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EU votes on border checks in the Schengen area

28 November 2018

“Control of our own borders in exceptional situations is necessary to maintain internal order.” MEP Helga Stevens sees the usefulness of internal border checks in the Schengen area as a temporary measure. On Thursday, the European Parliament will be determining its position regarding a change in …

Ralph Packet succeeds Sander Loones in the European Parliament

28 November 2018

Former Chair of Jong N-VA (N-VA Youth) Ralph Packet has been an MEP for the N-VA since Wednesday. He succeeds Sander Loones*, who was appointed Minister of Defence, in charge of the Civil Service, in the federal government. Aged just 28, Ralph Packet is the youngest Member of the European …

N-VA in the front row at the foundation of the EU-Catalonia Dialogue Platform

27 November 2018

This week, the N-VA was in the front row at the foundation of the EU-Catalonia Dialogue Platform. The platform brings together Catalonia-supporting parliamentary friendship groups from Scotland, Denmark, Switzerland and of course Flanders, among others. Those friendship groups are an expression of …

Jong N-VA present non-binding confederalism pact

26 November 2018

What if... we were to submit a non-binding pact for confederalism to the other parties? Would they sign it? Jong N-VA decided to put it to the test and visited the headquarters of CD&V and Open Vld with a draft agreement. The agreement calls on the Flemish parties to work together in order to …

#VlaamseGroeten: a Christmas card for Catalonia

26 November 2018

For over a year, nine Catalans have been in prison because of their political beliefs. The seven men and two women are spending their days and nights behind bars because they are standing up for an independent Catalonia. For the N-VA, this imprisonment is unworthy of a European constitutional state …

Peter De Roover: “Our house of democracy is not in Marrakesh”

23 November 2018

“Our house of democracy is located in Brussels and not in Marrakesh.” On Thursday in the Chamber of Representatives, Parliamentary group leader Peter De Roover once again set out the objections that the N-VA has against the Migration Compact of the United Nations. For the N-VA, parts of that …

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