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Europe is investing in the nuclear energy of the future

15 January 2019

“If we want to achieve the climate goals of the Paris Agreement, we will have to continue to invest in innovative forms of nuclear energy.” MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt reacts positively to the decision of the European Parliament to invest six billion euros over the next few years in the future of …

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Bart De Wever: “Confederalism is coming”

15 January 2019

“Confederalism is coming. The ungovernability of Belgium cannot be allowed to continue. And anyone wanting that confederalism has only one option: the N-VA.” N-VA Chairman Bart De Wever gave a detailed explanation about the decision of the party to put him forward as a candidate for Minister …

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Bart De Wever candidate for Minister-President of Flanders

14 January 2019

“Flanders must be the level at which the real political decisions are taken.” N-VA Chairman Bart De Wever announced a number of “decisive choices” at a press conference on Monday morning in the run-up to the elections of 26 May. The most striking one is that Bart De Wever himself is a candidate to …

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N-VA’s proposal for the unemployed: higher initial payment, faster reduction over time

9 January 2019

“We want to encourage job seekers to accept work more quickly.” The N-VA has prepared a bill to reduce unemployment benefits at a faster pace. At present, an unemployed person falls back to the minimum payment after a maximum of 48 months, and the N-VA wants to reduce this to 24 months. The party …

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Peter Luykx visits Catalan political prisoners

8 January 2019

“There is no room for political repression in the European Union. The N-VA wishes to inform the Catalan political prisoners that as a party it will continue to stand up for the immediate release of all Catalan political prisoners and for the resolution of the conflict between Barcelona and Madrid …

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Flanders equips inspection centres to combat particulate filter fraud

7 January 2019

Flanders is joining the fight against particulate filter fraud. By 2020, Flemish Minister of Mobility Ben Weyts wants to equip all inspection centres with PN meters that measure dust particulates to check whether a particulate filter is defective or has been removed. “We are the first in Europe to …

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