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How to respond to the victory of Le Pen?

10 December 2015

Nous en avons marre. We are fed up. That’s the message the French conveyed Sunday on their ballot papers. The reaction of the French political, intellectual and cultural elite has been as predictable as it is wrong: the victor has been demonised, the voter moralised and the problems raised, ignored …

Modernisation of European copyright finally in the pipeline

9 December 2015

N-VA is carefully optimistic about the new proposals around copyright that the European Commissioner for the Digital Single Market has announced. "Various aspects of copyright are being rendered obsolete as a result of rapid technological and digital developments. New services like Netflix have …

Bart De Wever: “Europe must tackle problems”

6 December 2015

According to N-VA Chairman Bart De Wever, the victory of Front National in the French regional elections is a clear signal to Europe. “European leaders cannot ignore this. Otherwise they will be making the same mistakes of the past, which will only increase extremism.” “The French election result …

Plan to fight major tax fraud

4 December 2015

Minister of Finance Johan Van Overtveldt has a plan ready with which he intends to boost the fight against major tax fraud significantly, thus creating more fiscal justice. “You can’t expect the average citizen to pay his taxes obediently, while others use sophisticated constructions to avoid …

Turkish membership of the EU not on N-VA agenda

4 December 2015

There is much concern about the recent agreement the EU made with Turkey to tackle the refugee crisis together. For the N-VA, the accession of Turkey to the EU is in any case not on the agenda. Member of Parliament Peter de Roover advocates privileged partnership as the final goal. Within the …

European recycling economy proposals too vague

2 December 2015

European Parliament Member Mark Demesmaeker is not too enthusiastic about the new package of plans for a European recycling economy which the European Commission has revealed. “The measures are not tailored to the member states and are generally too vague. We have to keep an eye on how this plan of …

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