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Nationalism is triumphing

6 May 2011

Nationalism in Scotland and the Basque Country is currently experiencing remarkable triumphs. Hot on the heels of the terrific results of the Catalan independence referendum at the beginning of April, the Scottish National Party (SNP) thundered home with an absolute majority in recent regional …

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Room for new Flemish policy

2 May 2011

“The only government in this country that will be able to conclude 2011 with a balanced budget is the Flemish Government,” confirmed Flemish Minister for Finance and Budget Philippe Muyters on Monday at the presentation of the annual budget check. Flanders is also getting an unconstrained policy …

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Every year EUR 11 billion flows from the north of Belgium to the south of Belgium

28 April 2011

Transfers from Flanders to Wallonia amounted to more than EUR 11 billion in 2007, double the figure that is generally accepted. This was revealed by a study carried out by Vives that was made available to the weekly publication Trends for perusal. For the first time, the study also counted interest …

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N-VA wants internal European borders to be temporarily reinstated

27 April 2011

With the large influx of Tunisians in Italy, temporary border controls on the roads, in ports and on international trains would be useful. Europe should therefore be able to reintroduce controls along internal borders. The N-VA therefore believes a modification to the Schengen Agreement is necessary …

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European constituency brushes regions under the carpet

20 April 2011

In April the Committee on Institutional Affairs of the European Parliament approved a report that wanted to modify the rules for European elections. Frieda Brepoels, Member of the European Parliament for the N-VA, believes that the call for 25 additional MEPs is unacceptable at a time when savings …

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Belgian and Dutch naval cooperation not compromised after all

15 April 2011

The Dutch government is not, after all, going to sell its two M-frigates despite earlier, conflicting reports. N-VA Member of Parliament Bert Maertens believes this is good news for the Belgian navy: "Now Belgium and the Netherlands can continue to jointly maintain their M-frigates and keep on …

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