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Johan Van Overtveldt unanimously elected chairman of the European Budget Committee

10 July 2019

Former Minister of Finance and current Member of the European Parliament Johan Van Overtveldt was unanimously elected as chairman of the Budget Committee of the European Parliament on Wednesday. As chairman of the Committee, Van Overtveldt can get to work immediately at a crucial time in the EU’s …

Thousands of Catalans protest in Strasbourg against the sidelining of democracy

2 July 2019

Thousands of Catalans and sympathisers gathered in Strasbourg for a protest action outside the European Parliament during its opening session. They condemn the fact that the three elected Catalan MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comin and Oriol Junqueras cannot take up their mandate due to actions of …

Geert Bourgeois welcomes the trade agreement between the European Union and South American countries

2 July 2019

Geert Bourgeois is pleased with the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, the customs union between Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. The European Union is the first major trading partner to be able to conclude an agreement with these countries. The deal will give the …

Trust can grow only after dialogue

1 July 2019

The party leadership of the N-VA has analysed the political state of affairs regarding the Flemish and Federal Government formation and come to three conclusions. The N-VA has always opposed coinciding elections. No other federal country does it this way. Today, it is clear how justified this …

Schools are the key to more Dutch in the Flemish Periphery around Brussels

26 June 2019

Knowledge of Dutch in the Flemish Periphery around Brussels has decreased slightly. This is confirmed by the second Language Barometer for the Flemish Periphery around Brussels. Dutch is under great pressure in the northern and southern Canal Zone. The language situation in the “employment …

N-VA remains in the ECR group in the European Parliament

18 June 2019

On Tuesday evening, the party council of the N-VA, the party’s highest political body, reached a decision regarding which European group the party will join during this legislative term. The members of the party council voted to continue to remain in the ECR, the European Conservatives and …

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