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New Integration Decree links civic orientation and integration

25 May 2013

The new Flemish Integration and Civic Orientation Decree was drafted on the proposal of the Flemish Minister for Civic Orientation, Geert Bourgeois (N-VA). The Decree reforms the integration and civic orientation sector in Flanders, inseparably linking civic orientation and integration to one …

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N-VA partied along with the LGBT movement at the Gay Pride event in Brussels

17 May 2013

This year too, a number of standard bearers of the N-VA joined in the annual Gay Pride parade. This is no coincidence, considering that the N-VA, since its inception, has been a strong advocate of equal opportunities for LGBT people. We have come a long way since then. Legal equality has been …

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Flemish Minister Muyters is international Expert Minister for Anti-doping Policy

10 May 2013

Philippe Muyters was designated, on behalf of the European Council of Ministers for Sport, as the Expert Minister for Anti-doping Policy on the Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). WADA is the global organisation responsible for establishing anti-doping rules, determining banned …

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N-VA welcomes European ban on neonicotinoids

29 April 2013

Mass bee deaths have been increasing alarmingly in recent years. Reasons for this are the decline in biodiversity, the Varroa mite and the use of crop protection products containing neonicotinoids. Yet bees are crucial not only for the ecosystem, but also in economic terms. For Belgium, they are …

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Single environmental permit provides entrepreneurs with quicker and better results

19 April 2013

The Flemish Government has approved the Environmental Permit Decree. By integrating the environmental and urban planning permits within a single Environmental Permit, the Flemish Government has responded to a long-term complaint of the business world. Companies wanting to execute a project for which …

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Turkey must accept the extended hand

21 March 2013

On Newroz, the traditional Kurdish New Year celebrated on 21 March, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Turkey, Abdullah Öcalan, called upon his supporters to put down their weapons and ordered the Kurdish freedom fighters to leave Turkey. Öcalan’s declaration indicates that the time …

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