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Ten-point plan for better service provision by the NMBS

22 September 2016

With a ten-point plan for the railways, the N-VA hopes to improve the service provided to passengers. The plan contains not only a number of familiar ideas, such as wi-fi or wireless internet on the train and a guaranteed service provision, but also a number of new concepts. “For example, we want a …

EU-Canada trade agreement of great importance for Flanders

20 September 2016

In the federal parliament, the N-VA has in the past already supported the resolution in which the majority expressed itself in favour of the TTIP trade agreement with the USA. Today, the N-VA is also calling for support for the CETA trade agreement between the EU and Canada. Wallonia is the lone …

European Council less naive than European Commission

18 September 2016

The European Council is putting a more eurorealistic approach on the table for the coming six months than President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker did in his recent State of the Union. “No otherworldly utopias, but specific and achievable measures: doing, not dreaming. The Member …

Flanders approves EU free trade agreement with Canada

16 September 2016

The Flemish Government is giving its approval to the signature of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), a new free trade agreement between Europe and Canada. The signing is set for 27 October at the EU-Canada summit. “For Flanders, this trade and investment agreement is of the …

New European repatriation document

15 September 2016

The European Parliament has approved a new European repatriation document. “It is an important step towards an efficient asylum and migration policy,” says MEP Helga Stevens. “A robust repatriation policy must of course take centre stage in any successful asylum policy. The standardised document …

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