal level in a state reform. – Verlinden, the white rabbit of CD&V chairman Joachim Coens, was a guest at Saturday The morning on Radio 1, her very first comprehensive … Read more
30 september 2020 11u54 Source: Own reporting, Belga Photo News The new Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open Vld). – The coalition agreement of the new government of socialists, liberals, greens and CD&V is ready. We list the most important points. This article is continuously updated. Your cookie settings ensure that this content is not … Read more
The landing of Vivaldi remains difficult. The negotiators did not meet their first deadline, but the king granted the co-formateurs some extra time. “As soon as possible”, they received the message. Main obstacle is the budget. How much room do they have for new policy? And how are they going to pay for that? “We … Read more
‘I also have my concerns’, CD&V figurehead Hilde Crevits responded this morning Radio 1 to the many internal protests against Vivaldi. She also makes it clear that she is not eager for the premiership. In the meantime, local opposition continues to bubble up. – Vivaldi is back on track, but the turbulent past days strengthened … Read more