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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 …

Flemish Minister-President wants North Sea Union

23 August 2016

Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois calls for the establishment of a North Sea Union, following the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), a partnership of the EU with fifteen non-EU countries around the Mediterranean Sea. As far as Geert Bourgeois is concerned, the North Sea Union will be a …

Municipal foreigners tax also receives green light

19 August 2016

Primo-arrivants : feu vert pour la taxe communale

At the indication of State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken, the government gave the green light for a municipal foreigners tax just before the summer. Now that it has also been approved by the Council of State, the proposal can be brought before Parliament. “Administration related …

Plan against social dumping inadequate

20 July 2016

European Commissioner Marianne Thyssen (CD&V) proposed her plans to fight abuse of secondment at the beginning of March. MEP Helga Stevens sees it as a step in the right direction, but thinks it is inadequate to turn the tide in the fight against social dumping. The number of secondments continues …

Turkey does not deserve a place in the EU

19 July 2016

At the Foreign Affairs Commission of the European Parliament, which convened an emergency session to discuss the situation in Turkey, MEP Mark Demesmaeker issued a strong plea to finally put a lid on the Turkish prospect of joining the EU. Mark Demesmaeker directly addressed Johannes Hahn, the …

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