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    "title": "Vlaams Belang invites Jordan Bardella to the Flemish Parliament",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-18 18:21:36",
    "published_at": "2026-05-18 18:21:00",
    "url": "https://www.belganewsagency.eu/vlaams-belang-invites-jordan-bardella-to-the-flemish-parliament",
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    "body": "<p><strong>Jordan Bardella, leader of France&rsquo;s far-right party Rassemblement National, is due to visit the Flemish Parliament on 11 June. He is doing so at the invitation of Vlaams Belang, as the far-right Flemish party has announced via the website bardellavient.be.</strong></p><p>With a year to go until the French presidential elections, Vlaams Belang is thus bringing the leader of the far-right Rassemblement National to Flanders, specifically to the Flemish Parliament. The aim is for Bardella to speak, among other things, &ldquo;about his vision for the future of Europe and free nations&rdquo;.</p><p>According to the invitation, the evening will be introduced by Brussels MP Bob De Brabandere, and party leader Tom Van Grieken will close the event with a speech.</p><div id=\"bookmark-eba01164-9fd1-4943-9bc3-5198ddc0a101\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/uk-bars-far-right-flemish-mp-from-entering-the-country\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2F9c3694a7-8477-4d82-80f2-7e644032e462%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=80fbf2649a813f03feca32b3c28ec9d6)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/uk-bars-far-right-flemish-mp-from-entering-the-country\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"eba01164-9fd1-4943-9bc3-5198ddc0a101\"\n           >\n                UK bars Flemish far-right MP from entering the country            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                The British government has revoked the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) of Flemish MP Filip Dewinter, barring him from entering the United...            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belganewsagency.eu%2Fuk-bars-far-right-flemish-mp-from-entering-the-country&newsroom=6b71e247-a9ba-4732-aaa3-88be14c119db\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            belganewsagency.eu        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<p>This is not the first time that Vlaams Belang has brought a like-minded leading French top politician to Flanders. In 2015, the party invited Marine Le Pen, former leader of the Front National (the predecessor of the Rassemblement National), to a colloquium in the Flemish Parliament. That visit was not without controversy at the time and was accompanied by a demonstration.</p><p>According to Flemish Parliament speaker Freya Van den Bossche, this is a Vlaams Belang parliamentary group event. &ldquo;The General Secretariat assesses the application against the regulations. If the application meets the conditions of the regulations, the General Secretariat authorises the event. As this is a parliamentary group event that met those conditions, the General Secretariat has authorised it,&rdquo; said Van den Bossche.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><sup>#FlandersNewsService | Leader of the Rassemblement National party Jordan Bardella &copy; PHOTO Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM</sup></p><hr /><p><strong>Related news</strong></p><div id=\"bookmark-8507ce04-416f-448d-a86b-f209299b1db1\"\n     class=\"release-content-bookmark release-content-bookmark--horizontal\">\n\n            <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__thumbnail\"\n           href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgian-ministers-seek-clarification-over-uk-entry-ban-for-far-right-flemish-mp\"\n           rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n           target=\"_blank\"           style=\"background-image: url(https://prezly.imgix.net/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uc.assets.prezly.com%2F53641042-3a9a-4104-b209-f5637553643a%2F-%2Fpreview%2F600x600%2F?ar=1%3A1&amp;fit=crop&amp;s=28bb2c6b933d2b6c85f305f63d07765f)\"\n        ></a>\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__details\">\n\n                    <a class=\"release-content-bookmark__title\"\n               href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/belgian-ministers-seek-clarification-over-uk-entry-ban-for-far-right-flemish-mp\"\n               rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n               target=\"_blank\"               data-type=\"bookmark\"\n               data-track=\"Story WebBookmark Click\"\n               data-placement=\"content\"\n               data-id=\"8507ce04-416f-448d-a86b-f209299b1db1\"\n           >\n                Belgian ministers seek clarification over UK entry ban for far-right Flemish MP            </a>\n        \n                    <div class=\"release-content-bookmark__description\">\n                Belgian foreign minister Maxime Pr\u00e9vot (Les Engag\u00e9s) and Flemish Parliament speaker Freya Van den Bossche (Vooruit) have both requested...            </div>\n        \n        <a href=\"https://www.belganewsagency.eu/\"\n           target=\"_blank\"\n           rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n           class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider\"\n        >\n            <img class=\"release-content-bookmark__provider-icon\" src=\"https://avatars.prezly.com/favicon?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.belganewsagency.eu%2Fbelgian-ministers-seek-clarification-over-uk-entry-ban-for-far-right-flemish-mp&newsroom=6b71e247-a9ba-4732-aaa3-88be14c119db\" aria-hidden=\"true\" />\n            belganewsagency.eu        </a>\n    </div>\n</div>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
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