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#VlaamseGroeten: a Christmas card for Catalonia

26 November 2018

For over a year, nine Catalans have been in prison because of their political beliefs. The seven men and two women are spending their days and nights behind bars because they are standing up for an independent Catalonia. For the N-VA, this imprisonment is unworthy of a European constitutional state …

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Peter De Roover: “Our house of democracy is not in Marrakesh”

23 November 2018
Peter De Roover

“Our house of democracy is located in Brussels and not in Marrakesh.” On Thursday in the Chamber of Representatives, Parliamentary group leader Peter De Roover once again set out the objections that the N-VA has against the Migration Compact of the United Nations. For the N-VA, parts of that …

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Brussels blocks safe bus stop for Flemish commuters

23 November 2018

“Brussels residents and commuters are entitled to a clean and safe bus station.” According to Member of the Brussels Parliament Cieltje Van Achter, the Brussels government is blocking the construction of a new stop for De Lijn at Brussels North Station. Public transport company De Lijn submitted a …

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Export of Flemish pork on the up

23 November 2018

“When an animal disease crops up in Wallonia, such as African swine fever, Flanders can no longer make any exports. And yet our animals are as fit as a fiddle.” The N-VA advocates the further regionalisation of the trade policy now that figures show pork exports rising. Of the 4,321 pig farms in …

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Priority for vulnerable asylum seekers

23 November 2018

“We give priority to the most vulnerable.” Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken is limiting the registration of asylum applications to a maximum of sixty per day. The reason is the steep rise in applications since July. In November, 2,750 migrants submitted their application, …

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Zuhal Demir wants a Centre against Sexual Violence in every province

22 November 2018
Zuhal Demir

“It is important that we as a society send the message that we are on the side of the victims of sexual violence.” Secretary of State for Equal Opportunities Zuhal Demir wants to seize on the success of the trial project with three Centres against Sexual Violence to advocate that there should be …

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