No, the MR has not changed its mind on free trade agreements! Some political opponents, echoed by the media, claim that the MR has changed its mind on free trade agreements - a few years ago it supported CETA (the agreement between the European Union and Canada)... Agriculture Europe Europe and international affairs Press releases 21 Nov 2024 News
Charles Michel opens up: "Having been President of the Council is the honour of my life" The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, opened up this week to various national newspapers. Weeks before leaving his post, our former Prime Minister looked back on the past ten years wi... Europe Europe and international affairs In the media 8 Nov 2024 News
US elections: Georges-Louis Bouchez guest on “QR Le Débat” The day after the US presidential election, Georges-Louis Bouchez was a guest on the programme “QR Le Débat”, broadcast live on RTBF. Alongside the Belgian representative of the Democrats, a represent... Europe Europe and international affairs In the media 7 Nov 2024 News
Hadja Lahbib approved by the European Parliament as European Commissioner The European Parliament has approved the candidacy of Hadja Lahbib, our former Minister of Foreign Affairs, as European Commissioner, following a lengthy three-hour hearing. The liberal will become th... Europe Europe and international affairs 6 Nov 2024 News
Louis Michel on 21News: "We will never do enough to cultivate the notion of universality" Louis Michel, Minister of State and former head of Belgian diplomacy, welcomed the 21News team to his home for a lengthy interview. The liberal shares his views on the elections, on social matters and... Europe Europe and international affairs Press releases 31 Oct 2024 News
EU-Mercosur agreement, let's stop the bad faith! Benoît Cassart, Member of the European Parliament, has written an op-ed expressing his opposition to the signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement. He warns of the negative effects of this agreement on Eur... Agriculture Europe Europe and international affairs Press releases 31 Oct 2024 News
Meeting between Georges-Louis Bouchez, MR President, and the Ambassador of Lebanon, Mr Fadi Hajali The President of the Mouvement Réformateur (MR), Georges-Louis Bouchez, met Mr Fadi HAJALI, Ambassador of Lebanon and Head of Mission to the European Union. During the meeting, Georges-Louis Bouchez r... Europe Europe and international affairs Federal 3 Oct 2024 News
Change in the wolf's protection status Renew Europe MEPs Benoît Cassart (MR) and Hilde Vautmans (Open-VLD) welcome the request to change the wolf's protection status ahead of the renegotiation of the Bern Convention. The EU's Committee of ... Agriculture Environment and climate Europe Press releases 26 Sept 2024 News
Human rights, democracy and the rule of law at the heart of the responsibilities delegated to Vice-President Sophie Wilmès At the meeting of the Bureau of the European Parliament during the September plenary session in Strasbourg, President Roberta Metsola announced the responsibilities delegated to the Vice-Presidents fo... Equal opportunities Europe Europe and international affairs 20 Sept 2024 News
Bluetongue crisis - Benoît Cassart, MR Member of the European Parliament, calls on the European Commission for greater coordination and increased vigilance regarding obstacles to intra-EU trade. At the initiative of Member of the European Parliament Benoit Cassart, a written question signed by 40 MEPs from groups forming the majority within the European Parliament - Renew Europe, the European... Agriculture Europe Europe and international affairs Press releases 13 Sept 2024 News
Joint statement by the MR, Open VLD and Les Engagés (Ostend) Gathered in Ostend, the Renew MEPs worked on the main guidelines that will define the group's political action throughout the new legislative term. In this context, we, Belgian MEPs from the MR, Open ... Europe Europe and international affairs Press releases 11 Sept 2024 News
Hadja Lahbib proposed for the European Commission The MR has proposed Hadja Lahbib as a candidate for the role of European Commissioner. Pending her official appointment, Hadja will remain Minister of Foreign Affairs. This appointment reflects a comm... Europe Europe and international affairs Federal 5 Sept 2024 News
