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Making it easier to request European research subsidies

27 March 2017

MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt wants to make Horizon 2020, the European subsidy programme for research and innovation, easier for businesses. She has drawn up a ten-point plan to this end. The idea is to encourage Flemish companies to make more use of this programme. “Today this happens far too …

Legal framework to avoid the import of political conflicts

24 March 2017

The N-VA has readied a bill that obliges foreign heads of state and members of government to make an initial request of the Belgian government for permission, before starting up any political activities on Belgian soil. “Currently there is no Belgian legal framework in this regard,” says the party, …

Mark Demesmaeker is the greenest Flemish MEP

23 March 2017

Of all Belgian MEPs, Mark Demesmaeker is the one who has put the most impressive mark on European environmental policy. That’s the conclusion of an analysis by the independent non-profit organisation, VoteWatch Europe. “The N-VA is showing that things can and must be done differently, including in …

Erdoğan’s statements are shocking, today of all days

22 March 2017

“We have responded with restraint over the last few days and weeks to one outrageous insult after another by Erdoğan. However, with his most recent statements the Turkish president has crossed a serious line, in that they can be interpreted as a call to violence,” the N-VA says. “We simply cannot …

Further strengthening of tax shift for low-income households

17 March 2017

“This government prioritises on making working worthwhile again,” Minister of Finance Johan Van Overtveldt states. In this connection it has now also approved a new measure enabling the minister to further decrease the tax burden on low-income families with children without resulting in additional …

European Parliament procrastinating on Turkey debate

16 March 2017

Sander Loones is calling on his colleagues at the European Parliament to finally start taking the Turkey issue seriously: “To my surprise, Turkey was not on the European Parliament agenda this week. In addition, my request to add a debate about Turkey to the agenda was rejected. The new president …

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