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Agreement with Turkey to stop large scale influx of asylum seekers

18 March 2016

The European heads of state and government leaders have reached an agreement with Turkey on a common approach to the asylum crisis. “Is this agreement perfect? No. Is it defensible? It certainly is. However, more important than reaching a deal, is that it’s followed up by results on the ground,” …

The ECB’s easy money is making Europe’s economic crisis worse

18 March 2016

Monetary doping – that is what Mario Draghi is dealing out to the European economy. One year ago, the European Central Bank (ECB) started quantitative easing (QE) under his leadership, in addition to the low interest policy that had already been in place for years. The result was to be expected: …

N-VA says no to free pass for Turkey: “Quid pro quo”

17 March 2016

The European heads of state and government leaders meet again about the asylum crisis and an agreement with Turkey. A stricter draft text is now on the table. It is striking that various proposals for which the N-VA has advocated for months are now fully supported by almost al EU member states …

Budget: let's not ignore expert advice

16 March 2016

The Belgian government is facing a difficult budgeting assignment. According to Peter De Roover, Parliament Chairman of the N-VA, experts and international institutions such as the OECD and the IMF provide much inspiration for budget discussions. “I would be disappointed if their advice is ignored …

N-VA calls on European Parliament for more realism on asylum issue

16 March 2016

When revising the EU visa system, the European Parliament takes it a step further than what the European Commission and the member states propose. The Parliament, for example, chooses to adopt a humanitarian Schengen visa and potential visa exemption at the Greek-Turkish border. “Thus, the European …

A total lack of transparency is tainting the negotiations for better European regulations

9 March 2016

Un manque total de transparence entache les négociations relatives à une amélioration de la réglementation européenne

European Parliament member Anneleen Van Bossuyt is very sceptical about the way in which the European Parliament has been involved in the inter-institutional agreement about better regulations , about which Parliament, the Council and Commission must negotiate. “Indeed, parliament has just approved …

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