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Assita Kanko wants European action against terrorism: “The EU must not be a breeding ground for extremism”

9 December 2020
Assita Kanko

“It is time for real and effective action to tackle the root of the problem.” MEP Assita Kanko hopes that the European Commission’s new Counter-Terrorism Agenda will produce more than just half measures. “The many attacks within the EU have shown that Europe has a serious problem that it needs to …

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The N-VA is calling for the accelerated rollout of smart energy meters in Brussels

9 December 2020

“Digital or smart electricity and natural gas meters have many advantages, and yet the competent Minister Maron today questioned their usefulness for ordinary consumers in Brussels.” Cieltje Van Achter, N-VA group chairman in the Brussels parliament, questioned Minister Maron today about the slow …

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The Flemish Parliament is calling for the EU to end accession negotiations with Turkey

9 December 2020

“President Erdogan’s recent policies and statements have been more than enough negative publicity for Turkish membership of the European Union,” says the N-VA, initiator of a resolution calling on the European Union to make some fundamental changes in its relations with Turkey. The plenary session …

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Zuhal Demir opposes the bidding culture in the climate debate: “Let’s achieve something in the field first”

8 December 2020
Zuhal Demir

“In recent weeks and months there has been a bidding culture in the climate debate: we have to do 35%, we have to do 40%, we have to do 50%. But the past has shown that none of those percentages has been achieved. Hence my plea: let’s achieve something in the field first, we have already lost too …

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The N-VA demands physical tests for candidate soldiers

5 December 2020

“The N-VA wants a professional military with soldiers in top physical condition.” The N-VA is not satisfied with the purple-green proposal to stop the physical selection tests for new recruits while the coronavirus crisis persists. The purple-green government wants to suspend physical testing for …

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Bart De Wever identifies a Belgian problem: “There’s something wrong with this country”

4 December 2020
Bart De Wever

“If you only want to have all the nice things and to leave all the burdens to someone else, that’s what they call hostile neighbourliness.” N-VA chairman Bart De Wever explained once again in the programme De Afspraak why the Brussels city toll is not a good idea. “What Brussels is doing now is a …

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