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Theo Francken: “Stay away from Mali, focus on NATO engagement”

25 January 2022

In a debate on the TV programme Terzake, N-VA MP and Belgian delegation leader of the NATO parliament Theo Francken said that the Belgian army must focus on its NATO engagement and the situation in Eastern Europe, and not start a mission in Mali. “Our army can do no more. We must choose,” Theo …

Bart De Wever sets out the main points in his New Year’s message: “It is time to choose. To choose Flanders.”

22 January 2022

“It is time,” Bart De Wever says in his New Year’s message. “Time for Vivaldi to come to an end. Time to choose. Only the choice for confederalism gives Flanders the self-determination to take back control of our future. We must go all out for it.” Bart De Wever delivered his New Year’s message on …

Assita Kanko: “Commission President von der Leyen’s quota proposal is the wrong answer to a real problem”

20 January 2022

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to revive the “Women on Boards Directive” and oblige listed companies to have at least 40% of their boards made up of women. MEP Assita Kanko (N-VA) is not enthusiastic about this legislation. “President von der Leyen’s proposal is the wrong …

Brussels is becoming the hub of international drug crime

19 January 2022

“The latest report of the Brussels Observatory for Prevention and Security for the year 2020 confirms what the N-VA has been denouncing for some time now, namely that Brussels is increasingly becoming a major hub for organised crime,” says Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre. “Organised criminal …

Assita Kanko: “As President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola is paving the way for a generation of women.”

18 January 2022

The Maltese Roberta Metsola was elected as the new President of the European Parliament following the sudden death of David Sassoli. Roberta Metsola also enjoyed the support of N-VA MEP Assita Kanko. “Roberta Metsola is a woman who gained her place in a macho culture that I have experienced myself …

The Flemish must see Brussels more as a residential city