– © BELGA – With the decision of Flemish minister Zuhal Demir not to permit the gas-fired power station in Vilvoord, Belgium threatens to come to a complete standstill again. Almost twenty years after the nuclear phase-out was approved, politics is losing itself in jousting. While all experts agree that time is of the essence … Read more
– © BELGA – Flemish Minister for the Environment Zuhal Demir (N-VA) now also rejects the permit for the Vilvoorde gas-fired power station. And that was one of the gas-fired power stations that the federal government counted on for security of supply when the last nuclear power stations close. “This creates problems for all industrial … Read more
– – Ministers Tinne Van der Straeten (Green) and Zuhal Demir (N-VA) are razing each other’s climate approach. The Flemish and federal governments have clashed before about corona and the labor market reform, but the mutual discontent has never been more visible than it is now. It looks very likely that we will have counter-federalism … Read more
– © Kris Van Exel – November must and will be the month of Tinne Van der Straeten (Green). As Minister of Energy, she will soon decide on the nuclear phase-out and will try to achieve Europe’s climate objectives. But in both cases she is met with opposition from the Flemish government, which frustrates her … Read more
– © Shutterstock – We get a discount of 50 euros from the Flemish government and one of 30 euros from the federal government. And then there is also such a thing as the extension of the social rate. In the past week, we were bombarded with measures to soften our energy bill. But what … Read more