Budget adjustment by the Walloon Government: course confirmed and tailored responses The 2025 Walloon budget fully complied with the consolidation path set out in the 2024-2029 Government Agreement. For this adjustment work, the Walloon Government stayed the course and adopted the nec... Budget Press releases 25 Apr 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez in the VTM studio: “Inactivity will no longer be an option in Belgium.” Georges-Louis Bouchez has made this his battle cry in recent years, and the MR has kept its promise. The federal government is limiting unemployment benefits to two years for those under 55. "People w... Budget Employment In the media 16 Apr 2025
In video Graffiti in Brussels tunnels: “Trade unions cannot remain untouchable”, denounces Aurélie Czekalski “Death to Belgium”, “Bouchez to the stake”, “1 cop = 1 bullet”... These are the shocking inscriptions that still adorn the tunnels of the Small Ring in Brussels, nearly two months after the 13 Februar... Budget On video Press releases Security and justice 11 Apr 2025
"Brussels is in a dramatic institutional and financial deadlock. The MR will get it out of it!" Georges-Louis Bouchez in a weekend interview in l'Écho Georges-Louis Bouchez, interviewed in L'Écho , painted an alarming picture of the political situation in Brussels. The Region is today in a dramatic institutional and financial deadlock, a direct cons... Budget In the media Institutional 5 Apr 2025
Securing the future of renovation grants: the Government reaffirms its commitment To halt the budgetary overshoot and preserve a support scheme, the Government approved, in second and final reading, the reform introducing a temporary renovation grant scheme. Introducing a temporary... Budget Housing and urban planning 1 Apr 2025
2021 floods: cooperation agreement approved in the Finance Committee To provide concrete support to businesses affected by the floods that struck Wallonia in the summer of 2021, the federal government and the Walloon Region concluded a cooperation agreement last July. ... Budget Press releases Taxation and economy 19 Mar 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez: "A strong army is not built with one-off measures!" Speaking as a guest on RTBF's La Première, Georges-Louis Bouchez called for a strong army and responsible budget management, and condemned Sophie Rohonyi's (DéFI) remarks during the women's rights dem... Budget Defence In the media 10 Mar 2025
Adrien Dolimont facing Buxant: "You don't take a measure like that lightly. Today, free money doesn't exist." The situation in Brussels, renovation grants, the ban on home slaughter, my vision for Wallonia… Minister-President Adrien Dolimont was Martin Buxant's guest on Sunday evening. An opportunity to revie... Budget Environment and climate 24 Feb 2025
In video Security, immigration, finances: what is the left's record after 20 years in Brussels? In the Chamber of Representatives, Georges-Louis Bouchez, MR President, delivered a damning assessment of the situation in Brussels after two decades of left-wing governance. Between rampant insecurit... Budget In the media Institutional On video 21 Feb 2025
Renovation grants: after Ecolo's budgetary slippage, the MR secures the future Faced with Ecolo's management failures, Cécile Neven, our minister responsible for Housing in Wallonia, took responsibility to guarantee the long-term future of energy renovation grants. Under the pre... Budget Housing and urban planning 13 Feb 2025
The federal government leads by example by cutting its spending by 30% The Arizona government has made a bold decision: to cut spending on ministerial cabinets, both in terms of staff and running costs, by 30% compared to the previous legislature. Putting public finances... Budget Press releases 11 Feb 2025
Zero Long-Term Unemployed Territories: a budgetary fiasco signed by the PS The PS President recently claimed that the Zero Long-Term Unemployed Territories project was a success. Yet the figures tell a very different story. €104 million invested for only 735 job placements, ... Budget Employment 5 Feb 2025