Brussels Politics: N-VA Proposals for Merging Police Zones and Municipalities

Brussels Politics: N-VA Proposals for Merging Police Zones and Municipalities

2024-04-22 15:22:00

Among the proposals put forward, there are some which will unsurprisingly harden discussions in the event of negotiation for the constitution of a majority. The main one concerns the merger of police zones, municipalities (the 19 Brussels municipalities should be merged and transformed into a single city-region) and numerous structures that the N-VA would like to see taken over entirely by the region.

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Like his party president, Cieltje Van Achter sees the prospect of savings, without however quantifying them. According to the current head of the N-VA group in the Brussels Parliament, the Vervoort government has not given a clear indication on investments for the future and on the margins available.

One thing is certain: for more efficient management, we must put more Brussels residents to work by limiting unemployment benefits over time, and ensuring there is a minimum gap of 500 euros between salary and unemployment benefit. It is also a question of going through the subsidies/subsidies one by one and setting a spending standard, continued the Brussels leaders of the N-VA for the elections of the Brussels Parliament (Cieltje Van Achter), of the Flemish Parliament (Karl Vanlouwe) and the Chamber (Toby De Backer).

The N-VA further considers that regional investment in the future Kanal contemporary art museum is excessive and not a priority.

For Bart De Wever, it is necessary to compare “input and output. Brussels is a financial swamp, while expenditure per inhabitant is far too high”.

In terms of security, beyond its credo in the virtues of a merged police zone, the N-VA is in favor of the creation of a digital crime platform to prevent the laundering of dirty money through shops and cafes.

She proposes the establishment of a regional contact point for drugs where citizens can report places frequented by drug gangs, cannabis plantations, drug labs, etc.

Other measures put forward: strengthening policing in and around public transport, and road safety for the benefit of weak users; a separate cycle network and a unified parking policy.

In the area of ​​cleanliness, the Flemish nationalists propose setting up a cleanliness patrol in the streets day and night to track down acts of uncleanliness (clandestine dumping, throwing cigarette butts, urine, etc.) and sanction them without deadline for administrative fines.

They advocate a fairer balance between the rights of tenants and owners by lifting some measures from recent years such as the ban on evictions, the rent cap, and the joint rental commission.

In their eyes, housing policy must be centralized in a single administration and supply must be encouraged by standardizing and rationalizing permit policies.

During a press conference, the leaders of the N-VA said they perceived a change in the mentalities of the French-speaking parties towards them, in the hypothesis of the opening of discussions to form a majority in the Capital Region .

For the attention of those who still doubt it, Bart De Wever reiterated that it was excluded to open negotiations with the PTB.

In their eyes, housing policy must be centralized in a single administration and supply must be encouraged by standardizing and rationalizing permit policies.

During a press conference, the leaders of the N-VA said they perceived a change in the mentalities of the French-speaking parties towards them, in the hypothesis of the opening of discussions to form a majority in the Capital Region .

For the attention of those who still doubt it, Bart De Wever reiterated that it was excluded to open negotiations with the PTB.

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