Rudy Aernoudt succeeds Axel Miller as chief of staff to Georges-Louis Bouchez 5 years ago, Axel Miller became chief of staff to Georges-Louis Bouchez with a clear objective: to reorganise the programme and reinvigorate liberal thinking, with the 2024 elections as the target. By... Federal In the media Institutional 17 Mar 2025 News
Security & defence: Europe must stop enduring and start acting! This Thursday, 13 March, in plenary session, Georges-Louis Bouchez once again reminded us of an essential truth: Europe can no longer afford to be a spectator of its own decline. For too long, our con... Defence Digital and technology Europe Federal In the media 14 Mar 2025 News
New genomic techniques: at the initiative of federal Minister of Agriculture David Clarinval, Belgium has supported the European proposal Belgium supports the position of the majority of Member States in favour of establishing new European legislation on new genomic techniques (NGT), fully in line with the “Arizona” government agreement... Agriculture Europe Federal Press releases 14 Mar 2025 News
Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet welcomes the closing with ENGIE and remains open to dialogue on nuclear power Following the closing of the agreements on the 10-year extension of the Tihange 3 and Doel 4 reactors, the federal government welcomes Engie's announcement to open discussions on our country's nuclear... Energy Federal 14 Mar 2025 News
Defence budget: for the MR, cybersecurity will be central The federal government intends to raise defence spending to 2% of GDP as early as this year. For the MR, this increase must lead to a strengthening of cybersecurity. MR group leader in the Chamber Ben... Defence Digital and technology Federal Press releases 13 Mar 2025 News
Meeting between ministers Clarinval and Jeholet to strengthen cooperation on employment and tackle economic challenges This morning, the federal Minister for Employment and Economy, David Clarinval, met with the Walloon Minister for Economy and Employment, Pierre-Yves Jeholet, to discuss labour market reforms and the ... Employment Federal Institutional Press releases Wallonia 13 Mar 2025 News
Postponement of the FLA: a bill by Florence Reuter and Axel Ronse tabled urgently This Thursday, in a plenary session of the Chamber, the bill by Florence Reuter and Axel Ronse aiming to postpone the implementation of the FLA (Federal Learning Account) will be taken into considerat... Administrative simplification Employment Federal Press releases 13 Mar 2025 News
First act of the Arizona majority: vote on the 650 hours of student work The Arizona majority takes an important step with the vote on student hours. A bill, originally tabled at the end of 2024 by Florence Reuter (MR) and Axel Ronse (N-VA) to make the 600 hours of student... Employment Federal 12 Mar 2025 News
Minister Clarinval warmly welcomes the European Commission's willingness to simplify administrative rules for businesses (OMNIBUS) and will swiftly follow up with a useful response in Belgium On 26 February, the European Commission presented its proposed directives as part of the 1 st “Omnibus” package. The aim is to simplify the European rules on sustainability reporting and investment th... Administrative simplification Europe Federal Industry Press releases 12 Mar 2025 News
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 Federal In the media 10 Mar 2025 News
Women's rights: in 2025, we are still waiting for equality 30 years ago, in 1995, the Beijing Conference on women's rights marked a major turning point by setting out a global roadmap for equality between women and men. Three decades later, that equality rema... Equal opportunities Europe Federal 7 Mar 2025 News
Unemployment reform: David Weytsman proposes a proactive approach to reduce precariousness and strengthen support towards employment Arizona: David Weytsman, President of the country's largest CPAS, in the capital city (Brussels), talks to us about the unemployment reform. “We must not only support precariousness, we must reduce it... Brussels Employment Federal Local Press releases Social security 6 Mar 2025 News
