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The opposition has its facts wrong: the tax burden is on its way down

2 May 2017

L’opposition se trompe : la charge fiscale diminue

The Flemish socialists have got their facts dead wrong when they claim that the tax burden for the average citizen has increased by almost eight percent since the current government took over the reins in 2014. “The opposite is true,” the N-VA says. “Thanks to its measures both in personal income …

Fear of international loss of women’s rights

27 April 2017

The N-VA is disgusted and dismayed by the appointment of Saudi Arabia to the UN Commission on the Status of Women and demands that Belgium clearly and honestly explain its attitude during the vote. Indeed, there is still considerable uncertainty about the voting behaviour. “But there’s no doubt …

No European social one-size-fits-all approach

27 April 2017

The European Commission has put forward its plans for the development of a European Pillar of Social Rights. “We support the desire to achieve a more social Europe,” MEP Helga Stevens says. “But the European Commission must understand that the economic situation and the labour market are different …

Catalan Parliament President to face court for allowing democratic debate on independence

26 April 2017

Carme Forcadell, the President of the Catalan Parliament, will testify before the High Court of Catalonia on 8 May for allowing a debate in the plenary on an independence resolution. She is accused of non-cooperation for not having called a stop to the debate, which was suspended by the …

Record investments in social housing

26 April 2017

“Never before has so much money gone into the construction and renovation of social housing as in 2016,” says Flemish Minister of Housing Liesbeth Homans. With an investment budget of EUR 866 million, good for 4,176 extra homes and 4,259 renovations, 2016 was an absolute record year for Flanders …

Online shopping across European borders about to get easier

25 April 2017

Le shopping en ligne au-delà des frontières simplifié

Consumers will soon be able to make cross-border online purchases throughout Europe more easily. MEP Anneleen Van Bossuyt was among those at the European Parliament taking the lead to enforce this: “If we want a well-functioning internal market, consumers must be able to shop more freely in their …

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