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Flanders takes the lead in foreign trade

5 January 2017

The Council of State issues a ruling that requires tasks of ‘advisers in economic diplomacy,’ who are linked to Belgian embassies, to remain limited to the provision of information. Under no circumstances may they establish external contacts with business. This puts an end to a conflict that dates …

Beyond slogans: the federal budget

26 December 2016

The federal budget is under fire by the opposition parties. There is no dispute that the reorganisation of government finances has turned out to be more difficult and slower than anticipated. However, that does not detract from the fact that the shift has been put in motion - for which the Michel …

The N-VA wishes you a happy and healthy 2017!

23 December 2016

Let’s raise a glass together to the New Year! All representatives, committee members and employees of the N-VA wish you a prosperous 2017, with good health and an extra portion of happiness. Our party secretariat is closed from Monday 26 December through Friday 30 December. On Monday 2 January we …

The 2017 Brussels budget lacks a sense of urgency

22 December 2016

“The Brussels government just continues on, while the ship is clearly taking on water and sinking,”Johan Van den Driessche, party leader in the Brussels Parliament, remarks on the 2017 Brussels-Capital Region budget. “A third of the measures will work, a third will not work and a third will be …

Government reforms labour market and social security

16 December 2016

The government has approved the Workable and Agile Work (Werkbaar en Wendbaar Werk) law and thoroughly reformed the 1996 law on wage norms, along with financing of social security. “In that way it demonstrates a commitment to a modern and competitive labour market,” the N-VA states. “At the same …

Spanish charge unworthy of an EU member state