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The economic impact of migration

18 May 2018

What is the impact of migration on our economy? Minister of Finance Johan van Overtveldt and Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken have ordered an investigation into the question by the National Bank of Belgium. “In Anglo-Saxon countries, an investigation into the economic …

Exponential growth of palm oil a risk to environment and climate

17 May 2018

Every 47 seconds, a piece of rainforest the size of a football field disappears, among other things for the production of palm oil and soya. The N-VA is sounding the alarm about the impact of the increasing consumption of palm oil on deforestation, climate and possibly even public health. It …

Flemish Parliament condemns dramatic violence in Gaza

16 May 2018

Following in the footsteps of Flemish Minister-President Geert Bourgeois, the Flemish Parliament has also strongly condemned the violence at the border between Gaza and Israel. In an emergency resolution, the Parliament called on the EU to take on an active intermediary role to reach a two-state …

Patriarch of conservatism is still relevant

16 May 2018

“That’s why the European Union will never become a European nation. Because it is the combination of many different nations, with a variety of different cultures and political traditions. ‘More Europe’ is not the solution to everything,” says Party Chairman Bart De Wever in an opinion piece …

Justice and police must protect LGBT people better

11 May 2018

LGBT people deserve better protection by police and justice. Secretary of State for Equal Opportunities Zuhal Demir has readied a plan with 115 action points intended to make police and justice more alert, while also giving them more possibilities to act against homophobia and transphobia. “Because …

Zuhal Demir in the clinch with Islam Party

9 May 2018

Secretary of State for Equal Opportunities Zuhal Demir has succeeded in getting the Islam Party to show its true colours once again. During a TV debate in the current affairs programme “De Afspraak” on Tuesday, Redouane Ahrouch, the founder of the Islam Party, refused to look at Secretary of State …

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