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European guidelines for sharing economy

2 June 2016

New players on the market, such as AirBnb and Uber are facing many challenges. Court cases entailing high fines or even a ban on trade altogether have unfortunately become a reality. The European Commission seeks to stimulate member states to treat those companies with more leeway, given that they …

Europe should take the lead when it comes to the disabled

31 May 2016

Helga Stevens, the first deaf female member of the European Parliament, urges all European institutions to be leaders in guaranteeing the rights of persons with a disability. The competent commission of the European Parliament supported her report with recommendations to this end almost unanimously …

Social dumping: IT is also a risk sector

26 May 2016

An increasing number of Indian employees are finding their way to the Belgian labour market. That is demonstrated by figures collected by the N-VA. The vast majority are active in the IT sector. The question is whether they are recruited due to their special expertise, or due to social dumping. The …

No more permanent appointments at NMBS

26 May 2016

With a view to modernising Belgium’s national railway company NMBS and allowing it to operate more efficiently, the N-VA wants to phase out permanent appointments. The staff may retain their status, but new people may only be recruited with a contract. Too many expensive benefits are connected to …

Digital Europe: no discrimination, only differentiation

25 May 2016

The European Commission proposes a package of measures to improve online trade in Europe by creating a digitally unified market. Doing this, it focuses on tackling the phenomenon of geoblocking, a practice through which merchants block consumers from other countries from gaining access to their …

Asylum crisis: more budget for more returns

20 May 2016

The Belgian government has approved a budget of 30 million euros to substantially boost return services of the Immigration Service (DVZ). The same resources are also used to boost the decision-making capacity of the asylum authorities. “This allows us to shorten the asylum procedure and decrease …

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