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MP Theo Francken is re-elected as the delegation head for the NATO Parliament

28 August 2024

The Chamber of Representatives reconfirmed MEP Theo Francken as head of the Belgian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. This “NATO Parliament”, composed of parliamentarians from NATO Member States, was established in 1955. It consults on and within NATO, engages in parliamentary …

Johan Van Overtveldt again chairs Budget Committee in European Parliament

23 July 2024

MEP Johan Van Overtveldt was re-elected chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee with a very large majority. He will therefore represent the European Parliament in negotiations with the European Commission and the European Council. Van Overteldt is already looking forward to a …

The N-VA conditionally supports European Commission President von der Leyen’s new term of office

18 July 2024

The European Parliament today approved Ursula von der Leyen’s second term of office as European Commission President. The N-VA took a constructive stance and supported the candidature, albeit conditionally. “We need stability and feasible policies,” says N-VA delegation head Johan Van Overtveldt …

The N-VA once again chooses to join the ECR Group in the European Parliament

3 July 2024

The N-VA will again be part of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) Group in the European Parliament in the coming legislature. The N-VA chose the ECR group after a carefully considered analysis. This choice was officially confirmed today. “The aim was to give the N-VA the greatest …

Thanks to Flanders, a European framework for the welfare of cats and dogs will become a reality

26 June 2024

EU-wide minimum standards for breeding and trading cats and dogs will be introduced for the first time. Flanders made use of the EU presidency to put animal welfare on the European agenda and this is now paying off: after months of work behind the scenes, representatives of the EU Member States …

With more than one million votes, the N-VA remains the largest people’s party in Flanders

10 June 2024

On the evening of Sunday 9 June, the N-VA was the big surprise of the elections in Flanders. Despite opinion polls always predicting a loss for the Flemish nationalist party in recent years, many times estimating the share at less than 20%, the N-VA held up very well. Better yet, it grew in both …

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