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Dieselgate: no independent control of emission standards

5 April 2017

Dieselgate : pas de contrôle indépendant des normes d’émission

The European Parliament has approved a range of recommendations by the Dieselgate investigation committee, but rejected the creation of an independent control agency. “Yet that would have ensured tighter market supervision," reacts MEP Mark Demesmaeker, who was the vice-president of the research …

Anneleen Van Bossuyt pushes digital boundaries in Europe

5 April 2017

Of all Belgian MEPs, Anneleen Van Bossuyt is the one who makes her stamp most firmly on European digital and telecoms policy. This can be seen in an analysis by the independent non-profit organisation VoteWatch Europe. "Also in dossiers on the digital economy and society, N-VA is making the …

Turning up the heat in the fight against social dumping

3 April 2017

Renforcer la lutte contre le dumping social

MEP Helga Stevens has drawn up a list with concrete measures in order to make the fight against social dumping a whole lot more efficient. To this end she is looking in the first place at European Commissioner Marianne Thyssen (CD&V): "She must urgently create a better framework which allows less …

Financing of social security: historic reform

31 March 2017

After the federal government, the parliament has now also approved the long-awaited reform of social security. In this regard, the political weight of the N-VA is clearly tangible. For example, an end is being put to the tradition in which social agreements entail costs that are passed on to the …

Flemish budget remains balanced

31 March 2017

The Flemish Government has completed the budgetary control for this year with a slight surplus of EUR 145 million. Of that amount EUR 100 million is being set aside as a buffer, just in case of a rainy day, and EUR 45 million is being allocated to extra investments. "Not only are we keeping our …

Largest insurance market in the world comes to Brussels

30 March 2017

Lloyd’s of London, the largest insurance market in the world, is going to set up a new subsidiary in Brussels. “It is the first time that Lloyd’s is setting foot on the European continent,” says Minister of Finance Johan Van Overtveldt. With this move, Lloyd’s is anticipating the potential effects …

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