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Free-trade agreement with USA is crucial for Flanders

31 August 2016

Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois was quite troubled by a handful of recent statements, made by leading politicians on both sides of the Atlantic, which cast doubt on the so-called TTIP negotiations. These negotiations, which according to the European Commission ought to otherwise proceed …

Voting for Flanders : also from abroad

26 August 2016

It is currently only possible for Belgians abroad to exercise their right to vote during federal elections. For those who live in the European Union, it is also possible to vote in the European elections. However, voting in the Flemish, Walloon or Brussels elections is currently not possible, …

Search engine to combat terror

26 August 2016

The Belgian government is seeking to bolster the investigative capacity of the federal police and intelligence services, which is why it is investing 22 million euros in a search engine that not only detects leads on radicalism and indications of terror threats on websites, but on social media as …

The N-VA to become more international than ever

24 August 2016

The N-VA wishes to gain more prominence internationally. For that purpose, the party has established “N-VA Internationaal”, an internal working group that will carry out its international strategy. Karl Vanlouwe, Peter Luykx and Sander Loones - Flemish, federal and European Parliament members …

Flemish Minister-President wants North Sea Union

23 August 2016

Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois calls for the establishment of a North Sea Union, following the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), a partnership of the EU with fifteen non-EU countries around the Mediterranean Sea. As far as Geert Bourgeois is concerned, the North Sea Union will be a …

Municipal foreigners tax also receives green light

19 August 2016

Primo-arrivants : feu vert pour la taxe communale

At the indication of State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken, the government gave the green light for a municipal foreigners tax just before the summer. Now that it has also been approved by the Council of State, the proposal can be brought before Parliament. “Administration related …

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