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EU-UK data exchange after Brexit: the left leaves businesses in the lurch, the N-VA comes up with a viable alternative

19 May 2021

As shadow rapporteur of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE), MEP Assita Kanko is calling on her colleagues not to support the present Adequacy Decision, which regulates the exchange of personal data between the EU and the United Kingdom. Instead, Assita Kanko proposes an …

Illegal immigrants in Ceuta: “It is time for a readmission agreement between Europe and Morocco”

18 May 2021

Thousands of African migrants were again stranded in Ceuta on Monday. According to MP Theo Francken and MEP Assita Kanko, the migrants are being abused as a geopolitical blackmail tool. They want Morocco to fully take up its important role in African migration management. No fewer than 5,000 …

Annabel Tavernier insists on knowledge of Dutch in emergency services in Brussels

18 May 2021

No less than 71% of the complaints submitted by citizens to the Vlaams Meldpunt Taalklachten about the inadequate provision of services in the Dutch language in Brussels hospitals since 2015 were related to the Brussels emergency services or mobile emergency teams. “Unlawful, discriminatory and …

The N-VA wants to limit the personal staff of Brussels ex-ministers

17 May 2021

Former Brussels ministers employ two personal assistants for five years. Today, the General Affairs and Finance Committee of the Brussels Parliament finally adopted a resolution to adapt that system. The N-VA group leader Cieltje Van Achter is pleased that Brussels has followed the Flemish example …

Energy conservation: only the Federal Government has not finished its homework yet

14 May 2021

The European Commission is still waiting for the Federal Government to determine its contribution to the energy savings targets. It is the only government in the country that has not yet finished its homework. The Flemish Government will contribute almost 50% of this country’s total target by 2030 …

Vervoort again shows little ambition with a common central purchasing body for police districts

13 May 2021

The Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region has been responsible for coordinating security policy since 2014. Since then, one task in the Minister-President’s hands is the establishment of a common central purchasing body for police districts. This means that all police districts can …

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