
EU Court Rules IKEA Can Block Belgian Far-Right Party’s Use of Its Name
The European Court of Justice ruled in favor of IKEA, allowing the company to block the Belgian far-right party Vlaams Belang from using its name and symbols as a trademark.
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The European Court of Justice ruled in favor of IKEA, allowing the company to block the Belgian far-right party Vlaams Belang from using its name and symbols as a trademark.

Nearly 50 collectives are mobilizing against the visit of Rassemblement National president Jordan Bardella to the Flemish parliament in Brussels, invited by Vlaams Belang, stating that there can be no normalization or accommodation with the far-right.

The Belgian MR party utilized a procedural debate marking the beginning of the Senate's eventual abolition to publicly distance itself from the far-right Vlaams Belang party.

The far-right Vlaams Belang party in Belgium has requested that federal parliament members undergo drug screening, questioning whether deputies consume drugs.
Belgian Asylum Minister Van Bossuyt stated that the far-right Vlaams Belang party is working hand-in-hand with the 'open borders lobby' by attempting to block the transposition of the European migration pact into federal law, as the pact enters into force.
The Belgian Chamber of Representatives and its president, Peter De Roover, unanimously condemned an action by the Vlaams Belang party, stating it fundamentally violated parliamentary rules.

The University of Amsterdam (UvA) cancelled a scheduled interview between students and Tom Van Grieken, chairman of the Belgian party Vlaams Belang.