In video Trade unions refuse to debate and prefer to bring the country to a standstill This Thursday, 13 February, the trade unions had a further opportunity to explain their positions and put their ideas to the test in a televised debate. Faced with the MR President, they could have de... Federal Institutional On video Press releases 13 Feb 2025 News
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 Wallonia 13 Feb 2025 News
Éléonore Simonet wants to reform pensions, lighten the burden and simplify life for the self-employed Éléonore Simonet, our new federal Minister for the Middle Classes, the Self-Employed and SMEs, clearly set out her priorities during her first appearance on RTL. She spoke in favour of the essential r... Federal Pensions Press releases Self-employed and SMEs 12 Feb 2025 News
Georges-Louis Bouchez on LN24: "The government agreement will be respected in every point. This government is nothing like the previous one!" "Everything is going very well in this government, and I think it's more of a press problem. Because the press is actually writing editorials about something I didn't say." As a guest of Maxime Binet,... Brussels Federal In the media Institutional 11 Feb 2025 News
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 Federal Press releases 11 Feb 2025 News
In video David Leisterh: one last chance to form the Brussels government The next two weeks are crucial for the political future of Brussels. David Leisterh, President of the Brussels MR and designated formateur, is intensifying his efforts to bring together a solid majori... Brussels Institutional On video 11 Feb 2025 News
Georges-Louis Bouchez in L'Echo, De Morgen and De Tijd: "Yes, this government will be the one of reforms!" The first interview of the weekend since the negotiations for Georges-Louis Bouchez! From the MR's key positions in the new federal government, to taxation, development cooperation and the subsidy sys... Federal In the media Institutional 8 Feb 2025 News
In video Georges-Louis Bouchez guest on local TV channels BX1 and TéléMB Georges-Louis Bouchez was the guest this Friday on the programme “Face à vous” on TéléMB and “+ d’actu” on BX1. An opportunity for the MR President to discuss Mons and Brussels politics, the federal g... Brussels Federal In the media Local Local government On video 7 Feb 2025 News
Goma: “Belgium must act urgently” pleads federal MP Michel De Maegd The situation at Goma airport is catastrophic: in the hands of M23, no aircraft can operate. Humanitarian aid cannot get through, no evacuation is possible. MR federal MP Michel De Maegd, who met toda... Defence Europe and international affairs Federal Press releases 7 Feb 2025 News
Administrative simplification: “Target 100 circulars” to ease the burden on school head teachers 449: that's the number of circulars sent to school head teachers in 2018! And there were still 231 in 2019, even though there are only 180 school working days! An unacceptable figure. Making the day-t... Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation 7 Feb 2025 News
A CPAS at the service of empowerment: David Weytsman wants to turn it into a springboard to employment Since 3 February, David Weytsman has taken over the presidency of the Brussels CPAS, the largest in the country. With a resolutely liberal approach, he intends to refocus the institution on its primar... Brussels Employment Local Press releases Social security 7 Feb 2025 News
Our elected representative of the week: Jean Paulus This week we meet Jean Paulus, who was elected mayor of Comblain-au-Pont last October, somewhat to general surprise. A retired self-employed businessman, he entered politics in 2006 and served as an o... Elected representative of the week Local Local government Wallonia 7 Feb 2025 News
