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Brussels keeps illegality in place

7 November 2019

The fact that the Brussels government is keeping the shelter for transmigrants at Porte d’Ulysse open longer (actually this is already the seventh time they are doing so), is a textbook example of bad governance. It is and remains the wrong choice to make illegality normal, say Brussels MPs Mathias …

The EU must not pass on its bills to our taxpayers

7 November 2019

The European Union states - rightly so - that the Member States must get their budgets under control, but at the same time it also wants to see its own EU budget increase. “It would be better if the EU were to set the right example, and not constantly ask for more money,” the N-VA says, following a …

Unpaid hospital bills in Brussels and Wallonia many times higher than in Flanders

5 November 2019

The amount of unpaid hospital bills is increasing in Wallonia and Brussels and has now reached more than twice the amount of unpaid hospital bills in Flanders. The N-VA sees this as yet more proof of the difference in approach and mentality among the regions. “Once again, the language border …

N-VA wants more transparency for secret pharmaceutical deals

28 October 2019

The N-VA, together with sp.a, is submitting a bill to obtain greater transparency about the secret contracts between the government and pharmaceutical companies. “We are not opposed to the secret agreements and we realise that a certain amount of discretion is needed, but we must still be able to …

Jong N-VA (N-VA Youth) hands Reynders the key to free the Catalan prisoners

25 October 2019

A delegation of Jong N-VA gathered on Friday in Brussels at the cabinet of Deputy Prime Minister Didier Reynders, who is also responsible for Foreign Affairs. The Jong N-VA members handed Reynders a key. With this initiative, Jong N-VA wants to emphasise that as from next month Didier Reynders …

N-VA wants to make climbing into HGVs a criminal offence

22 October 2019

The N-VA is submitting a new legislative proposal to make climbing into HGVs by transmigrants a punishable offence. With a view to possible customs difficulties resulting from Brexit, it wants to allow the judicial system and the police to be able to intervene vigorously. “As a Parliament, it is …

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