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All hands on deck to pull Brussels out of the coronavirus mire

16 August 2021

At the beginning of August last year, Brussels MP Gilles Verstraeten asked for an emergency session of the Health Committee following the terrible coronavirus figures in Brussels. “That was laughed off at the time.” A year later, he repeated his question. Not only the N-VA, but also the other …

“I live in Schaarbeek and haven’t received a single leaflet in the post yet about the coronavirus”

11 August 2021

“A crisis such as this shows you how important civic integration is.” On the TV programme Terzake, N-VA group leader in the Brussels Parliament Cieltje Van Achter discussed the low vaccination rate in Brussels. Cieltje Van Achter compared the situation there with the situation in Antwerp. “The …

Bert Wollants clarifies the N-VA’s position on gas-fired power stations: “Gas-fired power stations are the absolute end of the road for us”

26 July 2021

“Nobody is looking forward to those emissions or to throwing a lot of money at them.” The province of Flemish Brabant does not want to issue a permit for the construction of a gas-fired power station in Vilvoorde. MP Bert Wollants comments on the TV programme Terzake. Gas-fired power stations are …

Wortel-Kolonie recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site

26 July 2021

Wortel-Kolonie, part of the Colonies of Benevolence in Belgium and the Netherlands, is being placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. That decision was made by the World Heritage Committee at an international convention in China. The Committee recognised the Colonies of Benevolence as witnesses to …

The N-VA delegation is taking part in Budapest Pride

22 July 2021

The rights of the rainbow community in Hungary are decreasing. An N-VA delegation therefore decided to take part in Budapest Pride this Saturday. “We are doing this to denounce the decrease in LGBT+ rights in the country and to support the local community,” Flemish MP Piet De Bruyn says. A month …

The Brussels government must approach vaccine refusers proactively

20 July 2021

The campaigns aimed at convincing Brussels residents to be vaccinated are inadequate and are not working well enough. Only 60% of adults in Brussels have so far received their first jab. In Flanders and Wallonia, the figures are 89% and 77% respectively. According to Brussels MP Gilles Verstraeten, …

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