Thanks to Zuhal Demir: it promises a turbulent Flemish mi…

– Flemish Minister for Environment Zuhal Demir. — © BELGA – Energy dossier Brussels – The decision by Flemish minister Zuhal Demir (N-VA) not to license a new gas-fired power station in Vilvoorde is heating up emotions. Her solo smart chases coalition partners CD&V and Open Vld. A turbulent Flemish Council of Ministers presents itself. … Read more

Joachim Coens strongly criticizes Zuhal Demir after PFOS debac… (Zwijndrecht)

CD&V chairman Joachim Coens. Photo: BART DEWAELE – Zwijndrecht – CD&V chairman Joachim Coens criticizes the way in which Flemish Minister for the Environment Zuhal Demir communicated on Wednesday about the PFOS pollution file. “Assignee, hearings, committee of inquiry… the minister really needs to know what she wants,” the CD&V chairman tweeted on Thursday. – … Read more

Crevits about Vivaldi: ‘I understand the concerns very well’

‘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

Coens wants to enter into a dialogue with voters on the CD&V platform

CD&V chairman Joachim Coens wants to enter into direct dialogue with the voter via a digital participation platform soon. Non-members are also involved in the choices that CD&V makes. – The platform was presented on Saturday at the first digital Day of the Department for local CD&V chapters. For the 300 local CD&V teams it … Read more

Pieter De Crem lays a new bomb under Vivaldi, but puts …

A bomb for the upcoming government, a splinter bomb for CD&V. That is what Pieter De Crem drops with his interview in our sister newspaper The standard. The CD&V minister burns a government without an N-VA and thus places its chairman Joachim Coens, who starts negotiating Vivaldi from Thursday, in an almost impossible position. – … Read more

MR pushes Wilmès as prime minister, and gets support from Ecolo

The MR thinks Sophie Wilmès should stay in the ’16’. “During a difficult period, she fulfilled her position constructively and interestingly,” says Ecolo co-chair Rajae Maouane. – Next week, the battle for the premiership will start. The only reason that preformer Egbert Lachaert (Open VLD) plays extensions for another week with co-reformer Conner Rousseau is … Read more

Jambon will ask coalition partners whether they still support Flemish r …

Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon (N-VA) regrets that a federal government is in the making consisting of parties other than the Flemish government. If this so-called Vivaldi government comes into effect, he will ask his coalition partners in the Flemish government (CD&V and Open VLD) whether they still support the Flemish coalition agreement. – Preformers … Read more

CD&V chairman Joachim Coens is on the brakes: “Not a single one …

CD&V chairman Joachim Coens Photo: BELGA – The fact that seven political parties decided on Friday to try to form a federal government does not mean that this government will automatically be there. “This is not an unconditional ‘yes’ for anyone,” said CD&V chairman Joachim Coens on Radio 1 on Saturday. – Open VLD chairman … Read more