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The European multi-annual budget: Johan Van Overtveldt is satisfied, but regrets fragmentation

10 November 2020

This afternoon, the negotiations on the European multi-annual budget 2021-2027 were successfully concluded. MEP Johan Van Overtveldt is satisfied with the agreement. “I am satisfied with the future-oriented choices. However, I regret that the dynamics of negotiations between the traditional parties …

Recruit agents in Brussels, involve citizens and equip the police properly

9 November 2020

In recent months, in its home affairs committee the Brussels Parliament has been looking at the relationship between the police and citizens. Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre has followed the work closely on behalf of the N-VA and is making several recommendations. “The figures and recent events …

The N-VA on the development cooperation policy memorandum: “Disappointing”

9 November 2020

Minister for Development Cooperation Meryame Kitir’s policy memorandum is disappointing. A nice piece of prose full of great principles, but after reading it, you wonder what the minister is actually announcing. The N-VA is by no means convinced. “It may all sound very nice, but at its core, it is …

N-VA on the purple-green coalition defence policy: “Lots of promises, no money”

6 November 2020

The N-VA is concerned about Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder’s policy memorandum. Our analysis shows that, although major commitments are being made to the military, they will have to finance most of them themselves. As the security party, the N-VA will continue to monitor government policy …

Policy memorandum on Asylum and Migration: naive, safeguards for more illegal migration and lax return policy

6 November 2020

The N-VA is not at all keen on the policy memorandum proposed by Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Sammy Mahdi. The N-VA notes that it is steeped in migration naivety, to the extent that it will lead to a further increase in both non-European legal immigration and illegal immigration. The …

Johan Van Overtveldt: “Institutional uncertainty in the United States fuels general uncertainty”

5 November 2020

On the De Ochtend news programme on Radio 1, MEP Johan Van Overtveldt warned against the additional uncertainty that the American presidential elections will entail. “The lack of clarity about exactly who will become President can really be missed as much as a toothache these days.” “At present, …

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