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UK Prime Minister welcomes Bart De Wever

18 March 2011

In mid-March, N-VA Chairman Bart De Wever was hosted by David Cameron, the British PM. This is absolutely remarkable since even resigning PM Leterme has not had this opportunity. “I told him that I was jealous of him. What he managed to do in 9 days, to form a government with a crystal-clear …

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The N-VA wants electronic information about pensioners living abroad to be exchanged

15 March 2011

The Belgian National Pension Office (RVP/ONP) makes payments to 180,000 people who live abroad, for a total amount of €64 million each month. Most people entitled to a pension from the Belgian State live in Italy (40,920), France (38,234), Spain (20,067) and the Netherlands (19,097). Each year the …

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Not enough women in the Belgian army

11 March 2011

On 1 January 2010 the Belgian army had 2,859 women in uniform, which amounts to 8 percent out of a total 35,668 persons serving. This figure means that in this area Belgium’s army is not performing as well as, for example, that of the Netherlands or France.  The male to female ratio of 92 to 8 has …

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The N-VA wants a fully-fledged government by the end of April

6 March 2011

At the end of April EU member states will have to present their pluri-annual budgets to 2015 before the European authorities. In addition to this budget, at that time Belgium will also have to set out the measures necessary to attain the so-called Europe 2020 objectives, among other things as …

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N-VA welcomes greater autonomy for Wales

4 March 2011

In a referendum yesterday the Welsh people opted to have a greater say in the competences devolved to their assembly. Based on preliminary results it appears that the National Assembly for Wales will in the future be able to make laws on its own for all matters pertaining to its areas of competence …

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Flemish minister Muyters reforms doping policy

3 March 2011

Flemish minister for Sports Philippe Muyters has presented the reform of the whereabouts rules to the Flemish Parliament. The new rules are intended to enable authorities to carry out drugs testing outside of competitions. The new system is as effective as the previous one but the fact that it is …

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