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Thousands of Catalans protest in Strasbourg against the sidelining of democracy

2 July 2019

Thousands of Catalans and sympathisers gathered in Strasbourg for a protest action outside the European Parliament during its opening session. They condemn the fact that the three elected Catalan MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comin and Oriol Junqueras cannot take up their mandate due to actions of …

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Geert Bourgeois welcomes the trade agreement between the European Union and South American countries

2 July 2019
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Geert Bourgeois is pleased with the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, the customs union between Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. The European Union is the first major trading partner to be able to conclude an agreement with these countries. The deal will give the …

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Trust can grow only after dialogue

1 July 2019
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The party leadership of the N-VA has analysed the political state of affairs regarding the Flemish and Federal Government formation and come to three conclusions. The N-VA has always opposed coinciding elections. No other federal country does it this way. Today, it is clear how justified this …

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Schools are the key to more Dutch in the Flemish Periphery around Brussels

26 June 2019

Knowledge of Dutch in the Flemish Periphery around Brussels has decreased slightly. This is confirmed by the second Language Barometer for the Flemish Periphery around Brussels. Dutch is under great pressure in the northern and southern Canal Zone. The language situation in the “employment …

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N-VA remains in the ECR group in the European Parliament

18 June 2019
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On Tuesday evening, the party council of the N-VA, the party’s highest political body, reached a decision regarding which European group the party will join during this legislative term. The members of the party council voted to continue to remain in the ECR, the European Conservatives and …

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New Brussels MPs sworn in

11 June 2019

Cieltje Van Achter, Gilles Verstraeten and Mathias Vanden Borre were sworn in on Tuesday as elected Members to the Brussels Parliament. The three are the face of the excellent result that the N-VA achieved in Brussels. As we have discovered in the meantime, Green is opting to ignore the signal of …

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