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Bart De Wever on the refugee crisis: “Greece is part of the problem, not of the solution”

26 February 2016

Heavily offended; such was the response of the Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras at the mini summit about refugees that Austria and the Balkan countries had dared to organise without him. He promptly threatened to block all European decision-making on the refugee crisis, unless equal distribution …

Free trade agreement with EU boosts democratisation process in Tunisia

25 February 2016

The European Parliament has approved a number of recommendations about the trade negotiations that have started between the EU and Tunisia. “A trade agreement can serve as a catalyst for political stability and economic development in Tunisia,” European Parliament member Sander Loones says. “That …

NATO acknowledges that push-backs to Turkish safe ports are possible

24 February 2016

NATO will bring people rescued from the Aegean Sea back to Turkey if that was their country of departure. That became clear from the response of the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, to a question from European Parliament member Mark Demesmaeker. “That means NATO acknowledges that push …

Minister Jambon anticipates closure of Calais encampment: “Leave nothing to chance”

23 February 2016

As a consequence of the expected partial evacuation of ‘the jungle’, the camp for transit migrants to Great Britain in Calais in the North of France, Minister of Security and the Interior Jan Jambon is already taking the necessary new measures. In this context, 250 to 290 members of the integrated …

EU can no longer deny peaceful state developments like Catalonia and Scotland

23 February 2016

“Instead of external enlargement, the EU should be concentrating on internal expansion," states Belgian Member of Parliament Peter Luykx. “Developments in stateless nations like Scotland, Catalonia, the Basque Country and Flanders are natural processes.” Today Brexit is on the agenda loud and …

N-VA wants to limit export of child benefits

20 February 2016

The agreement reached between the European Council and the United Kingdom contains a number of measures that also offer opportunities for other member states. Member States will for example be able to set stricter requirements for payment of benefits to children that do not live in the same country …

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