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Theo Francken: “We must create a culture of safety and resilience once again”

2 March 2022

“For too long, we have been the slackest of the group in Europe when it comes to defence. It is time for a real revival of our defence apparatus. We must create a real culture of safety and resilience once again,” said MP Theo Francken in the De Ochtend radio show in connection with the Defence …

Geert Bourgeois: “A resilient European Union is a historic turning point; caution remains necessary”

1 March 2022

Not only has the European Union imposed severe sanctions on Russia in recent days, but it will also fund arms for Ukraine. MEP Geert Bourgeois also thinks this is ground-breaking. “But this ultimately concerns a neighbour of ours being brutally attacked and fighting for freedom and democracy.” Yet …

The West must foster a culture of resilience once again

27 February 2022

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a game changer for the world stage. MP and defence specialist Theo Francken says that we can already draw two important lessons from this crisis: the West must foster a culture of resilience once again, and we must guarantee the independence of our energy supply …

N-VA protests against the Brussels drug injection site

25 February 2022

The N-VA in Brussels has campaigned against the injection site for drug users that opens at the end of March in Woeringenstraat in Brussels. “This injection site and the 500-metre tolerance zone around it are sending completely the wrong signal. It completely contradicts drug prevention and the …

Europe’s energy policy fuels Russia’s war chest

23 February 2022

The European Member States have been financing the Russian army’s war chest for years with their citizens’ tax money due to the European dependence on Russian oil and gas. Paradoxically enough, Minister Van der Straeten’s policy also reinforces that policy into the future, while at the same time, …

Assita Kanko on the EU mission concerning Afghanistan: “The Taliban regime must never be legitimised.”

21 February 2022

The European Commission has sent a mission to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to investigate the situation in Afghanistan. N-VA MEP Assita Kanko is also taking part in the mission. She is calling on the international community never to legitimise the Taliban regime. “I express my deepest concern for …

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