Political developments in Belgium and the Netherlands

Sammy Mahdi, chairman of the Belgian party CD&V, has outlined his perspective on Christian democracy, emphasizing the concept of personalism and the importance of community care. He describes the essence of the ideology as 'doing good for another' and views 'fraternity' as a central pillar to counter modern hyper-individualization.

In the Netherlands, a new AI-powered tool has been launched to make 25 years of political research and over 3,000 polls accessible to the public. The archive, covering data from 2002 to the present, allows users to query political shifts regarding topics such as migration, nitrogen policy, and the rise of far-right movements using natural language.