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European Union is including Assita Kanko’s resolution on female circumcision in its gender strategy

6 March 2020

The European Commission is including Assita Kanko’s resolution on female circumcision in its strategy for equality between men and women. With this, MEP Assita Kanko has scored a new victory in her battle against female genital mutilation. “The fight is far from over, but the Commission’s decision …

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Zuhal Demir to the European Environment Council: “Do not pass the cost on to families”

5 March 2020

“All regions in this country want to make a claim on the fund.” Flemish Minister of the Environment Zuhal Demir delivered a clear message to the European Environment Council. It had previously become known that the European Commission wants to allocate the whole 68 million euros from the Just …

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N-VA stunned by the European Commission’s green power grab

4 March 2020

The N-VA is concerned about the Climate Law that is currently being discussed in the European Commission. The Commission appears to be wanting to grab for itself the power to impose climate targets on member states from on high. MEP Johan Van Overtveldt calls it a hold-up. A good, but unsupported …

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The N-VA wants European reinforcements for Greece to help it counter migratory pressure

3 March 2020

The N-VA is asking that Belgium give support to Greece to stay on top of the migratory pressure. Tens of thousands of people are currently trying to enter Europe illegally from Turkey, and the Greek border guard is doing everything it can to counter that. In addition, the N-VA is asking for a more …

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Zuhal Demir on the unfair distribution of European Green Deal money: “The biggest polluters are being favoured”

27 February 2020
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“The European Green Deal favours countries that have so far invested almost nothing in a greener economy. That’s not fair.” Flemish Minister of the Environment Zuhal Demir explained on Radio 1 why Minister-President Jan Jambon sent a letter to the European Commission. In it, on behalf of the …

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The N-VA achieves a great step forward: secret pharmaceutical deals will become more transparent

26 February 2020

The bill for more transparency about secret pharmaceutical deals is getting the green light from the Council of State. The N-VA is one of the entities that submitted the bill. “We are not opposed to secret deals and we realise that a certain amount of discretion is necessary, but in one way or …

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