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The European Parliament to vote on a plan for sustainable shipping and seaports

27 April 2021
Johan Van Overtveldt

The European Parliament is voting on a report aimed at the sustainability of shipping and seaports. MEP Johan Van Overtveldt helped negotiate the text: “The COVID-19 crisis clearly demonstrates the importance of international supply chains and the essential economic role played by the maritime …

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5G: Flanders takes action; Brussels organises a citizens’ panel

27 April 2021
5G

The Flemish Government is going to adjust the Flemish radiation standards to simplify the rollout of 5G. This further increases the pressure on the excessively strict Brussels radiation standard. Cieltje Van Achter, N-VA group chair in the Brussels Parliament, places the responsibility with Ecolo …

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Geert Bourgeois on the Brexit agreement: “The start of a new chapter for EU-UK relations”

27 April 2021
Brexit

On Tuesday 27 April, the European Parliament votes on the trade agreement that the European Union concluded with the United Kingdom. “A crucial step to still avoid a disastrous no-deal,” MEP Geert Bourgeois says. “It is now time to look to the future together and start a new chapter. We must …

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The N-VA sets five themes for a large members’ conference in 2023

26 April 2021

The N-VA is organising a large ideological members’ conference in the spring of 2023. In the run-up to that conference, five broad umbrella themes will be elaborated in depth. A theme chair for each of these themes was confirmed last weekend by the party leadership and the party council. These are …

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The N-VA denounces the dramatic coronavirus approach in Brussels

22 April 2021
Gilles Verstraeten

“The scheme put forward by Brussels Health Minister Alain Maron (Ecolo) to have Brussels mayors carry out checks on mandatory testing and quarantine is a bad joke,” Brussels MP Gilles Verstraeten says. The information is not automatically transferred to the mayors, and there are no penalties at all …

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Dermine’s recovery plan lacks reform ambition

21 April 2021

The assessment of the “Vlaamse Veerkracht” recovery plan was released on Tuesday. It shows that 93% of the Flemish projects have already started. It is a different picture for the federal recovery plan, the first version of which was only outlined in the House today by the competent State Secretary …

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