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A black day for Europe

14 October 2019

The verdicts handed down in the trial against the Catalan political prisoners are creating a huge amount of resentment, not least in our own party. The N-VA groups in the Flemish Parliament, the Chamber and the European Parliament respond with indignation. “If Europe accepts this, then it is today …

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Jan Jambon is suspending supplies of military-capable equipment to Turkey

10 October 2019
Jan Jambon

The Flemish Government has decided to freeze decisions about Turkish requests for the supply of goods that can be used for military purposes. The news was communicated by Minister-President Jan Jambon, who is also responsible for Foreign Affairs in the Government. Jan Jambon had earlier called …

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Jan Jambon advocates a united and strong Europe against Turkey

10 October 2019

Flemish Minister-President Jan Jambon is calling on Europe to react in a united and strong manner to the Turkish assault in Syria. In a conversation with the newspaper De Ochtend, he advocates economic sanctions against Turkey. Jan Jambon fears that the war violence will lead to the escape of …

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“Caretaker government must close, not open, the budget floodgates”

9 October 2019

The federal budget is going off the rails! The government in current affairs must keep costs under control by respecting the agreements made with the N-VA. “Unfortunately, the caretaker government is not respecting the democratic rules of the game. It is not keeping the situation under control, but …

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Kenyan students nominated by Assita Kanko obtain a place in the final selection for the Sakharov Prize

9 October 2019
Assita Kanko

The Restorers, the group of five Kenyan students who developed an app to combat female genital mutilation, has secured its position in the final for the 2019 Sakharov Prize. Our MEP Assita Kanko had nominated the students yesterday for the prestigious prize for freedom of thought. And successfully …

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Assita Kanko: “Josep Borrell saddles Europe with a credibility problem”

7 October 2019
Assita Kanko

MEP Assita Kanko has serious doubts regarding the nomination of Josep Borrell as the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Josep Borrell, who is being heard by the European Parliament on Monday, played the repressive card extremely hard in the Catalan …

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