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Flemish Minister for Brussels and Media Cieltje Van Achter is defending significant budget cuts to public broadcaster VRT, leading to planned union strikes. Separately, heritage institutions are protesting drastic reductions, with Flemish Minister for Welfare and Poverty Reduction, Culture and Equal Opportunities Caroline Gennez facing criticism, as a cultural operator also denounces alleged clientelism in plastic arts subsidies. The government led by Prime Minister Bart De Wever is also…
De Standaard:
Minister Cieltje Van Achter on VRT budget cuts: 'We cannot ask taxpayers to…'
Minister of Media Cieltje Van Achter defends significant budget cuts to VRT, stating that all public services must contribute to austerity measures. Trade unions are planning a strike in response.
De Standaard:
Heritage houses react to drastic cuts: 'Our archives are burning'
Heritage institutions are protesting drastic budget cuts, with Minister Caroline Gennez facing criticism for an 'exorbitant' reduction that threatens archival preservation.
La Libre:
Cultural operator denounces 'clientelistic' practices in plastic arts subsidies
A cultural sector professional has reported alleged clientelism in the distribution of subsidies for the plastic arts.
La Libre:
Chase for billions: here's what the De Wever government is preparing to tax
Details emerge about potential new tax measures being prepared by the government led by De Wever, aimed at raising billions.
De Morgen:
'The Middle Class Has Been Pampered for Years': Noël Slangen and Ive Marx…
Noël Slangen and Ive Marx criticize the Flemish budget, suggesting that the middle class has received excessive benefits over the years.
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