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Brussels Government Plans Guardianship over Saint-Josse: Mayor Emir Kir Threatens to Lose Control

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Due to the astronomical mountain of debt in Saint-Josse-ten-Node, the Brussels government is considering placing the region's smallest municipality under guardianship. It would be a huge embarrassment for Mayor Emir Kir, who risks losing control of his municipality.

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Due to the astronomical mountain of debt in Saint-Josse-ten-Node, the Brussels government is considering placing the region's smallest municipality under guardianship. It would be a huge embarrassment for Mayor Emir Kir, who risks losing control of his municipality.

·Antwerp, Belgium
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Saint-Josse, in a state of quasi-bankruptcy, has a cumulative abyssal deficit of 30 million euros in 2025. According to an exclusive document, Ahmed Laaouej, supported by the MR, proposes to the government the activation of a coercive guardianship of the Region against the municipality. An exceptional measure, unprecedented for 50 years. ...

·Brussels, Belgium
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12:57 Brussels Minister of Local Government Ahmed Laaouej wants to place the municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Node under the guardianship of the Brussels Region. The reason is the precarious financial situation of the Brussels g...

·Belgium
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The Brussels government could place the municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode under coercive supervision because of its financial situation, reports La Libre. 的We can't accept that a municipality should do anything,' commented Secretary of State Karine Lalieux (PS) in Bonjour Bruxelles. According to a document consulted by the daily newspaper, the Brussels minister of local authorities Ahmed Laaouej proposes to activate article 18 of the ordinan…

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La Libre broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
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