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Séance Plénière CRABV 54 COM 373 CRABV 54 COM 373 BELGISCHE KAMER VAN CHAMBRE DES REPRÉSENTANTS VOLKSVERTEGENWOORDIGERS DE BELGIQUE BEKNOPT VERSLAG COMPTE RENDU ANALYTIQUE VERENIGDE COMMISSIES VOOR DE COMMISSIONS RÉUNIES DES RELATIONS BUITENLANDSE BETREKKINGEN, VOOR DE EXTÉRIEURES, DE LA JUSTICE ET DE JUSTITIE EN VOOR DE BINNENLANDSE ZAKEN, L'INTÉRIEUR, DES AFFAIRES GÉNÉRALES ET DE DE ALGEMENE ZAKEN EN HET OPENBAAR AMBT LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE Vrijdag Vendredi 25-03-2016 25-03-2016 Namiddag Après-midi KAMER-3E ZITTING VAN DE 54E ZITTINGSPERIODE 2015 2016 CHAMBRE-3E SESSION DE LA 54E LÉGISLATURE N-VA Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie PS Parti Socialiste MR Mouvement réformateur CD&V Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams Open Vld Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten sp.a socialistische partij anders Ecolo-Groen Ecologistes Confédérés pour l’organisation de luttes originales – Groen cdH centre démocrate Humaniste VB Vlaams Belang DéFI Démocrate Fédéraliste Indépendant PTB-GO! Parti du Travail de Belgique – Gauche d’Ouverture! PP Parti Populaire Afkortingen bij de nummering van de publicaties : Abréviations dans la numérotation des publications : DOC 54 0000/000 Parlementair stuk van de 54e zittingsperiode + basisnummer en DOC 54 0000/000 Document parlementaire de la 54e législature, suivi du n° de volgnummer base et du n° consécutif QRVA Schriftelijke Vragen en Antwoorden QRVA Questions et Réponses écrites CRIV Voorlopige versie van het Integraal Verslag (groene kaft) CRIV Version provisoire du Compte Rendu Intégral (couverture verte) CRABV Beknopt Verslag (witte kaft) CRABV Compte Rendu Analytique (couverture blanche) CRIV Integraal Verslag, met links het definitieve integraal verslag en CRIV Compte Rendu Intégral, avec, à gauche, le compte rendu rechts het vertaalde beknopt verslag van de toespraken (met intégral définitif et, à droite, le compte rendu analytique traduit de bijlagen) des interventions (avec les annexes) (witte kaft) (couverture blanche) PLEN Plenum PLEN Séance plénière COM Commissievergadering COM Réunion de commission MOT Moties tot besluit van interpellaties (op beigekleurig papier) MOT Motions déposées en conclusion d’interpellations (papier beige) Officiële publicaties, uitgegeven door de Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers Publications officielles éditées par la Chambre des représentants Bestellingen : Commandes : Natieplein 2 Place de la Nation 2 1008 Brussel 1008 Bruxelles Tel. : 02/ 549 81 60 Tél. : 02/ 549 81 60 Fax : 02/549 82 74 Fax : 02/549 82 74 www.dekamer.be www.lachambre.be e-mail : [email protected] e-mail : [email protected] KAMER-3E ZITTING VAN DE 54E ZITTINGSPERIODE 2015 2016 CHAMBRE-3E SESSION DE LA 54E LÉGISLATURE CRABV 54 COM 373 25/03/2016 i INHOUD SOMMAIRE Gedachtewisseling met de vice-eersteminister en 1 Échange de vues avec le vice-premier ministre et 1 minister van Veiligheid en Binnenlandse Zaken, ministre de la Sécurité et de l'Intérieur, chargé de belast met de Regie der Gebouwen, de vice- la Régie des Bâtiments, le vice-premier ministre eersteminister en minister van Buitenlandse et ministre des Affaires étrangères et Zaken en Europese Zaken, belast met Beliris en européennes, chargé de Beliris et des Institutions de Federale Culturele Instellingen en de minister culturelles fédérales et le ministre de la Justice van Justitie over "de terroristische aanslagen" sur "les attentats terroristes" Sprekers: Marco Van Hees, Jan Jambon, Orateurs: Marco Van Hees, Jan Jambon, vice-eersteminister en minister van Veiligheid vice-premier ministre et ministre de la Sécurité en Binnenlandse Zaken, belast met de Regie et de l'Intérieur, chargé de la Régie des der Gebouwen, Didier Reynders, vice- Bâtiments, Didier Reynders, vice-premier eersteminister en minister van Buitenlandse ministre et ministre des Affaires étrangères et Zaken en Europese Zaken - Beliris - Federale européennes - Beliris - Institutions culturelles Culturele Instellingen, Koen Geens, minister fédérales, Koen Geens, ministre de la Justice, van Justitie, Sophie De Wit, Koenraad Sophie De Wit, Koenraad Degroote, Degroote, Laurette Onkelinx, voorzitter van Laurette Onkelinx, présidente du groupe PS, de PS-fractie, Denis Ducarme, voorzitter van Denis Ducarme, président du groupe MR, de MR-fractie, Philippe Pivin, Servais Philippe Pivin, Servais Verherstraeten, Verherstraeten, voorzitter van de CD&V- président du groupe CD&V, Raf Terwingen, fractie, Raf Terwingen, Veli Yüksel, Patrick Veli Yüksel, Patrick Dewael, président du Dewael, voorzitter van de Open Vld-fractie, groupe Open Vld, Sabien Lahaye-Battheu, Sabien Lahaye-Battheu, Tim Vandenput, Tim Vandenput, Johan Vande Lanotte, Johan Vande Lanotte, Hans Bonte, Jean- Hans Bonte, Jean-Marc Nollet, président du Marc Nollet, voorzitter van de Ecolo-Groen- groupe Ecolo-Groen, Stefaan Van Hecke, fractie, Stefaan Van Hecke, Georges Georges Dallemagne, Christian Brotcorne, Dallemagne, Christian Brotcorne, Barbara Barbara Pas, Aldo Carcaci, Peter De Pas, Aldo Carcaci, Peter De Roover, Roover, président du groupe N-VA, Willy voorzitter van de N-VA-fractie, Willy Demeyer, Demeyer, Peter Vanvelthoven, Kristof Peter Vanvelthoven, Kristof Calvo, Gilles Calvo, Gilles Vanden Burre Vanden Burre KAMER-3E ZITTING VAN DE 54E ZITTINGSPERIODE 2015 2016 CHAMBRE-3E SESSION DE LA 54E LÉGISLATURE CRABV 54 COM 373 25/03/2016 1 VERENIGDE COMMISSIES VOOR COMMISSIONS RÉUNIES DES DE BUITENLANDSE RELATIONS EXTÉRIEURES, DE BETREKKINGEN, VOOR DE LA JUSTICE ET DE L'INTÉRIEUR, JUSTITIE EN VOOR DE DES AFFAIRES GÉNÉRALES ET BINNENLANDSE ZAKEN, DE DE LA FONCTION PUBLIQUE ALGEMENE ZAKEN EN HET OPENBAAR AMBT van du VRIJDAG 25 MAART 2016 VENDREDI 25 MARS 2016 Namiddag Après-midi ______ ______ De openbare commissievergadering wordt geopend La réunion publique de commission est ouverte à om 14.13 uur en voorgezeten door de heren Dirk 14 h 13 par MM. Dirk Van der Maelen, Philippe Van der Maelen, Philippe Goffin en Brecht Goffin et Brecht Vermeulen. Vermeulen. 01 Gedachtewisseling met de vice-eersteminister 01 Échange de vues avec le vice-premier ministre en minister van Veiligheid en Binnenlandse et ministre de la Sécurité et de l'Intérieur, chargé Zaken, belast met de Regie der Gebouwen, de de la Régie des Bâtiments, le vice-premier vice-eersteminister en minister van Buitenlandse ministre et ministre des Affaires étrangères et Zaken en Europese Zaken, belast met Beliris en européennes, chargé de Beliris et des Institutions de Federale Culturele Instellingen en de minister culturelles fédérales et le ministre de la Justice van Justitie over "de terroristische aanslagen" sur "les attentats terroristes" 01.01 Marco Van Hees (PTB-GO!): Kan de 01.01 Marco Van Hees (PTB-GO!): La commissie voortwerken tijdens de paasvakantie? commission peut-elle se poursuivre durant les vacances? De voorzitter: Overeenkomstig het Reglement van Le président: Conformément au Règlement de la de Kamer zal de Conferentie van voorzitters, die na Chambre, la Conférence des présidents qui se onze vergadering zal samenkomen, beslissen over réunira après notre réunion décidera de l'ordre des de regeling van de werkzaamheden. travaux. 01.02 Minister Jan Jambon (Frans): Vóór alles 01.02 Jan Jambon, ministre (en français): Avant gaan onze gedachten uit naar alle families van de tout, nos pensées vont à tous les proches des slachtoffers van de aanslagen. Die extreem brutale victimes des attentats. Ces actes ont été d'une daden waren bedoeld om paniek te zaaien en onze brutalité extrême pour semer la panique et atteindre democratie te treffen. Er moet zeer kordaat op notre démocratie; ils réclament une réaction très worden gereageerd. ferme. De heer Geens zal ingaan op het gerechtelijke M. Geens va développer l'aspect judiciaire de aspect van dit dossier. Zelf zal ik een balans l'affaire. Je présenterai le bilan des attentats, les opmaken van de aanslagen en dieper ingaan op de mesures de sécurité prises et le volet d'une getroffen veiligheidsmaatregelen en de connectie connexion avec la Turquie. KAMER-3E ZITTING VAN DE 54E ZITTINGSPERIODE 2015 2016 CHAMBRE-3E SESSION DE LA 54E LÉGISLATURE 2 25/03/2016 CRABV 54 COM 373 met Turkije. De balans is verschrikkelijk: er zijn 31 doden Le bilan est terrible: il y a 31 morts, 150 personnes gevallen en er liggen 150 mensen in het ziekenhuis sont hospitalisées – dont 61 en soins intensifs. – van wie 61 op intensieve zorg. De identificatie van L'identification des défunts est très pénible. Nous de dodelijke slachtoffers verloopt zeer moeizaam. voulons être absolument certains de l'identité des We willen absolute zekerheid hebben over de victimes. Les proches en quête d'informations sont identiteit van de slachtoffers. Naasten die op zoek reçus dans un centre d'accueil à Neder-over- zijn naar informatie kunnen terecht bij een centraal Heembeek, où ils peuvent obtenir des contactpunt te Neder-over-Heembeek, waar ze renseignements et le soutien nécessaire. inlichtingen en de nodige ondersteuning kunnen krijgen. (Nederlands) Ik schets het relaas van de feiten. (En néerlandais) Je relate la chronologie des événements. Op dinsdag 22 maart 2016, om 07.58 uur waren er Mardi 22 mars 2016, à 7 h 58, deux explosions twee explosies in de check-inzone in de vertrekhal retentissent dans la zone d'enregistrement du hall van de luchthaven van Zaventem. Onmiddellijk na des départs de l'aéroport de Zaventem. de ontploffingen werd de federale beleidscel Immédiatement après les explosions, la cellule samengeroepen op het Nationaal Crisiscentrum. stratégique fédérale est convoquée au Centre de Prioritaire aandacht ging naar medische Crise national. L'organisation
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