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Turkey: time for a clear signal

8 November 2016
President Erdogan

Member of Parliament Zuhal Demir is very concerned about the developments impacting human and minority rights in Turkey. The recent arrests of multiple members of parliament of the pro-Kurdish opposition party HDP is the latest low point. “It is time for our parliament to issue a clear signal,” …

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To an expanded, deeper cooperation with the Netherlands

7 November 2016
To an expanded, deeper cooperation with the Netherlands

At a top-level meeting in Ghent, Minister-President Geert Bourgeois, his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte and a number of their cabinet members have discussed the expansion and deepening of cooperation between Flanders and the Netherlands. The emphasis was on the development of specific partnership …

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App notifies police about stalker

4 November 2016
App notifies police about stalker

Secretary of State for Equal Opportunities Elke Sleurs is launching an app for victims of stalking. The app allows them to contact local police with the single press of a button. The police simultaneously receive the location of the stalker, making it possible for them to prioritize the …

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Strongest decrease in Flemish unemployment since 2011

4 November 2016
Strongest decrease in Flemish unemployment since 2011

At the end of last month, 220,920 unemployed people were registered at the Flemish Employment Agency VDAB as job seekers. That is 9,159 - or 4 percent - less than last year. The last time the number of people looking for a job declined so quickly compared to the previous year was in 2011. It is …

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Withdrawing European support for Turkey to join the EU

4 November 2016
Withdrawing European support for Turkey to join the EU

The N-VA is alarmed by the situation in North-Kurdistan (Turkey). Once again, multiple political leaders, elected representatives and members of HDP, the biggest pro-Kurdish opposition party, have been arrested. The reason for their arrest according to Turkish authorities is “provision of support …

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Curbing false acknowledgements

28 October 2016
Curbing false acknowledgements

The Belgian government has approved a draft bill that State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Theo Francken and minister of Justice Koen Geens (CD&V) wish to use to preventively tackle the problem of false acknowledgements. “We especially want to prevent children from being acknowledged just to …

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