Adrien Dolimont cancels the “Dermine” tax on Charleroi Airport. Satisfaction among economic stakeholders The Walloon Government has decided not to approve the municipal tax adopted by the City of Charleroi targeting Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA). A decision based on economic analysis The munici... Local Mobility Press releases Wallonia 6 Feb 2026 News
Georges-Louis Bouchez to DH: Ghent lights up two streets for Ramadan. How can we remain neutral? While the City of Ghent has authorised the lighting up of certain shopping streets for Ramadan, the Mouvement Réformateur stresses the importance of preserving the neutrality of public space and defen... Local Local government Neutrality of the State 6 Feb 2026 News
The CPAS of the City of Brussels, the first CPAS in the Region to receive the “Diversity” label For President David Weytsman, “inclusion is above all about access to work, training and independence.” The CPAS of the City of Brussels was awarded the Diversity label this week, granted by the Bruss... Brussels Equal opportunities Local Social security 4 Feb 2026 News
Our elected representative of the week: Frédéric Bertrand This week we head to Burdinne, to meet Frédéric Bertrand, mayor since 2019. In this municipality in the province of Liège, the mayor's list remains strong and present on the ground “Your journey is un... Elected representative of the week Local Local government Wallonia 2 Feb 2026 News
The MR launches its major project on municipal mergers We must reduce the number of political mandates in our country. This will allow us to make the state apparatus more efficient and make savings. We must put municipal mergers on the table, a necessity to strengthen the efficiency and quality of local services. Every project must take account of realities on the ground and be built together with local elected representatives. The M Institutional Local Local government Wallonia 31 Jan 2026 Our positions
The good local idea: in Ans, clear neutrality serving equality In Ans, the neutrality of the public service is the result of a clear political choice, championed and implemented by the alderwoman in charge of personnel, Anne Marie Libon. The aim is simple: to gua... Local Neutrality of the State Wallonia 30 Jan 2026 News
Our elected representative of the week: Emmanuel Burton This week we turn our attention to the municipality of Villers-la-Ville and its mayor Emmanuel Burton, once again re-elected with a strong majority in the last elections. A leading figure in the munic... Elected representative of the week Local Local government Wallonia 22 Jan 2026 News
Our elected representative of the week: Carole Ghiot In Beauvechain, a dynamic rural municipality in Walloon Brabant, Carole Ghiot embodies close, hands-on governance attentive to realities on the ground. Having become mayor after the local elections, s... Elected representative of the week Local Local government Wallonia 16 Jan 2026 News
Valérie De Bue, president of the MR Federation of Walloon Brabant: “Walloon Brabant must remain the showcase of reformist ambition and liberal pride” For her first New Year's address for the MR in Walloon Brabant as president of the MR Federation of Walloon Brabant, Valérie De Bue expressed her wish to continue making Walloon Brabant the showcase o... Local Local government Wallonia 12 Jan 2026 News
Benoît Piedboeuf, President of the MR provincial federation in Luxembourg: "Staying united in the face of political storms" In Libramont-Chevigny, at the New Year address of the Mouvement Réformateur in the province of Luxembourg, provincial federation president Benoît Piedboeuf opened the evening by paying tribute to "gra... Federal Institutional Local Wallonia 11 Jan 2026 News
The unemployment reform is a structural turning point In force since 1 January 2026, it ends unlimited benefits and refocuses our social model on employment. In Brussels, nearly 7,800 people will lose their rights by mid-2027, representing 8% of the City... Brussels Employment Local Press releases Social security 9 Jan 2026 News
Mathieu Bihet, president of the MR provincial federation of Liège: "The MR is at home in Liège. We say what we do and we do what we say" For his first speech as president of the MR provincial federation of Liège, Mathieu Bihet claimed that the Palais des Congrès is a Liège "liberal home". He succeeds Pierre-Yves Jeholet, whom he thanks... Institutional Local Wallonia 8 Jan 2026 News
