During the summer, Brussels was shaken by several shootings, prompting the Belgian liberal party Mouvement Réformateur – the Reformist Movement (MR) to propose bringing the army back onto the streets as a measure to increase security. The President of the party, Georges-Louis Bouchez, stressed in a recent television interview that the current penalties for leaders
The trial of three Chechens who beat a 15-year-old Belgian for having an affair with a Chechen girl last October has started in Belgium. The prosecution claims it was a “hate crime” as the Belgian boy, Ethan, was attacked because of “hatred and contempt for those who are not Chechens”. The attack took place in
Due to the recent dramatic rise in the number of migrants arriving in the country, reception centres are filled to capacity, despite the fact that nearly 30,000 places are available to asylum seekers. The mayor of the capital intends to accommodate migrants overnight in an old hospital building. The state secretary for asylum and migration
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Employers demand tougher regulations and sanctions against healthcare workers who refuse to get vaccinated, but trade unions reject the proposal. Employers in Belgium have called for strict sanctions against healthcare workers who refuse to receive the vaccine. Following the meeting of Codeco, the Belgian consultation committee, on 17 September, a decision was taken to mandate
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