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Bourgeois: “The new EU trade agreement with Chile proves the urgent need for more free trade”

1 March 2024

The European Parliament approves a new free trade agreement between the EU and Chile. N-VA delegation head and group coordinator for the Committee on International Trade Geert Bourgeois is particularly pleased: “This is a bit of good news at the last minute after all.” The new agreement is …

The N-VA demands the merger of the Brussels police zones. “Minister Verlinden doesn’t go far enough”

28 February 2024

Des peines lourdes pour les émeutiers pillards

The Committee on Internal Affairs is discussing a bill by Minister Verlinden that gives the Brussels Minister-President and the governors the powers of the mayor and the police board in the event of exceptional, acute or unexpected security problems. MPs Koen Metsu and Sigrid Goethals are …

Persistence wins: the N-VA proposal on reversing the nuclear power phase-out is finally being implemented

27 February 2024

After 11 (!) times, the N-VA proposal to amend the nuclear power phase-out law is finally being implemented. MP Bert Wollants’ proposal goes to the Council of State for an opinion, following an alternative majority in the Chamber with the Open Vld, MR and PS parties. “Finally a step forward and an …

The N-VA votes against the European Nature Restoration Law: “This goes too far”

27 February 2024

The plenary session of the European Parliament approved the European Nature Restoration Law today. Through this law, which is part of the Green Deal, targets and obligations are imposed on the Member States for the restoration of nature and ecosystems in Europe. The N-VA delegation voted against …

The Brussels renovation law is unrealistic, ill-considered and unfair

23 February 2024

The Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region today approved Ecolo party minister Alain Maron’s renovation law. The law introduces a renovation obligation for all owners of a home with an energy certificate classified D to G. N-VA group chair Cieltje Van Achter calls the Renovation Act unrealistic, …

De Croo wants to convince Europe of pension reform with smoke and mirrors

21 February 2024

Europe has made the release of hundreds of millions of euros in recovery money dependent on measures that keep the pension bill within limits. “But this pension reform is insufficient to safeguard the statutory pension scheme,” argues MP and pension specialist Wim Van der Donckt when discussing the …

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