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Need for stronger policy

13 September 2017

President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker has held his annual State of the Union in the European Parliament. According to the N-VA’s MEPs, citizens above all need a stronger policy in the areas of security, the approach to migration and job creation. “Our citizens are waiting not …

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Europe to waste tax revenue on free Wi-Fi

12 September 2017
Wi-Fi

The European Parliament has given the green light to squander EUR 120 million in “free” wifi installations in six to eight thousand municipalities. “In Flanders, we no longer believe in freebies, but Europe keeps on doling them out with abandon,” says MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt, who is following this …

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Anneleen Van Bossuyt among most influential MEPs

11 September 2017
Anneleen Van Bossuyt

The European independent watchdog VoteWatch Europe has drawn up a list of the 70 most influential MEPs today, out of a total of 751. Anneleen Van Bossuyt is number 29 in the list. Among Belgian MEPs, she is in second place, with only Guy Verhofstadt ahead of her. Anneleen Van Bossuyt is also the …

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Brexit: legal certainty for 35,000 Flemish citizens

8 September 2017
London

In the context of the upcoming Brexit, Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois wants to limit the legal uncertainty of Flemings in the UK to the greatest extent possible. “I am pleased that our Prime Minister is monitoring the Brexit negotiations closely and defending Flemish interests,” says …

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Support for the reduction of secondment term

8 September 2017

Next week, the European Union’s Social Affairs Ministers will be discussing a compromise proposal on the revision of the rules on secondment. French-German amendments will also be discussed. These include, among other things, a shortening of the secondment period to 12 months. “At the urging of our …

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Increased fire safety focus

6 September 2017
Increased fire safety focus

Following the fire at Grenfell Tower in London last June, fire-fighters are demanding that the European Union pays more attention to fire safety. MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt supports that demand, because fires currently cost 4,000 Europeans their lives every year. In her opinion, more effective tests …

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