Brussels Social Housing Standoff: MR Freezes €131 Million Over Foyer Anderlechtois Chairman

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Brussels has rebuilt its Grand-Place before. French artillery under Marshal Villeroy flattened most of the square in August 1695, and the guilds had their houses standing again within about four years (one of the façades still carries the date 1697 in big numerals). The region that governs the city around it needed 613 days after the June 2024 election just to agree on a government. Seven months into that government, one of its own parties has switched off the money for social housing.

Pedro Sánchez Lost Control at Ceuta and Blamed Everyone Else

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

My priors first, because they matter for what comes after. I think immigration built the Spain that tourists queue up to photograph, and I think the loudest voices on this subject are usually arguing about something else entirely. When Ted Cruz said the socialist prime minister of Spain was handing amnesty to millions of military-age African men, my instinct was to argue with Cruz, not with Sánchez.

Then came the last two days of July.

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Brussels Social Housing Standoff: MR Freezes €131 Million Over Foyer Anderlechtois Chairman

Pedro Sánchez Lost Control at Ceuta and Blamed Everyone Else