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The N-VA proposes 12 measures to restore order in the “drug neighbourhoods”

15 February 2024
Mathias Vanden Borre

A full escalation of drug violence in the capital can no longer be contained. The Peterbos social housing estate in Anderlecht is a base for the drug mafia, and drug violence is also flaring up in other working-class neighbourhoods such as Hallepoort and the Marolles. Due to the Brussels government …

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The ban on slaughter without stunning is also upheld at the European level

13 February 2024
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The European Court of Human Rights rules that the ban on slaughter without stunning that applies in Flanders and Wallonia does not violate the European Convention on Human Rights. Flemish Minister for Animal Welfare Ben Weyts is delighted: “We are making history today. This ruling means that the …

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Never before have so many Brussels appointments violated the language law

7 February 2024

On the initiative of the N-VA, the Vice-Governor of Brussels was invited to present his annual report in the Flemish Parliament. The results speak volumes: never before have so many appointments to Brussels local authorities and Public Social Welfare Centres (OCMWs) been in violation of the …

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Zuhal Demir: “The new European climate targets amount to incomprehensible and unfeasible bidding”

6 February 2024

The Flemish Energy and Climate Plan 2030 was only just approved by the Flemish government last year, and the European Commission wanted to start discussing the 2040 CO2 reduction targets immediately. Flemish Environment Minister Zuhal Demir found this incomprehensible. “The European train rumbles …

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Assita Kanko collaborates on a new EU directive against genital mutilation

6 February 2024
Assita Kanko

6 February is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. The practice, which involves the partial or complete removal of girls’ external genitalia, is still widespread worldwide, including in Europe. The physical and mental consequences are immense. MEP Assita Kanko …

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The N-VA wants a regional drug hotline for Brussels

31 January 2024
Mathias Vanden Borre

We must have a regional drug hotline in Brussels. Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre stated this after the federal magistrate pointed out during the Sky ECC drug trial that the growth of drug labs in our capital is frightening. “Limburg and Antwerp have had drug hotlines for several years, which have …

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