1. Beels no longer a party leader for Antwerp municipal elections Jinnih Beels is giving up her position as party leader for the Antwerp municipal elections. This was decided at a meeting of the Antwerp department of Vooruit. Her party leadership came under pressure since her fellow alderman Tom Meeuws left the city council. It … Read more
De Croo to Magnette: “Don’t promise a 32-hour working week, you will disappoint people” On the other side of the language border, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open VLD) faced PS chairman Paul Magnette in a debate on RTL. The two gentlemen got along on many levels, although there were some rifts between the two … Read more
sexism The student association KVHV (Catholic Flemish High Student Association) is not recognized by the City of Ghent this year. Hafsa El-Bazioui (Green), councilor for Youth, confirms this. The KVHV board refused to distance itself from a much-discussed lecture by Jeff Hoeyberghs. This month, the City of Ghent again considered the lecture that plastic surgeon … Read more