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The Brussels government invests far too little in support and shelter for the homeless

17 March 2021

“The new count by Bruss’Help confirms what we feared,” Brussels MP Gilles Verstraeten says. In November 2020, there were 5,313 homeless people in Brussels. That is an increase of 27.8% compared to 2018 and an increase of 200% compared to 2008. A threefold increase in 12 years! Three times as many …

Schaarbeek’s municipal administration must comply with the language law

11 March 2021

For seven years now, Schaarbeek’s administration has been led by a town clerk who lacks the required language skills. Brussels group leader Cieltje Van Achter and Flemish MP Annabel Tavernier, both from Schaarbeek, react with bewilderment and point to the guilty negligence of the Brussels …

Assita Kanko wants equality and safety for LGBTQIA+ people across Europe

11 March 2021

The European Parliament is voting on a resolution today to declare the entire territory of the European Union an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone. “I support this initiative with all my heart,” MEP Assita Kanko says. “The N-VA delegation will vote in favour of this resolution because we believe that LGBTQIA+ …

Mathias Vanden Borre has a plan for prostitution in Brussels: “Brussels cannot afford another three years of the prostitution issue staying as it is”

10 March 2021

The Brussels N-VA has its own prostitution plan ready for Brussels. Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre wants to follow the model used in Antwerp, with a concentrated area for window prostitution and a ban on street prostitution. “The idea is that the affected areas can be revived, but also that sex …

European recommendation on “Due diligence through the supply chain”: good intentions, but with completely detrimental consequences

9 March 2021

“Improve the world: yes, but not by shooting ourselves in the foot.” The N-VA delegation in the European Parliament opposes a report on the “Corporate due diligence requirements” that will be voted on on Wednesday. “The report contains unacceptable proposals that are detrimental to our SMEs,” warns …

Lifting of immunity: The N-VA is not voting Puigdemont into prison

8 March 2021

On Monday 8 March, at the request of the Spanish judiciary, the European Parliament voted to waive the immunity of MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comin and Clara Ponsanti, advocates for the political independence of Catalonia. The N-VA delegation voted against the lifting of their immunity: “The …

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