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Toughening up the procedure for obtaining residence permits for medical reasons doesn’t go far enough

23 November 2011

The procedure for obtaining residence permits for medical reasons is often used improperly in Belgium: in 2010, over 56% of all the residence permit applications on medical grounds dealt with in the first case by the Immigration Service were declared inadmissible. Of the admissible applications …

N-VA calls for social-economic emergency government

22 November 2011

These negotiations are never going to lead to a decent agreement. In view of the dire economic situation, the N-VA is therefore prepared to form a social-economic emergency government together with the Christian Democrats and the Liberals. This government must be formed in the very short term and …

Debate on the extension of nuclear power plants’ lifespan should be reopened

8 November 2011

The N-VA is requesting that the debate on phasing out nuclear energy be reopened in Parliament. The provisional results of the stress tests by the Federaal agentschap voor Nucleaire Controle (Federal Agency for Nuclear Control) show, after all, that the nuclear power plants in our country are safe …

Positive European agreement, now to implement the recommendations ourselves

27 October 2011

The N-VA hopes that the agreement reached at the European Summit will succeed in soothing the financial markets and will boldly tackle the crisis in the eurozone. This is crucial for the repair of our financial and economic system, and consequently for the welfare of our people. We call on all …

Better protection for victims of crime abroad

25 October 2011

A new N-VA bill gives Belgian authorities the chance to guarantee victim and family the full protection of the Belgian legal system. Belgian judicial authorities will be authorised to prosecute and bring to court cases of terrorism and violence against Belgians abroad, even if the perpetrator is not …

Nation-building in Flanders

21 October 2011

At the end of October, a large N-VA delegation travelled to Inverness for the annual conference of the Scottish National Party (SNP). The conference was an excellent opportunity for an exchange of ideas between the largest party in Flanders and the party that won this year’s Scottish regional …

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