Georges-Louis Bouchez in Het Nieuwsblad: “We must become business-friendly again, focused on industry.” In 2025, he had to play on several boards at once: forming a federal government, concluding a summer agreement, negotiating for Brussels, finding a major budget deal and fending off attacks. At the sa... Europe Federal Industry Taxation and economy 20 Dec 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez in La Libre: "It's a little coup d'état in Brussels, the parties sitting in their seats don't want to leave them" Georges-Louis Bouchez is the guest of La Libre this Saturday morning. An opportunity for the MR President to look back at recent events in Brussels. He first points out that the MR is the only party t... Brussels In the media Institutional 13 Dec 2025
Nike's distribution centre in Belgium as big as 45 football pitches It is an economic gem our country can be proud of: the distribution centre of the world-famous sports brand Nike, located in Laakdal, Ham and Meerhout. The Nike European Logistics Campus (ELC) employs... Employment Federal In the media Industry 12 Dec 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez in the Flemish media: “The MR has become a genuine liberal people's party” For the newspaper De Standaard , MR President Georges-Louis Bouchez is, alongside Prime Minister Bart De Wever, the Man of the Year 2025. Reason enough, they felt, for an end-of-year profile. The resu... Federal In the media Media 12 Dec 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez to DH: "When you come to Belgium, you come under certain conditions. Anyone who cannot meet them has only one option: to leave" Georges-Louis Bouchez welcomed the clear-sightedness of the White House's new strategic security note, signed by President Donald Trump. For him, this document points unambiguously to Europe's weaknes... Asylum and migration Defence Europe Federal In the media 11 Dec 2025
In video Brussels: a left-wing coalition against the vote of Brussels residents Yvan Verougstraete, President of Les Engagés, has decided to break with the MR in Brussels in an attempt to set up a centre-left coalition bringing together PS, Ecolo, DéFI and Les Engagés on the Fren... Brussels In the media Institutional On video 11 Dec 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez: “Giving Brussels a government before it's too late” In Brussels, MR President Georges-Louis Bouchez wants to end as quickly as possible the long period of more than 541 days without a government. He is calling for the formation of a temporary but effec... Brussels Budget Institutional 5 Dec 2025
In video Georges-Louis Bouchez at the major CJG conference: "AI to free up time, evaluate our public policies and protect our European sovereignty" On Friday 5 December, nearly 500 participants gathered at Ecolys, in the two vast halls of the Cercle de Wallonie Bruxelles, for an unprecedented conference dedicated to artificial intelligence. Organ... Digital and technology Europe Europe and international affairs Federal On video 5 Dec 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez vs. Paul Magnette: “Our role is to PROTECT people” As a guest in a political duel against Paul Magnette on RTL TVI, Georges-Louis Bouchez recalled that the federal government is carrying out a historic budget consolidation of €32 billion, financed 80%... Budget Federal In the media Taxation and economy 4 Dec 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez on La Première: "The MR is taking responsibility to get Brussels out of the crisis" Speaking as a guest on Thomas Gadisseux's morning show on La Première, Georges-Louis Bouchez recalled that the MR refuses to stand on the sidelines in the face of the Brussels Region's explosive budge... Brussels Budget Europe In the media Institutional 4 Dec 2025
Do you give Bouchez the black card, or is he Belgian of the Year 2025? You know him by now, this tireless and passionate man: MR President Georges-Louis Bouchez. This year, he moved mountains for your purchasing power, for our country's prosperity. For the MR President, ... Budget Federal In the media Taxation and economy 3 Dec 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez guest of the French-speaking and Dutch-speaking weekend newspapers This Saturday, Georges-Louis Bouchez is the political guest of the newspapers Sudinfo, L'Echo, De Tijd and De Morgen to discuss the budget agreement and the major reforms driven by the MR. He details ... Budget Federal In the media Taxation and economy 29 Nov 2025