German Finance Minister: Numerous items in the EU budget are unacceptable

Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces the capital’s press before the summer break in his first summer press conference since taking office. He had little concrete to say. From his role as a simple member of parliament to party leader – Merz dodges the personnel debate around Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf.
Rixa Fürsen and Gordon Repinski analyze the undertones and why Merz declares Merkel’s famous phras

Zottegem (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Local Radio club ON6ZT has moved into Zottegem’s old train station after years of vacancy. With NMBS and Mayor Evelien De Both’s support, the club now meets 3 times a week.
As VRT News reported, the old train station in Zottegem, in the province of East Flanders, Belgium, has a new use. Local radio club ON6ZT has moved in. The building was empty for many y

Durban (dpa) – Germany’s Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has expressed that he finds the proposal by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for the next long-term EU budget unacceptable. “We must absolutely remain proportionate in finances. I see that as not being maintained,” the Social Democrat stated during a G20 finance ministers meeting in Durban, South Africa.
The German government ai

Belgian supermarkets will now have permission to operate until 9 p.m. and can open all week, as per local news sources. Previously, supermarkets, along with clothing and electronics stores, were required to close at least one day weekly and by 8 p.m. (or 9 p.m. on Fridays). The Belgian government is anticipated to formally change these regulations on Friday, as reported by De Morgen. This regulato

Although cease fire in the Middle East is preserved, the escalations between Iran and Europe about Iran’s nuclear program and the activation of snapback mechanism is reaching a new turning point. With this regard, on Wednesday July 16 Hundreds of Iranians and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), gathered at Place du Luxembourg in Brussels to denounce the Iranian regim

The Commission has proposed a multiannual budget of 300 billion for income support, which represents 80 percent of the current funding for the common agricultural policy. Member states have the option to inject additional resources into agriculture via their “national and regional partnership plans,” aiming for a combined budget of 865 billion euros.
Member of Parliament Anne Pirson (Les Engagés)

De plus, plusieurs lois ont été définitivement adoptées lors de la session extraordinaire de juillet : parmi ces réformes qualifiées de “volumineuses et importantes” par une source au Conseil constitutionnel, on trouve le changement du mode de scrutin à Paris, Lyon et Marseille, la loi pour la refondation de Mayotte, la proposition de loi visant à faciliter le maintien en rétention des

Duffel (Eurotoday) – Duffel plans to construct a new public swimming pool, citing the outdated condition of the current facility. The project aims to modernize local infrastructure.
The current, antiquated municipal pool will be replaced by the new one. 

“It will be in the same location, so we will be without a pool for two years,”

says Mayor Sofie Joosen (N-VA).
The administrative agreement

Ljubljana – The Slovenian government has designated Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich as undesirable individuals, as announced by Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon. The government cites that the ministers incite violence and grave violations of Palestinian human rights through their genocidal rhetoric. This decision follows the EU foreign ministers

Zaventem (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Zaventem Police welcome Volt, a new patrol dog trained for active duty. Volt will assist in neighborhood patrols, public events, and emergency response.
Rex, the former patrol dog, died suddenly last year. After months of rigorous training, Volt and Inspector Devroede are now able to call themselves a qualified dog team. This was done in order to find a ne