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Brexit should be used to scrap seats in the EU Parliament

23 January 2018

As things currently stand, it looks like at least 54 of the 73 British seats in the European Parliament will be retained after Brexit, with 27 of them being distributed in a European constituency. MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt considers this incomprehensible: “When the British leave, their seats must …

Over 5,300 extra jobs thanks to foreign investments

23 January 2018

In 2017, foreign companies invested a total of 2.08 billion euros in 215 projects in Flanders. That is an increase of over 26% compared to 2016. What’s more, the foreign investments are creating 5,377 extra jobs, the highest number in 15 years. “The Flemish and federal governments are doing …

Turkish incursion into Syrian Kurdistan is unacceptable

22 January 2018

Turkey once again in breach of diplomatic playbook: “Espionage has to stop”

After days of bombing the enclave of Afrin, Turkish tanks made their way into Syrian Kurdistan this weekend. The N-VA finds it unacceptable that a member of NATO is attacking the Kurds, who are playing a crucial role in the fight against IS. “We will urge the Minister of Foreign Affairs to exercise …

European money will not solve unemployment among young people

18 January 2018

Europe wants to give permanent subsidies to an initiative intended to help more young people find a job. The N-VA fears that it will have the opposite effect. After all, it eliminates the stimulus for the regions in question to turn the ship around themselves. What’s more, the causes of …

Less plastic provides nothing but benefits

17 January 2018

Europe demonstrates enterprise in the fight against plastic waste. The European Commission wants all plastic in the EU to be recyclable or reusable by 2030. MEP Mark Demesmaeker fully supports those plans: “Currently, tonnes of plastic still ends up in our environment or such waste is found …

Is Europe making energy unaffordable?