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Turkish membership of the EU not on N-VA agenda

4 December 2015

There is much concern about the recent agreement the EU made with Turkey to tackle the refugee crisis together. For the N-VA, the accession of Turkey to the EU is in any case not on the agenda. Member of Parliament Peter de Roover advocates privileged partnership as the final goal. Within the …

European recycling economy proposals too vague

2 December 2015

European Parliament Member Mark Demesmaeker is not too enthusiastic about the new package of plans for a European recycling economy which the European Commission has revealed. “The measures are not tailored to the member states and are generally too vague. We have to keep an eye on how this plan of …

Tax shift can result in up to 64,500 new jobs

1 December 2015

The tax shift of this federal government with the N-VA will have a noticeably positive impact on economic growth, job creation and citizen’s income. That’s what new studies by the Federal Planning Bureau (FPB) and the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) show. “These studies also show for the first time …

N-VA welcomes European anti-terror measures

25 November 2015

After the recent terror attacks in Paris, which led the Belgian government to make new security investments, the European Parliament has also approved a report setting out a broad range of anti-terror measures. The aim of the report is to point the way for the European fight against terror. “We …

Customs administration joins fight against terror

20 November 2015

In consultation with the Customs and Excise Department (Algemene Administratie van Douane en Accijnzen - AADA), Minister of Finance Johan Van Overtveldt is working on an action plan to strengthen a number of levers to facilitate customs checks. In a first phase, a decision has been made to increase …

The time of consciously standing by and doing nothing about our security must also come to an end in Brussels