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No Rules, Great Scotch

6 February 2012

In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) wants to hold a referendum on independence. Like the N-VA in Flanders, the SNP is the largest political party in Scotland. An independent Scotland is not a romantic notion, but a realistic option. Flanders should watch the issue closely and, where …

Emergency shelter for homeless asylum seekers

1 February 2012

Over the last few freezing nights in Belgium 1,500 homeless people and asylum seekers have had to sleep under the open sky. This is scandalous, thinks the N-VA. Emergency shelter is an absolute necessity in the short term. But, if no long-term solution is found, providing an emergency bed is no …

Ebony Spur for cardiologist Pedro Brugada

30 January 2012

For the fifth year running the N-VA is awarding the ‘Ebony Spur’ to a deserving new Fleming. This year the honour falls to cardiologist Pedro Brugada. Brugada is a prime example of perfect integration, and an absolute authority among heart specialists. He is the discoverer of Brugada syndrome, a …

Resolution against land grabbing in the South

27 January 2012

On the initiative of the N-VA the Foreign Policy Commission has adopted the "Land Grabbing in the South" resolution. This contentious practice has emerged in Africa and South America over the last few years and undermines food security in the Third World. Increased demand for food and biofuels …

Bart De Wever addresses the World Trade Association Center

12 January 2012

N-VA Chairman Bart De Wever had the honour of addressing the World Trade Association Center on 12 January, and naturally he discussed the current financial crisis in his speech. In this respect, he underlined, among other things, the virtues of the German economic model. Bart De Wever also took a …

Government must save 2.7 billion, not 850 million

11 January 2012

At least 2.7 billion euros must be saved in the February budget control, not 850 million. N-VA is basing its calculations on the questions from Europe, the slowdown in growth and the errors in the budget. Europe said last week that the 2012 federal budget was incorrect. The 1.3 billion euro freeze …

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