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Europe has the worst case scenario ready for a hard Brexit

16 January 2019

“No more exceptional measures for the United Kingdom.” MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt notes with regret that the British have rejected the Brexit deal. As a member of the steering group in the European Parliament that has prepared every possible Brexit scenario, Anneleen Van Bossuyt does not see a rosy …

Minister-President Bourgeois chooses “no Brexit” over hard Brexit

16 January 2019

“The ideal scenario is a no Brexit.” Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois reacts to the rejection of the Brexit deal on Tuesday evening by the British House of Commons. As a result of that rejection, the EU and the UK are heading for the worst case scenario of a hard Brexit. Nevertheless, …

Europe is investing in the nuclear energy of the future

15 January 2019

“If we want to achieve the climate goals of the Paris Agreement, we will have to continue to invest in innovative forms of nuclear energy.” MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt reacts positively to the decision of the European Parliament to invest six billion euros over the next few years in the future of …

Bart De Wever: “Confederalism is coming”

15 January 2019

“Confederalism is coming. The ungovernability of Belgium cannot be allowed to continue. And anyone wanting that confederalism has only one option: the N-VA.” N-VA Chairman Bart De Wever gave a detailed explanation about the decision of the party to put him forward as a candidate for Minister …

Bart De Wever candidate for Minister-President of Flanders

14 January 2019

“Flanders must be the level at which the real political decisions are taken.” N-VA Chairman Bart De Wever announced a number of “decisive choices” at a press conference on Monday morning in the run-up to the elections of 26 May. The most striking one is that Bart De Wever himself is a candidate to …

N-VA’s proposal for the unemployed: higher initial payment, faster reduction over time

9 January 2019

“We want to encourage job seekers to accept work more quickly.” The N-VA has prepared a bill to reduce unemployment benefits at a faster pace. At present, an unemployed person falls back to the minimum payment after a maximum of 48 months, and the N-VA wants to reduce this to 24 months. The party …

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