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Brussels reprimanded for failure to provide a whistleblower statute

15 February 2022

The European Commission sent a formal notice to the Brussels-Capital Region for failing to provide a whistleblower statute for civil servants. N-VA group chair Cieltje Van Achter regrets the lack of progress and wonders whether the government is deliberately delaying the introduction of the …

Assita Kanko on the EU-Africa summit: “The EU must stop being paternalistic.”

14 February 2022

The European Parliament debates EU-Africa relations on Tuesday, and the EU-Africa summit takes place in Brussels on 17 and 18 February. Together with a few group members, MEP Assita Kanko submitted an amendment that calls on the European Commission to reset its Africa policy. “We must move away …

Macron’s EU migration plans are a sham to avoid loss of face

10 February 2022

French President Macron wants to breathe new life into the European migration issue during the French European Presidency. However, the plans are being met with much scepticism from MEP Assita Kanko and MP Theo Francken. “There is nothing new on the table.” “Old pots don’t always make the best …

N-VA: “The right to vote comes with duties and individual responsibility”

10 February 2022

The first hearings on the Vivaldi parties’ bill to lower the voting age to 16 for the European elections were held in the House yesterday, with Kristof Calvo (Groen party) as its main advocate. It is an idea the N-VA is not keen on. “Voting rights are part of the coming-of-age package, a package …

Assita Kanko tackles cryptocurrency criminality in a draft report

9 February 2022

At the end of last year, N-VA MEP Assita Kanko was appointed rapporteur and chief negotiator for a European approach to cryptocurrency criminality. She has now submitted her draft report, which should lead to new legislation and thus to better supervision of financial transactions in cryptocurrency …

Not merging Brussels police zones is historically a missed opportunity

8 February 2022

“Open Vld, One.brussels and the Groen party gave in to the French-speaking pressure and did not vote for a merger of the six police zones. That is disappointing since these parties were in favour of a merger in their election manifestos. Understand it if you can. Despite all the studies indicating …

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