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3 October 2022

Over the past week, Iranian women as well as men overwhelmingly seized upon the abuse and death of Mahsa Amini to express their resentment of the Ayatollahs’ repressive regime. The response of Iranian security and police forces to the demonstrations was, as usual, disproportionate and bloody …

30 September 2022

Civil protests are on the rise in Iran following the death of the young Mahsa Amini. The young woman died in hospital after the Iranian morality police detained her for not wearing her headscarf properly. For MP Darya Safai, who herself once fled Iran after being imprisoned there, there is a chance …

23 September 2022

Today, the Doel 3 nuclear power station is closing its doors. “The mistake of the century,” says the N-VA. With a striking campaign in all the Flemish newspapers and a large delegation in Doel, the N-VA once again underlines its plea to keep as many nuclear power stations as possible safely open …

22 September 2022

“It is only when the dykes break that people realise how important it is to have sufficient cash on hand. And therefore to have a proper budget in place. But unfortunately, the De Croo government has done nothing but spend taxpayers’ money since taking office. Nothing has come of the promise to get …

16 September 2022

In her State of the Union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented a package of measures that the EU intends to take to tackle the energy crisis. “Her intentions are good, but I am still waiting for some substance,” responds MEP Johan Van Overtveldt in the De Afspraak …

14 September 2022

The European Union has largely brought the energy crisis upon itself and is failing in its duty to protect its citizens and economy. That is the analysis made by the European N-VA group following yet another State of The Union in times of crisis. Instead of being preoccupied with itself and taking …