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N-VA politicians give the Catalans a hearty boost

12 February 2019

This week, the strongly-contested trial started in Madrid against 12 Catalan politicians, cabinet employees and activists. For more than 15 months, they have been separated from their friends and family, often young children, as a result of their detention under remand. They are on trial for …

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Ensuring the security of citizens is the primary task of the government

12 February 2019
For security

“Guaranteeing the security of its citizens is the primary task of a government.” Former Minister of the Interior Jan Jambon got straight to the point during the N-VA press conference on Security held at the Atomium on Tuesday. The clarification fits in with a series of press conferences and V-days …

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N-VA regrets new step towards a European superstate

12 February 2019

The European Parliament has voted in favour of a series of constitutional reports with which it wishes to impose even more European policy on the member states. The recommendations go much further than the powers that the member states have granted to the EU. “This is a new step towards a European …

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N-VA women aim to draw attention to the issue of genital mutilation in Europe

5 February 2019
Anneleen Van Bossuyt en Assita Kanko

“It is estimated that half a million women in the European Union are living with the life-long consequences of genital mutilation.” On 5 February, N-VA women Assita Kanko and Anneleen Van Bossuyt organised a hearing at the European Parliament on the occasion of the International Day of Zero …

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We can cope with climate change

1 February 2019
Bart De Wever

“We must dare to invest in the future and at the very least dare to keep the newest nuclear reactors open,” states party chairman Bart De Wever in an opinion piece. As a teenager in the 1980s, I was convinced that the acid rain was going to kill all the forests of Europe. I remember one Wednesday …

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Geert Bourgeois to the British: “Just stay with us”

31 January 2019
Geert Bourgeois

“Just stay with us.” During a speech to the diplomatic corps, Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois made the ultimate appeal to the British political world not to leave the European Union on 29 March. He referred to the historical ties between Flanders and Great Britain. “During the …

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