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More protection for online purchases abroad

29 January 2019

European consumers making cross-border purchases are now better protected. The Member States and the European Parliament reached an agreement on this after almost two years of negotiations. In concrete terms, there will be a Europe-wide guarantee of at least two years. In addition, there will be …

Geert Bourgeois: “CETA advice to the European Court of Justice confirms Flemish position”

29 January 2019

Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois is pleased that Advocate General Bot confirms his view that the CETA law is fully compatible with Union law in an important opinion piece to the European Court of Justice. The Advocate General argues that the legislation does not affect the autonomy of …

Prime Minister sends dubious signal to new rulers in the Congo

27 January 2019

“Where is the Belgian Africa policy without the N-VA? Nowhere, as it turns out.” Member of Parliament Peter Luykx reacts angrily to the congratulations of outgoing Prime Minister Charles Michel to the new Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi. The Prime Minister is one of the few Western leaders to …

V-day ‘Prosperity through confederalism’: Tackling our own problems with our own solutions and our own money

26 January 2019

Tackling our own problems with our own solutions and our own money That is essentially the confederalism about which the N-VA organised its first of four V-days on Saturday. Jan Jambon, Ben Weyts, Sander Loones and Matthias Diependaele unveiled the N-VA vision on confederalism for a packed …

European power blocks are curbing political pluralism

24 January 2019

“The traditional parties want to stifle the opposition and curb political pluralism in the European Parliament.” MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt is displeased and dismayed about the amendments that the traditional parties in power have added to the rules for reviewing the regulations in the European …

How a strong EU can protect our citizens and companies better

23 January 2019

The EU must protect our citizens and companies much more forcefully. On the Flemish news website demorgen.be, Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois is already making a number of suggestions. If there is something with which the whole world is struggling, it’s globalisation. It is with …

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