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Bart De Wever: open letter on refugee crisis

7 November 2015

In an open letter to his fellow party chairmen within the European Union, Bart De Wever, president of the N-VA, is seeking support for a number of serious measures to stop migrants from coming over to Europe to claim asylum. In his letter, De Wever not only raises a number of pressing concerns but …

10,000 new private-sector jobs in just six months’ time: change works

3 November 2015

During the first half of this year, companies created 10,000 new jobs. Private-sector job creation had not boomed like this in Belgium since 2011. In that same period the public sector workforce shrank by 4,000 civil servants, a sharp reduction which had not been seen since 1996. “Yet another sign …

Belgian Defence also involved in the care for asylum seekers

30 October 2015

The government has adopted a package of measures to provide care and assistance to asylum seekers. As a result, the traditional partners and Fedasil will together create 2,500 additional places for asylum seekers. An agreement in principle was also reached about the deployment of Defence in this …

Better protection for consumers who book their package holiday online

27 October 2015

The European Parliament agreed to modernise legislation on package holidays. MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt, who negotiated this deal on behalf of the ECR group, is happy with the agreement: “Europe wants to better protect travellers who book online with these new rules. They should enjoy the same …

Draft Climate Policy Plan saddles Flanders with a disproportionate high bill of at least 130 million euros

27 October 2015

The N-VA is committed to a broad-based and fair Climate Plan for Belgium. The advantages and disadvantages of the - rightfully requested - climate efforts must be correctly distributed in this National Climate Plan between the three regions and the federal government. The draft agreement that was …

Theo Francken: “Tougher rules for asylum seekers”

23 October 2015

At the request of Theo Francken, the state secretary for Asylum and Migration, the federal government has approved a package of measures to limit the inflow of asylum seekers. The measures, among others, relate to applications for family reunification, the residence status for recognised refugees …

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