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Yet another inexcusable blunder in the purple-green vaccine saga: Belgium could have ordered many more vaccines

25 February 2021
Cancer du col de l’utérus : plus de risques pour les jeunes filles wallonnes

“This cannot be justified in any way.” MP Kathleen Depoorter is outraged by the report in the De Standaard newspaper that Belgium failed to order additional vaccines when the European procedure allowed it. “The nonchalance with which the vaccination campaign has been conducted is inexcusable.” On …

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The N-VA wants a firmer approach to transmigration: “Time for VIP patrols in Zeebrugge”

24 February 2021

“We thus need to shift up a gear to tackle transmigration.” Flemish MP Maaike De Vreese and MPs Darya Safai and Theo Francken argue for VIP patrols, where VIP stands for Very Irritating Police, in the approach to transmigrants in West Flanders. “The figures show that human smuggling remains a …

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Federal Vivaldi coalition rushes the European Own Resources Decision through parliament: Belgium pays 1 billion euros extra to the EU every year

24 February 2021

This week, the European Own Resources Decision was approved in the House of Representatives. This was done in a room without a live stream and without complete transparency. N-VA MP Sander Loones expresses his dissatisfaction: “The purple-green Vivaldi coalition claims to think highly of European …

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The new Brussels Regional Security Plan 2021-2024 does not satisfy the wish for a better security policy

24 February 2021
Des peines lourdes pour les émeutiers pillards

The new plan is more concise than its predecessor, with fewer priority themes and associated measures. It also underestimates the seriousness of certain criminal phenomena of organised crime, such as drug trafficking and human smuggling.” According to Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre, there is no …

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Bart De Wever on the nuclear exit: “The will of the greens has become law”

23 February 2021
Bart De Wever

“The federal government is plunging us into total uncertainty with this attitude.” N-VA chairman Bart De Wever responds to reports in the De Tijd newspaper that nuclear power plant operator Engie is assuming that the closure of all nuclear power plants planned by the federal government will take …

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Pandemic law: The N-VA submits a bill to guarantee democratic decision-making in the event of a crisis

23 February 2021
corona

Today, N-VA party chairman Peter De Roover is submitting a bill to determine a crisis situation during which measures to deal with that crisis will be tackled at an accelerated pace by parliament. This is intended to prevent parliament from being excluded from decision-making by the government in …

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