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Geert Bourgeois on Brexit: “85% of European Brexit support must go to Flanders.”

13 December 2020

“If you looked at it rationally, you’d say that it’s in everyone’s interests to come to an agreement,” said MEP and former Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois, speaking about the Brexit negotiations again on the Zevende Dag television programme. “A no-deal Brexit means a loss for everyone,” …

Geert Bourgeois continues to hope for a Brexit agreement: “Negotiate to the last second”

11 December 2020

“I hope there will be another final offensive.” MEP Geert Bourgeois pleaded once again on the radio programme Andermaal for pragmatism and flexibility now that the Brexit negotiations are entering a crucial phase. An agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom is not yet in sight …

What the N-VA thinks about the 2021 Defence operational plan

10 December 2020

The N-VA sees both good and worrying things in the operational plan proposed in the Parliamentary Committee on Defence. “The fight against terrorism remains central to our foreign military operations. We need to be careful with hornet’s nest Mali. “Our Ministry of Defence is not a subdivision of …

Not Brussels, but Bucharest will soon be home to the European Cybersecurity Centre

10 December 2020

One of the conditions for attracting the European Cybersecurity Centre is 5G. Brussels maintained its strict radiation standard in its candidature. For Brussels group chairman Cieltje Van Achter, Brussels is missing out on an opportunity to put itself on the map as a digital metropolis. “I don’t …

Assita Kanko wants European action against terrorism: “The EU must not be a breeding ground for extremism”

9 December 2020

“It is time for real and effective action to tackle the root of the problem.” MEP Assita Kanko hopes that the European Commission’s new Counter-Terrorism Agenda will produce more than just half measures. “The many attacks within the EU have shown that Europe has a serious problem that it needs to …

The N-VA is calling for the accelerated rollout of smart energy meters in Brussels