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Fishermen must have sufficient room to fish

7 September 2016

Flemish and Dutch fishermen are raising the alarm: the North Sea increasingly threatens to become a playground for NGOs and energy companies. Leaving ever less room for fishing. The N-VA supports the fishermen in their aim for sufficient fishing grounds in the North Sea: “We ask the Secretary of …

Discouraging drawn-out proceedings at Immigration Services

1 September 2016

As of September, a new points system for the remuneration of lawyers who provide legal assistance to persons of insufficient or limited means will come into force. This new fee system for public defenders must, among other things, bring about an end to the abuses which take place in immigration …

Free-trade agreement with USA is crucial for Flanders

31 August 2016

Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois was quite troubled by a handful of recent statements, made by leading politicians on both sides of the Atlantic, which cast doubt on the so-called TTIP negotiations. These negotiations, which according to the European Commission ought to otherwise proceed …

Voting for Flanders : also from abroad

26 August 2016

It is currently only possible for Belgians abroad to exercise their right to vote during federal elections. For those who live in the European Union, it is also possible to vote in the European elections. However, voting in the Flemish, Walloon or Brussels elections is currently not possible, …

Search engine to combat terror

26 August 2016

The Belgian government is seeking to bolster the investigative capacity of the federal police and intelligence services, which is why it is investing 22 million euros in a search engine that not only detects leads on radicalism and indications of terror threats on websites, but on social media as …

The N-VA to become more international than ever

24 August 2016

The N-VA wishes to gain more prominence internationally. For that purpose, the party has established “N-VA Internationaal”, an internal working group that will carry out its international strategy. Karl Vanlouwe, Peter Luykx and Sander Loones - Flemish, federal and European Parliament members …

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