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European coast guard must help limit flow of asylum seekers

15 December 2015

The European Commission wants to establish a European coast guard. "A step in the right direction," say European Parliament Members Helga Stevens and Sander Loones. "Such a coast guard can strengthen our European borders, since the reality of the refugee crisis teaches us how vital this is." The …

N-VA supports PNR agreement in fight against terror

10 December 2015

The authorized commission of the European Parliament has adopted the agreement around the PNR system that must ensure better exchange of passenger information between the member states. "None too early," European Parliament member Helga Stevens emphasises. "In the fight against terror it is crucial …

How to respond to the victory of Le Pen?

10 December 2015

Nous en avons marre. We are fed up. That’s the message the French conveyed Sunday on their ballot papers. The reaction of the French political, intellectual and cultural elite has been as predictable as it is wrong: the victor has been demonised, the voter moralised and the problems raised, ignored …

Modernisation of European copyright finally in the pipeline

9 December 2015

N-VA is carefully optimistic about the new proposals around copyright that the European Commissioner for the Digital Single Market has announced. "Various aspects of copyright are being rendered obsolete as a result of rapid technological and digital developments. New services like Netflix have …

Bart De Wever: “Europe must tackle problems”

6 December 2015

According to N-VA Chairman Bart De Wever, the victory of Front National in the French regional elections is a clear signal to Europe. “European leaders cannot ignore this. Otherwise they will be making the same mistakes of the past, which will only increase extremism.” “The French election result …

Plan to fight major tax fraud

4 December 2015

Minister of Finance Johan Van Overtveldt has a plan ready with which he intends to boost the fight against major tax fraud significantly, thus creating more fiscal justice. “You can’t expect the average citizen to pay his taxes obediently, while others use sophisticated constructions to avoid …

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