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EU reform is vital for Flanders too

10 November 2015

British Prime Minister David Cameron recently presented his reform plan for the European Union. In it he argues in favour of a Europe that takes account of European diversity and changing circumstances. According to N-VA chairman Bart De Wever, today’s European Union is not capable of responding …

It's not just the UK that needs a better deal - all Europeans do

9 November 2015

Britain’s prime minister David Cameron is setting out his European reform agenda tomorrow. The N-VA is just as convinced as the British Conservatives that the EU is in need of a change. We have to move towards a truly confederal Europe, based on eurorealism. A European Union that stimulates rather …

Bart De Wever: open letter on refugee crisis

7 November 2015

In an open letter to his fellow party chairmen within the European Union, Bart De Wever, president of the N-VA, is seeking support for a number of serious measures to stop migrants from coming over to Europe to claim asylum. In his letter, De Wever not only raises a number of pressing concerns but …

10,000 new private-sector jobs in just six months’ time: change works

3 November 2015

During the first half of this year, companies created 10,000 new jobs. Private-sector job creation had not boomed like this in Belgium since 2011. In that same period the public sector workforce shrank by 4,000 civil servants, a sharp reduction which had not been seen since 1996. “Yet another sign …

Belgian Defence also involved in the care for asylum seekers

30 October 2015

The government has adopted a package of measures to provide care and assistance to asylum seekers. As a result, the traditional partners and Fedasil will together create 2,500 additional places for asylum seekers. An agreement in principle was also reached about the deployment of Defence in this …

Better protection for consumers who book their package holiday online

27 October 2015

The European Parliament agreed to modernise legislation on package holidays. MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt, who negotiated this deal on behalf of the ECR group, is happy with the agreement: “Europe wants to better protect travellers who book online with these new rules. They should enjoy the same …

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