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N-VA’s proposal for the unemployed: higher initial payment, faster reduction over time

9 January 2019

“We want to encourage job seekers to accept work more quickly.” The N-VA has prepared a bill to reduce unemployment benefits at a faster pace. At present, an unemployed person falls back to the minimum payment after a maximum of 48 months, and the N-VA wants to reduce this to 24 months. The party …

Peter Luykx visits Catalan political prisoners

8 January 2019

“There is no room for political repression in the European Union. The N-VA wishes to inform the Catalan political prisoners that as a party it will continue to stand up for the immediate release of all Catalan political prisoners and for the resolution of the conflict between Barcelona and Madrid …

Flanders equips inspection centres to combat particulate filter fraud

7 January 2019

Flanders is joining the fight against particulate filter fraud. By 2020, Flemish Minister of Mobility Ben Weyts wants to equip all inspection centres with PN meters that measure dust particulates to check whether a particulate filter is defective or has been removed. “We are the first in Europe to …

N-VA puts the Swedish legacy on the table in the Chamber

21 December 2018

In recent years, at the impetus of the N-VA, the Michel I government has followed a centre-right direction. It has achieved a great many excellent reforms, such as the reduction in corporate income tax, the reduction of social security contributions and the tax shift. As a result, working and …

The N-VA wishes you a happy and healthy 2019!

21 December 2018

Let’s raise a glass together to the New Year! All representatives, committee members and employees of the N-VA wish you a prosperous 2019, with good health and an extra portion of happiness. Our party secretariat is closed from Monday 24 December through Tuesday 1 January. On Wednesday 2 January we …

Producers contribute to the cost in the European fight against plastic litter

19 December 2018

By 2029, the EU member states have to collect 90 percent of single-use plastic beverage bottles separately. That is one of the measures against litter that the European Parliament approved today. With these new measures, Europe aims to keep litter out of our seas and oceans. MEP Mark Demesmaeker …

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