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Flemish Parliament clears last-but-one hurdle in the CETA ratification

29 May 2018

The Committee on Foreign Policy and European Affairs of the Flemish Parliament has today adopted the draft decree on CETA. The approval procedure for the trade agreement between the European Union and Canada is therefore now at its last-but-one stage - the only thing left is for the plenary session …

Europe demands more N-VA

23 May 2018

Belgium has received a negative evaluation from the European Commission regarding the budget, and so Europe is demanding additional efforts to make that budget structurally sound. This is precisely the request of the N-VA, which is always the first party in the government to call for more in-depth …

The economic impact of migration

18 May 2018

What is the impact of migration on our economy? Minister of Finance Johan van Overtveldt and Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken have ordered an investigation into the question by the National Bank of Belgium. “In Anglo-Saxon countries, an investigation into the economic …

Exponential growth of palm oil a risk to environment and climate

17 May 2018

Every 47 seconds, a piece of rainforest the size of a football field disappears, among other things for the production of palm oil and soya. The N-VA is sounding the alarm about the impact of the increasing consumption of palm oil on deforestation, climate and possibly even public health. It …

Flemish Parliament condemns dramatic violence in Gaza

16 May 2018

Following in the footsteps of Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois, the Flemish Parliament has also strongly condemned the violence at the border between Gaza and Israel. In an emergency resolution, the Parliament called on the EU to take on an active intermediary role to reach a two-state …

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