Joke Schauvliege (CD&V), Flemish Minister for the Environment in 2017, responds extensively to the PFOS file for the first time. She really had no choice, because yesterday OVAM top woman Henny De Baets pointed out that “due to a ministerial decision” no communication about the pollution was allowed. “Everyone chooses me as a scapegoat because … Read more
Late on Wednesday evening, the Flemish Parliament approved the establishment of a commission of inquiry for the dossier of PFOS pollution in and around Zwijndrecht. It has only happened once before that such a drastic step has been taken at the Flemish level. – Last week, Flemish Minister for the Environment Zuhal Demir (N-VA) called … Read more
Zwijndrecht – On Wednesday evening, the Flemish Parliament gave the green light for the establishment of a commission of inquiry. It has to get out of the starting blocks before the summer and find out what went wrong with the PFOS pollution in Zwijndrecht and the surrounding area, who is responsible for this and what … Read more
The chairman of the Flemish Parliament, Liesbeth Homans, taps Minister of the Interior Bart Somers on the fingers about his communication about the recognition of mosques earlier this week. Somers doesn’t see the problem. – The minister would receive a question in the committee about the mosque on Tuesday afternoon, but already distributed a press … Read more
The fact that VRT will soon be launching its own meal boxes from the ‘Daily Costs’ program is raising eyebrows in the Flemish Parliament. N-VA and Open VLD, among others, warn of market disruption. Green assumes the defense of the VRT. – The VRT markets the program’s meal boxesDaily food, with Jeroen Meus. The concept … Read more
In this second lockdown, young people have to talk to each other about their mental problems. Not only digitally, but also physically. Flemish Minister of Youth Benjamin Dalle (CD&V) calls on young people to continue seeing each other, of course with respect for the applicable rules. He wants to use influencers to start that debate. … Read more
The Flemish debt will reach 55 billion by 2025. This is evident from an estimate by Minister of Budget Matthias Diependaele. – Until recently, Flanders had a balanced budget and low debt every year. However, the corona crisis has derailed the numbers. In 2019, the debt was still 24 billion euros, or 5.10 percent of … Read more
Cities and municipalities will soon be able to issue GAS fines for minor speeding offenses in places where the speed limit is 30 or 50 kilometers per hour. This measure has been approved by the Flemish Parliament. – The enforcement of minor traffic violations in zones 30 and 50 has been a problem for some … Read more