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Europe goes for a firm approach to plastic waste

13 September 2018

“Our seas and oceans are turning into a plastic soup. Of the almost 26 million tonnes of plastic waste produced in the EU each year, we recycle barely 30%. We have to change course.” MEP Mark Demesmaeker practised what he preaches and drew up a series of recommendations for a firm approach to …

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Nine-point plan against transmigration

12 September 2018
Jan Jambon & Theo Francken

“We want to make it clear that it is not worth coming to Belgium in the hope of getting in to the United Kingdom.” Minister of the Interior Jan Jambon and Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken have drawn up a nine-point plan together in the fight against illegal transmigration …

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Four years of the Juncker Commission: a dubious report

12 September 2018

“On his accession, Jean-Claude Juncker promised a more effective European Union that would listen to its citizens better. That is far from the case.” MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt is drawing up the balance of four years of the Juncker Commission following Jean-Claude Juncker’s latest State of the Union …

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Sander Loones: “EU wants to impose a lax migration policy on Hungary”

12 September 2018

“The sanction procedure against Hungary is an attempt to impose a lax migration policy and push through a left-wing socio-economic policy.” MEP Sander Loones, together with the whole N-VA group in the European Parliament, is critical of the Sargentini report about Hungary. “Article 7 must not be …

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European intellectual property: a fair reward and expensive link tax

12 September 2018

“We are satisfied that authors and artists will finally receive a fair reward for their work. On the other hand, our start-ups and SMEs are being hit by a link tax, due to which press publishers such as newspapers can charge a fee to online news aggregators.” MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt reacts with …

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Record number of refugees caught as holidaymakers

11 September 2018
Theo Francken

“Going on holiday to your country of origin while being a recognised refugee? That’s asylum fraud.” Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken responds in no uncertain terms to the record number of holidaymakers with a status of recognised refugee who have been caught. In the first …

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