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Purple-green is secretly increasing your energy bill

3 February 2021

Flemish energy consumers will have to cough up an extra EUR 774 million between now and 2030. At the end of last year, the Federal Minister of Energy Tinne Van der Straeten quietly increased the contribution for offshore wind farms by no less than 30%. In doing so, she is thwarting the policy of …

COVID-19 vaccines: The EU is not without blame

29 January 2021

The EU and AstraZeneca have entered into an open conflict that benefits no one, according to MEP Geert Bourgeois. “In addition, the pharmaceutical companies are increasingly portrayed as capitalist enterprises that are only out for profit, while pride and gratitude are in order.” According to Geert …

Subsidy guide to bring European subsidies to Flemish local authorities

26 January 2021

At the request of the N-VA, Flemish Minister-President Jan Jambon gave an overview of the planned actions of the Liaison agency Flanders-Europe (VLEVA). Among other things, the agency will work on a European subsidy guide for cities and municipalities. “Thanks to this support from VLEVA, our local …

Small tourist establishments in Brussels left to their own devices

26 January 2021

The smaller players who run tourist establishments or residential accommodation are left to their own devices by Brussels. The larger hotels have already received a total of EUR 10.8 million in contributions. This is discrimination, according to Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre. From the end of …

Bart De Wever shows the way in his New Year’s speech: “We continue to work on a Flanders that relies on its own resources”

23 January 2021

“Only the N-VA can be the force in Flanders to transform this country into a confederation.” In his New Year’s speech, chairman Bart De Wever made clear what the task of the N-VA will be in the coming years. Confederalism is the only way to restore democracy in Belgium, said Bart De Wever. “We …

The purple-green government reverses course on political rights for military personnel

20 January 2021

Military personnel will not be able to stand as candidates in regional, federal or European elections. The Parliamentary Committee for Defence rejected the proposal by the N-VA on the matter. In a first reading, however, a majority still approved the proposal. “We can only conclude that the so …

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