– © BELGIAN – “Once the pandemic has become an endemism, we can say goodbye to the Covid Safe Ticket. The CST is always intended as a temporary measure.” Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon answered this in the Flemish Parliament on Wednesday to a question from Vlaams Belang party leader Chris Janssens. – Source: BELGIAN … Read more
– © EPA-EFE – Four days after the Consultation Committee partially restricted the culture and events sector, Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon (N-VA) wants to reopen it. He will also put this on the table at the next Consultation Committee on 22 December. To the consternation of his own coalition partners CD&V and Open VLD … Read more
‘Jan, in two sentences you showed on Friday what you think about Flemish primary education.’ This was stated in an open letter from school director Gunter Aerts, which was widely shared on social media. The Prime Minister described the last week before the Christmas holidays as ‘pedagogically unimportant, with some reading and I know-a lot-what’. … Read more
Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon leaves on Sunday for a multi-day visit to Spain, in which he will visit the Basque Country and Catalonia. In the margins of this, he gave an interview to VRT Radio1 in which he had to acknowledge that something has gone wrong in his Flemish government since last week. On … Read more
– 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
Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon paid a visit to the Belgian pavilion at the start of the Flemish week at the Expo in Dubai on Sunday. Nevertheless, Jambon hopes one day to have its own Flemish pavilion at an Expo. – The Belgian pavilion is a special piece of architecture, which the weekly magazine Time … Read more
– © BELGA – To make sure the bill is correct, the Flemish government is cutting back on the increase in child benefits. It will increase less quickly than originally agreed. She does, however, leave the job bonus and service checks untouched. All in all, Prime Minister Jan Jambon (N-VA) and his ministers save around … Read more
Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon (N-VA) wants to bring the labor market and health policy to Flanders after 2024, he emphasized during his speech at the meeting of employers’ organization Voka at the start of the new working year. ‘What we do ourselves, we really do better.’ – In his speech, Jambon focused on the … Read more
Pukkelpop is forced to pull the plug on this year’s edition. The reason is the tightening of the Covid Safe Ticket that the Consultation Committee announced on Monday. According to the festival, this makes it impossible to test and check every festival-goer. “Minister Vandenbroucke and the virologists have now got what they wanted,” various sources … Read more
The covid infections and hospital admissions are evolving favourably, and the vaccination campaign is now also running like a train. Still, scientists remain vigilant. “Travel abroad during the summer holidays is a cause for concern,” said Erika Vlieghe, head of the Gems advisory council. – More than 5 million Belgians have now received a first … Read more