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Assita Kanko on the approval of the EU Digital COVID Certificate: “Now it’s up to the Member States to let their citizens have a well-deserved holiday”

8 June 2021

On Tuesday, the European Parliament approved the EU Digital COVID Certificate. MEP Assita Kanko responds with satisfaction, but warns of further chaos. “On paper, the system looks good and workable with clear safeguards for privacy, but plans don’t yet make a building. European citizens must be …

Assita Kanko does not want sound cannons at the Greek border: “A human approach must always take precedence”

4 June 2021

“Greece must clarify this matter as soon as possible.” MEP Assita Kanko is not in favour of sound cannons at the Greek border to deter migrants. “A human approach must always take precedence, even in these difficult circumstances. Europe must uphold its own values.” “The allegations about the …

Neutrality must also be seen

1 June 2021

Brussels group chairman Cieltje Van Achter finds it “incomprehensible and unacceptable” that the Brussels transport company STIB-MIVB will not appeal against the conviction of discrimination because it did not want to recruit a woman wearing a headscarf. “A decision under political pressure from …

Bart De Wever on free speech in the De Zevende Dag news show: “I never thought liberals were going to be at the forefront of criminalising opinions”

30 May 2021

“This is a debate about censorship, whether censorship is a good idea and who should be allowed to apply censorship.” In the De Zevende Dag news show, N-VA Chairman Bart De Wever debated free speech and, among other things, the removal of a Facebook group that expressed support for Jürgen Conings …

The weak approach to the illegal transmigration issue exacts its revenge; an action plan is urgently needed

28 May 2021

Last week, some 50 illegal transit migrants of mainly Vietnamese nationality were found off the coast of Oostduinkerke. This week, there were another 80 or so in the dunes and at sea. “We have been warning about this life-threatening situation for months, yet the government continues to ignore it …

The N-VA wants stricter rules on family reunification

27 May 2021

“Family reunification remains the biggest migration channel into Belgium.” The House of Representatives is debating two bills by the N-VA this week that aim to tighten up the regulations for family reunification. “We must not be naive; asylum seekers and their smugglers seek out destination …

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