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As Belgium's parliamentary year kicks off this week, state secretary for foreign trade Pieter De Crem (pictured) is conspicuous in his absence, as he is in the US for six wee
During a combative meeting in the European Parliament, leader of the UK Independence Party (Ukip) Nigel Farage was the target of heated criticism from numerous parliament members for his role in l
The websites of Prime Minister Charles Michel and the Brussels regional parliament were hacked on Saturday by hacker collective Anonymous Belgium, which proudly claimed responsi
A delegation of seven MPs visited the Gaza strip on a fact-finding mission this week.
As the federal government works to boost employment figures, member of parliament Zuhal Demir (pictured) has defended N-VA’s proposal to cut people off unemployment benefits after a certa
The government plans to introduce tough new security measures around the federal parliament, according to De Morgen, which has obtained access to a secret document drafted by the parliament’s secu
The Flemish Parliament has a higher percentage of female MPs than any other regional or federal parliament in Europe, according to a report commissioned by parliament speaker Jan Peumans.
Marianne Thyssen (CD&V) defended the EU’s principle of free movement during a three-hour grilling yesterday by members of the European Parliament.
Not Siegfried Bracke (N-VA) but Patrick Dewael (Open VLD) is the new speaker of the federal House of Representatives, after a voting round filled with suspense yesterday.
