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N-VA on the purple-green coalition defence policy: “Lots of promises, no money”

6 November 2020

The N-VA is concerned about Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder’s policy memorandum. Our analysis shows that, although major commitments are being made to the military, they will have to finance most of them themselves. As the security party, the N-VA will continue to monitor government policy …

Policy memorandum on Asylum and Migration: naive, safeguards for more illegal migration and lax return policy

6 November 2020

The N-VA is not at all keen on the policy memorandum proposed by Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Sammy Mahdi. The N-VA notes that it is steeped in migration naivety, to the extent that it will lead to a further increase in both non-European legal immigration and illegal immigration. The …

Johan Van Overtveldt: “Institutional uncertainty in the United States fuels general uncertainty”

5 November 2020

On the De Ochtend news programme on Radio 1, MEP Johan Van Overtveldt warned against the additional uncertainty that the American presidential elections will entail. “The lack of clarity about exactly who will become President can really be missed as much as a toothache these days.” “At present, …

National Bank of Belgium study shows the enormous impact of migration on our economy

5 November 2020

In 2018, former Minister of Finance Johan Van Overtveldt and Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken ordered a study from the National Bank of Belgium (NNB). They wanted to know the economic impact of migration. Now, two years later, the study has finally been published. A number …

Final declaration Flemish-Dutch summit

4 November 2020

With the determination to work together even more closely and intensively in many areas, Flemish Minister-President Jan Jambon and his Dutch colleague Prime Minister Mark Rutte completed the fifth Flemish-Dutch summit virtually. An important item on the agenda was cooperation in the fight against …

Assita Kanko: “If the EU wants to save Djalali’s life, it must act now”