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N-VA welcomes European ban on neonicotinoids

29 April 2013

Mass bee deaths have been increasing alarmingly in recent years. Reasons for this are the decline in biodiversity, the Varroa mite and the use of crop protection products containing neonicotinoids. Yet bees are crucial not only for the ecosystem, but also in economic terms. For Belgium, they are …

Single environmental permit provides entrepreneurs with quicker and better results

19 April 2013

The Flemish Government has approved the Environmental Permit Decree. By integrating the environmental and urban planning permits within a single Environmental Permit, the Flemish Government has responded to a long-term complaint of the business world. Companies wanting to execute a project for which …

Turkey must accept the extended hand

21 March 2013

On Newroz, the traditional Kurdish New Year celebrated on 21 March, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Turkey, Abdullah Öcalan, called upon his supporters to put down their weapons and ordered the Kurdish freedom fighters to leave Turkey. Öcalan’s declaration indicates that the time …

The N-VA demands clarity on the Syria arms embargo

20 March 2013

The position of the N-VA is reluctant with regard to France and Britain’s plan to lift the EU’s arms embargo on Syria. At last week’s Spring Summit, London and Paris vigorously advocated for the provision of arms to the moderate Syrian rebels so that they can oppose the Assad regime. But lifting the …

Reorganisation of embassies and consulates given poor marks

18 March 2013

The announced reorganisation of the federal network of embassies and consulates contains, according to the N-VA, some good elements, but it is not the reform that is needed. The party does feel that more cooperation between Belgium and the Netherlands at foreign embassies is a good thing. The fact …

Brussels reforms are peanuts

15 March 2013

The N-VA is of the opinion that the proposed plans on the long-awaited reforms of the Brussels-Capital Region are insufficient. The initiatives concerning urban development, mobility and housing are no more than baby steps. There is no longer any talk of the obvious reforms that were announced and …

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