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Bart De Wever sets out the main points in his New Year’s message: “It is time to choose. To choose Flanders.”

22 January 2022
Bart De Wever

“It is time,” Bart De Wever says in his New Year’s message. “Time for Vivaldi to come to an end. Time to choose. Only the choice for confederalism gives Flanders the self-determination to take back control of our future. We must go all out for it.” Bart De Wever delivered his New Year’s message on …

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Assita Kanko: “Commission President von der Leyen’s quota proposal is the wrong answer to a real problem”

20 January 2022
Assita Kanko

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants to revive the “Women on Boards Directive” and oblige listed companies to have at least 40% of their boards made up of women. MEP Assita Kanko (N-VA) is not enthusiastic about this legislation. “President von der Leyen’s proposal is the wrong …

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Brussels is becoming the hub of international drug crime

19 January 2022
Mathias Vanden Borre

“The latest report of the Brussels Observatory for Prevention and Security for the year 2020 confirms what the N-VA has been denouncing for some time now, namely that Brussels is increasingly becoming a major hub for organised crime,” says Brussels MP Mathias Vanden Borre. “Organised criminal …

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Assita Kanko: “As President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola is paving the way for a generation of women.”

18 January 2022
Assita Kanko

The Maltese Roberta Metsola was elected as the new President of the European Parliament following the sudden death of David Sassoli. Roberta Metsola also enjoyed the support of N-VA MEP Assita Kanko. “Roberta Metsola is a woman who gained her place in a macho culture that I have experienced myself …

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The Flemish must see Brussels more as a residential city

18 January 2022

The majority of Flemish civil servants working in Brussels regard our capital city merely as a place to work, not as a place to live. Flemish MP Annabel Tavernier regrets this, and points out the problematic issues regarding safety, cleanliness and property prices that are not being addressed by …

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Record year for foreign investments in Flanders

18 January 2022
Jan Jambon

In 2021, there were 295 new foreign investment projects in Flanders. “A record,” says Flemish Prime Minister Jan Jambon. “The investments represent an amount of EUR 2.86 billion and 6,000 additional jobs.” Flanders thus remains a highly attractive region for foreign investments. The share in …

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