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The age limit for blood donors must be increased

5 April 2011

The N-VA believes that the current age limit of 65 years for blood donors is outdated. This legal age limit excludes a considerable number of potential and safe donors, so Senator and Doctor Louis Ide tabled a bill to increase the age limit for donating blood to 71 years. With this bill the N-VA is …

The N-VA resubmits its proposal to scrap the allowance for the King’s children

30 March 2011

The N-VA has resubmitted its bill to modify the allowances paid to members of the Royal Family. The bill involves two basic principles. Firstly, following the Dutch model, only the King, the widow/widower of the Monarch and the heir to the throne (from the age of 18 years) should receive an …

Flemish Parliament endorses national debt motion

30 March 2011

In a proposal by N-VA fraction leader Kris Van Dijck, the majority parties in the Flemish Parliament approved a current affairs motion to take over the national debt. Flanders has made heavy cuts over the last few years. As a result of these budgetary measures the Flemish Government will achieve a …

Money alone will not bring the Palestinian State any closer

24 March 2011

The Palestinian Reform and Development Plan launched on 17 December 2007 in Paris had to lay an institutional and economical foundation for the future Palestinian State within a period of three years. In answer to a question put by Frieda Brepoels, Member of the European Parliament for the N-VA, the …

Supply of Dutch-language television channels in Brussels still uncertain

22 March 2011

The European Court of Justice recently judged that the Belgian 'must carry' ruling, whereby the government can oblige TV distributors to broadcast certain channels, must be more transparent. It specifically concerns the ‘must carry’ ruling in Brussels. The N-VA asked the Flemish Minister for …

Just thirteen deportation flights in 2010