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Theo Francken: “If we carry on like this, there will be no more EU within five years”

6 June 2018
Theo Francken

At the European Summit on Migration, the competent ministers and secretaries of state did not reach agreement on the reception, redistribution and repatriation of refugees. Secretary of State Theo Francken raised the alarm and once again explains his vision. Theo Francken asks the competent …

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Professional secrecy must be overridden in cases of genital mutilation

31 May 2018

Care providers may break their professional secrecy if they come across a case of genital mutilation. The Chamber has approved a bill in this area. The N-VA welcomes the right to speak out, although for us it could have gone further. “As a party, we believe that the duty to speak out should be in …

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Member States get a greater say in the European agricultural policy

31 May 2018

With the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), on Friday the European Commission is returning a whole series of tasks back to the Member States and the regions. A good thing, says MEP Sander Loones: “The Commission explicitly admits that pushing through one single policy in the whole EU …

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EU passenger rights during all phases of air travel

31 May 2018

When an air traveller departs from a European airport and then experiences difficulties during a layover outside the European Union, he or she can still call on EU passenger rights. That’s what the Court of Justice decided in a judgement today. The condition here is that the passenger buys all the …

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Romania and Bulgaria do not yet belong in the Schengen area

30 May 2018

Romania and Bulgaria are not ready to accede to the Schengen area. MEP Helga Stevens categorically rejects the European Parliament’s proposal to have both countries immediately become members of the Schengen area. “Bulgaria and Romania must first make urgent efforts to put their houses in order in …

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European approach to social dumping still allows abuse

29 May 2018

The European Parliament has approved the new rules on secondment, but MEP Helga Stevens is reacting to them with mixed feelings: “In the near future, construction workers from Eastern Europe who are seconded to our country will have to get the same pay as Flemish construction workers. This is …

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