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European personnel budgets increased despite objections from N-VA party

30 April 2015

During the annual vote on the EU accounting, the European Parliament decided to increase the personnel budget for its members, thus ignoring objections by, among others, the N-VA delegation. “In doing so, the EU is sending the wrong signal in these times of severe cut-backs,” argues N-VA Member of …

New agency for safety coordination is a waste of money

24 April 2015

The Brussels government created a new department responsible for coordinating the preventive services and police departments within the Brussels-Capital Region. “A waste of money,” according to N-VA Member of Parliament Johan Van den Driessche. “Bringing the management structures of the six police …

Flemish export highest ever in 2014

21 April 2015

In 2014, Flanders’ export amounted to 293.5 billion euros: the highest amount ever. This is shown in an analysis of the export figures of the Institute for the National Accounts (INR), conducted by Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT). “These figures show once more that we not only have to further …

Biggest pension reforms since 1945 demonstrate the power of change

3 April 2015

The federal government approved the largest pension reforms since the establishment of social security after World War II. “The structural pension measures we are taking are absolutely necessary to hold back the ageing wave that will hit us in the coming decades,” says Deputy Prime Minister Jan …

Government breaks with the past, even regarding budgetary control

30 March 2015

The federal government concluded its budgetary control successfully: not only does it finally get Belgium’s budget back on track, it does so without levying new taxes that would impact the ordinary citizen. “This government is stepping up the fight against fraud and taking extra measures to …

Ten measures for entrepreneurs

26 March 2015

During this legislation period, the N-VA will make an end to a policy that punishes entrepreneurship instead of valuing it. Instead, we offer an ambitious policy with structural reforms that will breathe new life into self-employed entrepreneurs because they are the cornerstone of our economy and …

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