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False acknowledgement of children is now an offence

3 April 2018

Cities and municipalities can from now on refuse the acknowledgement of a child if they suspect that asylum fraud is taking place. According to State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken, illegal aliens are often paying thousands of euros to people who reside here legally in order to …

Netflix can now travel with you in Europe

1 April 2018

Flemish tourists will from now on be able to view their online subscription everywhere in Europe. Watching Netflix and Belgian football online is now possible outside Flanders too. MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt co-negotiated the new European regulations: “Today, over 600,000 Flemings have a Netflix …

Freezing EU support for Turkey

28 March 2018

The pre-accession support for Turkey must be frozen. Turkey is getting over nine billion euros from the European Union between 2007 and 2020. That money is intended to bring the rule of law in Turkey to the EU level. But Turkey is moving in the opposite direction. The N-VA wants Flanders to …

Strict punishment for genital mutilation

26 March 2018

Genital mutilation at Flemish GPs’ practices is unacceptable. The N-VA responds with indignation to reports in the media about GPs who perform circumcision on women. They want the court to respond strictly. “Such practices are unacceptable anywhere in the world. The public prosecutor must …

Turning a blind eye to Spanish shame

25 March 2018

“The arrest of the Catalan government leader Carles Puigdemont in Germany is a new low in the treatment of peaceful politicians by the Spanish state.” The N-VA touches a nerve after the new escalations in the Catalan-Spanish conflict. The N-VA groups in the federal, Flemish and European Parliament …

Fewer asylum centre places for asylum seekers

24 March 2018

The number of asylum centre places is gradually decreasing to the level before the asylum crisis. The federal government has approved a reduction plan that decreases the number of places from 23,815 now to 16,629 in 2019. Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken explains: “The …

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