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Flemish Parliament equalises pensions

16 January 2017
Flemish Parliament equalises pensions

In the Flemish Parliament, a new regulation concerning parliamentary pensions has been agreed. Just like in the other systems, MPs will from now on have to work for 45 years for a full pension and reach the age of 65 before they may draw their pension. “This is a reworking of the pension …

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Flanders adopts a pioneering role against animal testing

11 January 2017
Flanders adopts a pioneering role against animal testing

Flemish Minister for Animal Welfare Ben Weyts wants Flanders to be a pioneer in promoting animal welfare within the EU. With this goal in mind he is going to invest EUR 350,000 in alternatives to research that involves animal testing. For example, among other things there will be a European …

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Europe must respect the right to self-determination

11 January 2017
Europe must respect the right to self-determination

During the conference ‘Self-determination in the EU: The Right to Decide‘, MEPs from four political groups and from various different nations are considering the application of the right to self-determination in the EU for the first time in the history of the European Parliament. “We welcome …

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Angela Merkel now also in line with the N-VA

11 January 2017
Bart De Wever

KU Leuven and Ghent University have awarded an honorary doctorate to German Chancellor Angela Merkel “in recognition of her diplomatic and political efforts to expand the political potency of Europe and to defend the values that allow our continent to find unity in diversity.” N-VA Chairman Bart De …

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Helga Stevens to participate in European Parliament Presidential debate

10 January 2017
Helga Stevens to participate in first-ever live debate between European Parliament presidential candidates

The ECR group, of which the N-VA is part, has put forward Helga Stevens as candidate for President of the European Parliament. With six other candidates, Helga will participate in POLITICO’s European Parliament Presidential Debate on Wednesday, January 11. This debate will be broadcast live from …

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Record number of criminal illegal immigrant repatriations in 2016

6 January 2017
Record number of criminal illegal immigrant repatriations in 2016

Last year, 1,595 prisoners without residence permits - or more than four a day - were sent back to their home countries. This means that the State Secretary for Asylum and Migration, Theo Francken has broken his own top record of 2015, when 1,437 criminal illegal immigrants were repatriated from …

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