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N-VA calls for early budgetary control by the Federal Government

29 May 2013

An insufficient level of competitiveness and a budget that is structurally inadequate: that is the critical but fair assessment expressed in the country-specific recommendations of the European Commission. The N-VA therefore urges the Federal Government to set things right before the summer. The …

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New integration decree approved by the Flemish Parliament

29 May 2013

The Flemish Parliament approved the decree that aims to reform the integration and civic orientation sector in Flanders. As a result of this reform, civic orientation and integration will be inextricably linked. The foundation of the Agentschap Integratie (Agency for Integration) also heralds the …

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N-VA requests neutrality for counter staff

28 May 2013

The N-VA wants a generally applicable principle of neutrality for local, Flemish and federal civil servants. Every citizen is entitled to neutral services. One of the freedoms of the citizen is not to be confronted by the beliefs of the civil servant at the counter. Therefore, according to the N-VA, …

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New Integration Decree links civic orientation and integration

25 May 2013

The new Flemish Integration and Civic Orientation Decree was drafted on the proposal of the Flemish Minister for Civic Orientation, Geert Bourgeois (N-VA). The Decree reforms the integration and civic orientation sector in Flanders, inseparably linking civic orientation and integration to one …

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N-VA partied along with the LGBT movement at the Gay Pride event in Brussels

17 May 2013

This year too, a number of standard bearers of the N-VA joined in the annual Gay Pride parade. This is no coincidence, considering that the N-VA, since its inception, has been a strong advocate of equal opportunities for LGBT people. We have come a long way since then. Legal equality has been …

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Flemish Minister Muyters is international Expert Minister for Anti-doping Policy

10 May 2013

Philippe Muyters was designated, on behalf of the European Council of Ministers for Sport, as the Expert Minister for Anti-doping Policy on the Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). WADA is the global organisation responsible for establishing anti-doping rules, determining banned …

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