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N-VA issues persuasive plastic report

10 July 2018

The Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of the European Parliament today approved the plastic report of MEP Mark Demesmaeker by an overwhelming majority. In the report, he makes recommendations for a firm approach to dealing with plastic waste. The text is scheduled to be voted …

Brexit: the benefit of clarity

8 July 2018

“It is good that Prime Minister Theresa May was able to rally her entire government behind a comprehensive proposal for future relations between the European Union and the United Kingdom,” says Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois. “The British position is moving in the direction of the trade …

20,000 Ryanair passengers displaced?

6 July 2018

Airline Ryanair announced that it may have to cancel a huge number of flights from Belgium due to a strike on 25 and 26 July by its cabin crew. This would affect 100 flights and 20,000 passengers. Last summer, passengers were also faced with the same situation, at which time Ryanair proved …

Preclearance: don’t let Zaventem become one of the ‘other’ airports...

5 July 2018

In the Chamber of Representatives, the N-VA advocated for a ‘preclearance treaty’ between Belgium and the United States for Zaventem airport. This would mean that American customs formalities would already have been completed in Zaventem before departure. The result: faster flight connections with …

N-VA proposes recommendations in the European Counter-Terrorism Committee

5 July 2018

The fight against terror is not yet over. Europe is therefore working on a coherent and effective security policy. MEP Helga Stevens, co-reporter on the Special Parliamentary Counter-Terrorism Committee (TERR), was one of the authors of a report containing concrete recommendations for tackling …

No money for Turkey

4 July 2018

The European Commission intends to donate a considerable EUR 244 million to Turkish President Erdoğan in 2019. Officially, this is called ‘pre-accession aid’ to assist Turkey with preparing for EU membership. MEP Sander Loones is critical: “The European Parliament stressed last year that accession …

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