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i-Police inquiry reaches Verlinden's office as opposition presses for a parliamentary probe
A spokesperson for the justice minister and a spokesperson for the Brussels prosecutor's office have been charged with breaching professional secrecy; Verlinden denies any wrongdoing.
6 sources · VRT NWS, La Libre, De Tijd +Budget
Inner cabinet meets again on Wednesday evening, but a budget deal is not expected before next week
After a week of technical scrutiny, De Wever and his deputy prime ministers resume talks, while federal science institutions and Defence also surface in the savings plans.
3 sources · VRT NWS, Het Laatste Nieuws, RTBFMobility
No vignette-free strip on the French border, and Westhoek mayors consider going to court
Flemish minister Ben Weyts sees no merit in buffer zones for the road vignette, to the dismay of border municipalities worried about their French customers.
3 sources · VRT NWS, Het Laatste NieuwsSociety
Poll commissioned by abortion centres: 54 percent favour a limit beyond twelve weeks
Sixteen organisations seize on the LUNA survey to call for eighteen weeks in an open letter.
4 sources · Het Nieuwsblad, Het Laatste Nieuws, Newsmonkey +Flemish politics
Commuter fund comes to the rescue of Antwerp's zoos, and the source of the money draws criticism
ZOO Antwerpen and Planckendael will have to save 2 million euros a year less, using money left over in the Mobility budget.
2 sources · VRT NWS, De Standaard