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Macron’s EU doesn’t fit Europe

28 September 2017

It was a bold speech by French President Macron in the Sorbonne amphitheatre the day before yesterday, well-constructed and delivered with bravura. Maybe a tad too long though. It was a speech given with the eloquence only French politicians can muster. The content of the speech was also very …

Catalonia referendum: “No à la carte European human rights”

20 September 2017

L’Espagne boycotte la mission de commerce de la Flandre et de la Catalogne

Spain is deploying its Guardia Civil against the Catalan Government. The Spanish military police is currently carrying out multiple campaigns in various Catalan ministries, including the Ministries of Finance, Economy, Taxation and Social Affairs. The Spanish Government is thus carrying out a de …

Catalan Representative to the EU gives insight into independence referendum

19 September 2017

At a lecture on Catalonia and the upcoming referendum on independence, organized by N-VA International, Amadeu Altafaj, Permanent Representative of the Catalan Government to the European Union, explained why the upcoming referendum is democratically legitimate. The introduction was given by MP …

Residence fraud: amendment to the treaty with Morocco

18 September 2017

Sixty percent of Moroccan immigrants in our country already own property in Morocco. It is usually a house, but can also be land or a block of flats. Today, our tax authority already has data on who these owners are; however, the tax authority is still not permitted to pass on that information to …

Key role in European anti-terror committee

14 September 2017

European Parliament member Helga Stevens has been appointed as co-reporter in Europe’s Special Committee on Counter-Terrorism (TERR). She will also contribute recommendations to strengthen the European anti-terrorism policy and to eliminate shortcomings in the fight against terrorism. “It is a …

International aviation industry must limit emissions too

13 September 2017

The European Parliament has approved new rules to reduce CO2 emissions in aviation as well. European Parliament member Mark Demesmaeker responds with satisfaction: “To achieve the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement, all sectors must make an effort. That certainly includes the aviation sector …

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