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12 December 2023

The European Parliament wants to encourage the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). The European N-VA delegation is satisfied that European minds have finally shifted regarding nuclear power. “It is unbelievable and actually highly irresponsible that it took so long, but now that we are …

8 December 2023

MEP Assita Kanko, together with well-known women, uses a video message to call on world leaders to condemn the Hamas rapes of 7 October and prosecute the perpetrators. “The suffering of Jewish women in the villages surrounding the Gaza Strip touched me deeply. We must not keep this silent out of …

7 December 2023

MEP Johan Van Overtveldt and MP Theo Francken were guests of the International Democracy Union (IDU) in Washington recently as delegates on behalf of the N-VA. The visit was part of the N-VA’s accession to this large international umbrella organisation, which had just been formally approved. This …

4 December 2023

N-VA Chairman Bart De Wever was extensively covered in the media last weekend after his statement in the Het Laatste Nieuws newspaper that the party is considering submitting lists for the federal elections in Wallonia as well. “It is time we also had a debate about confederalism in Wallonia, …

30 November 2023

In March this year, MEP Assita Kanko reached an agreement on behalf of the European Parliament with the Member States on stricter rules for tracking cryptocurrency transactions. Kanko now wants to implement these rules quickly to prevent terrorist organisations from using cryptocurrencies. Since …

28 November 2023

The European Parliament’s Justice and Home Affairs Committee gave the green light today to the bill on the collection of passenger information by airlines. The new rules are part of the fight against terrorism and organised crime. Assita Kanko, the chief negotiator of this dossier, stresses the …