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EU can no longer deny peaceful state developments like Catalonia and Scotland

23 February 2016

“Instead of external enlargement, the EU should be concentrating on internal expansion," states Belgian Member of Parliament Peter Luykx. “Developments in stateless nations like Scotland, Catalonia, the Basque Country and Flanders are natural processes.” Today Brexit is on the agenda loud and …

N-VA wants to limit export of child benefits

20 February 2016

The agreement reached between the European Council and the United Kingdom contains a number of measures that also offer opportunities for other member states. Member States will for example be able to set stricter requirements for payment of benefits to children that do not live in the same country …

Europe and the United Kingdom: stronger together

20 February 2016

The European Council reached an agreement on the UK reform agenda. Now, Prime Minister David Cameron has to present this deal to the British people, since it is up to the British, and only the British to decide. Will Great Britain remain a member of the EU? MEP Sander Loones (N-VA, Flanders …

Did European taxpayers contribute to Spanish million-euro football transfer?

19 February 2016

European Parliament Member Sander Loones wants the European Commission to investigate the financing of the transfer of footballer Gareth Bale from England’s Tottenham Hotspur to Spain’s Real Madrid. A handful of Spanish banks, rescued by tax-payer’s money from European funds are said to have been …

Mandatory civic integration in Brussels further postponed

17 February 2016

"Despite the current asylum crisis, there is still no sign in Brussels of mandatory civic integration," Brussels Parliament Member Liesbet Dhaene confirms. What's worse is that civic integration will only become mandatory on 17 January 2017 at the earliest. "And this despite the Brussels …

Trade with the Middle East: don't just focus on Saudi Arabia

16 February 2016

In the Flemish Parliament, the majority parties (N-VA, CD&V and Open Vld) have approved a resolution regarding trade in strategic goods from Flanders to the Middle East. The three parties expressed their support for the approach of Minister-President Geert Bourgeois and his recent refusal to grant …

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