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Mandatory civic integration in Brussels is delayed once again

11 January 2022

The fifth deadline for the introduction of mandatory integration in Brussels will probably not be met either. After much postponement, that deadline was 1 April 2022, but the uniform computerised system, which was to be developed by Brussels Ecolo minister Alain Maron, is not ready yet. Flemish MP …

Abolition of the Senate: not words, but deeds!

8 January 2022

In the Het Nieuwsblad newspaper of 8 January, Senate President Stephanie D’Hose (Open VLD party) called for the abolition of the Senate. N-VA group leader in the Senate, Karl Vanlouwe, supports this call but criticises the lack of action: “I can only hope that Open VLD is serious this time and that …

Flanders must not lose the “war for talent”

5 January 2022

Since 2019, a so-called “single permit” has been in force: an electronic residence permit that contains both a work permit and a residence permit. This makes it possible to attract foreign talents to our labour market. However, the processing time for such an application is almost three months. “We …

The N-VA wishes you a happy and healthy 2022!

1 January 2022

Let’s raise a glass together to the new year! All representatives, committee members and employees of the N-VA wish you a prosperous 2022, with good health and an extra portion of happiness. Our party secretariat is closed from Friday 24 December through Friday 31 December. On Monday 3 January we …

Plans for the Brussels reception centre for illegal migrants send the wrong signal

31 December 2021

The Brussels government wants to set up a reception and referral centre for illegal migrants in Haren by the end of this year. Completely the wrong signal, according to Brussels N-VA MPs Mathias Vanden Borre and Gilles Verstraeten. This will have the effect of a pull factor. Brussels has become an …

Social housing barely adapted to the needs of Brussels residents

28 December 2021

Figures requested by Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre show that 13,356 or 37% of social housing dwellings are not adapted to the needs of their residents. For example, there were no fewer than 6,623 dwellings that were overcrowded (or dwellings that were too small) in 2020, and a similar number of …

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