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Johan Van Overtveldt critical of the European Recovery Fund: “There are major problems with the distribution criteria”

22 July 2020

At 750 billion euros, the size of the European Recovery Fund is historic - but then so are the circumstances. This is what Johan Van Overtveldt, MEP and chairman of the Budget Committee, said on the De Ochtend radio show. He sees major holes and poorly considered distribution criteria in the plan …

The N-VA is calling for action against Turkish attacks in Kurdistan

15 July 2020

In a letter addressed to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, the N-VA group in the Flemish Parliament is requesting that more European attention be paid to the appalling situation in northern Syria and Iraq. “We must not stand idly by …

Majority parties want attention to be paid to the severely affected Brussels Airport

13 July 2020

The majority groups in the Flemish Parliament have reached an agreement on a resolution that absorbs the blows the “coronavirus airport” has been getting. “The coronavirus crisis is severely affecting the activities of Brussels Airport,” the N-VA says. “We want a vision for the future of the …

Jan Jambon wants to prepare a division of powers with “double ministers”

11 July 2020

“The current model isn’t working.” Flemish Minister-President Jan Jambon is launching a proposal to break the Belgian deadlock in response to 11 July. For federal powers such as Public Health and Labour, he wants both a Flemish and a French-speaking minister in the federal government. “That way, we …

Charles Michel’s European multi-annual budget and Recovery Fund proposals: “The intentions are good, but it’s too little”

10 July 2020

The N-VA delegation in the European Parliament has a cautiously positive reaction to Charles Michel’s proposals on the European multi-annual budget and the European Recovery Fund. Delegation leader Geert Bourgeois sees a number of matters shifting in the right direction, although it is by no means …

Assita Kanko: “The EU must not turn a blind eye to the inhumane treatment of Chinese Uyghurs”

9 July 2020

“The situation of the Uyghurs is truly distressing.” MEP Assita Kanko, together with a large number of MEPs, has written to the EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan calling for action to be taken against the exploitation of Uyghurs, particularly in the Chinese province of Xinjiang. “Many of them, …

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