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N-VA wants more transparency for secret pharmaceutical deals

28 October 2019

The N-VA, together with sp.a, is submitting a bill to obtain greater transparency about the secret contracts between the government and pharmaceutical companies. “We are not opposed to the secret agreements and we realise that a certain amount of discretion is needed, but we must still be able to …

Jong N-VA (N-VA Youth) hands Reynders the key to free the Catalan prisoners

25 October 2019

A delegation of Jong N-VA gathered on Friday in Brussels at the cabinet of Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders, who is also responsible for Foreign Affairs. The Jong N-VA members handed Reynders a key. With this initiative, Jong N-VA wants to emphasise that as from next month Didier Reynders …

N-VA wants to make climbing into HGVs a criminal offence

22 October 2019

The N-VA is submitting a new legislative proposal to make climbing into HGVs by transmigrants a punishable offence. With a view to possible customs difficulties resulting from Brexit, it wants to allow the judicial system and the police to be able to intervene vigorously. “As a Parliament, it is …

N-VA wants to close family reunification loophole

19 October 2019

The N-VA has prepared a bill to close a family reunification loophole for migration. In practice, the N-VA wants to authorise the Immigration Office to examine residence applications via family reunification on a case-by-case basis. The right to family reunification is currently so widely …

No future in the European Union for this Turkey

16 October 2019

The Flemish Parliament demands the immediate halt of the offensive against the Kurds in Northern Syria and the withdrawal of the Turkish army from the region. “The violence must stop, and humanitarian help for the Kurds must be guaranteed,” say a number of N-VA MPs. No future for Turkey in the EU …

Flemish Parliament demands release of Catalan politicians