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General crisis communication with text message alerts coming soon

13 November 2015

When a terrorist attack, disaster or other emergency strikes, everyone in the danger zone will soon receive an alert by text message, even visitors and foreign travellers, Jan Jambon, Minister of the Interior, recently announced in his new policy brief. The brief also refers to a new system for …

N-VA wants to phase out the princely endowments

12 November 2015

MPs Hendrik Vuye and Veerle Wouters have submitted a bill for phasing out the endowments to Prince Laurent and Princess Astrid over a five-year period. “Why should we use the taxpayer’s money for the maintenance of members of the royal family who do not undertake work in the public interest?”, they …

Plea for a wider European recognition of sign languages

12 November 2015

On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the European Union of the Deaf (EUD) Helga Stevens, one of two deaf members of the European Parliament, pleaded in favour of a wider recognition of sign languages in the EU. “Many countries are already making great efforts to offer the deaf community …

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 …

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