Military personnel are given the day off to demonstrate. Francken’s response (N-VA): “That costs us 6 million euros, we would have been better off buying ammunition with it.”

For the first time ever, soldiers can be given time off to demonstrate. Outgoing Minister of Defense Ludivine Dedonder (PS) will grant a ‘service release’ on February 13, the day of the next demonstration against the pension plans of the Arizona coalition – of which PS is not part. “This potentially costs 6 million euros. We would have been better off buying ammunition with it.”

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