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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 …

Bart De Wever: “Let Flanders decide for itself about nuclear power.”

19 February 2022

“If the Vivaldi government cannot make the decision, then the competence for the nuclear power phase-out should go to Flanders,” says N-VA chairman Bart De Wever. “In Flanders, there is no support whatsoever for a nuclear power phase-out. Why then should we let ourselves be held hostage by a small …

Chaos threatens with the introduction of compulsory civic integration in Brussels on 1 April

18 February 2022

The compulsory civic integration programmes in Brussels are finally planned to start on 1 April after numerous postponements. However, MP Gilles Verstraeten notes that a considerable amount of work still needs to be done. “Even if the Brussels Government meets the deadline, the introduction will be …

The Brussels government again makes ailing companies wait for announced coronavirus premiums

16 February 2022

The Brussels Government announced premiums for sectors and companies that are still suffering due to the coronavirus crisis. To date, not one cent of it has been paid out, and it is not yet clear when that will happen. Brussels MP Gilles Verstraeten therefore questioned competent State Secretary …

Brussels reprimanded for failure to provide a whistleblower statute

15 February 2022

The European Commission sent a formal notice to the Brussels-Capital Region for failing to provide a whistleblower statute for civil servants. N-VA group chair Cieltje Van Achter regrets the lack of progress and wonders whether the government is deliberately delaying the introduction of the …

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