Title: National Bank Governor Faces Criticism Over Savings Interest Rates Subtitle: PS Chairman Accuses National Bank of Spreading Ultra-Liberal Discourse Date: June 20, 2023 In a recent development, the governor of the National Bank (NBB), Pierre Wunsch, has come under fire for his stance on savings interest rates. The controversy arose after Vooruit deputy prime … Read more
“We don’t understand.” We noted that reaction this week on various local, Walloon and federal PS cabinets. Off the record, admittedly. It is not the style of the French-speaking socialists to openly resign the chairman. But next Monday Magnette has something to explain at the party office. Nota bene about a interview in Smoke, so … Read more
In an interview with Humo, Magnette makes it clear that, as far as he is concerned, there should not be too much in the way of relaxation in e-commerce. The government will soon consider a more flexible regime for e-commerce between 8pm and midnight, but Magnette says night work should be limited to a limited … Read more
– © BELGA – The way in which PS Deputy Prime Minister Pierre-Yves Dermagne was whistled back last week by his own chairman Paul Magnette is causing unrest within the government. Especially now that many difficult decisions have to be made in the coming days. Because is an agreement with Dermagne still an agreement with … Read more
– – It will crackle at the core of the federal government today. The Parti Socialiste comes with its own proposal regarding the mandatory vaccination of healthcare staff. For the French-speaking socialists, an unvaccinated health care provider cannot be fired until there is a general vaccination obligation for everyone. In doing so, they jeopardize an … Read more
– © BELGA – The Belgian nuclear power plants are closing their doors. Because that is stated in the coalition agreement and because the circumstances are not suitable for going back on it. That said PS chairman Paul Magnette on Friday in the margins of the climate summit in Glasgow. – Source: BELGIAN Yesterday at … Read more
– © BART DEWAELE – Under the banner of “ecosocialism”, PS chairman Paul Magnette is holding a small conference. With a proposal to make train travel free, which immediately puts the liberals in the dark. Vooruit chairman Conner Rousseau previously argued for a “climate ministerial council”, which should put things in order for federal policy. … Read more
PS chairman Paul Magnette wants the trains to run for free. He says that in the French-language newspaper The evening. – ‘The richest 1% produce the same amount of greenhouse gases as the poorest 50%. That’s hallucinatory,” he says in The evening. “And the poorest are always the first victims of floods, forest fires, tornadoes … Read more
– © ISOPIX – PS chairman Paul Magnette argues in Le Soir on Saturday to make public transport “completely free”. This also applies to the NMBS. According to Magnette, an “electric shock” is needed in the climate crisis. This goes hand in hand with large-scale investments and free public transport. – Source: BELGIAN Today at … Read more
N-VA chairman Bart De Wever does not miss an opportunity to shoot at Vlaams Belang. In part he wants to lure voters back, in part it is also a message to his party members who are open to a coalition with Tom Van Grieken. “It’s also about his political legacy,” says political scientist Nicolas Bouteca … Read more