New Brussels government announces priorities

The new Brussels-Capital Region government held its first press conference to outline its plans for the coming years. The government said it intended to serve as a “loyal and constructive partner in state reforms and to work for the benefit of all Brussels citizens, irrespective of the language they speak”.

The new Brussels government is composed of six parties – three French speaking (socialists SP, Christian democrats CDH and the francophone party FDH) and three Dutch speaking (socialists SP.A, liberals Open VLD and Christian democrats CD&V). 

The government said its priorities were to cut unemployment and tackle the city’s transport crisis. It added that it was committed to major projects begun by the previous administration, including the Neo shopping centre at Heizel and the development of the canal zone (pictured).

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