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38 per cent of prison inmates in Flanders are of foreign origin

18 May 2011

Approximately 40% of prison inmates in Belgium are not of Belgian nationality. And a quarter of those are not even recorded in the population register. In the prisons of Brussels, 58% of prisoners are of foreign extraction, of whom 40% are illegally present or have non-permanent residence permits …

Bulgaria and Romania not ready for accession to Schengen

18 May 2011

Bulgaria and Romania are not ready for accession to Schengen. This is the view of the N-VA, which makes reference to a Europol report. That report states that accession to Schengen, due to the flawed justice system in both countries, plays into the hands of criminal gangs from the Balkans. Already, …

Belgian government negotiations must increase momentum

11 May 2011

On Sunday 1 May, N-VA Chairman Bart De Wever called for negotiations on the formation of a new federal government to gain momentum. Indeed, if talks continue at their present pace, we will never reach an agreement. At the same time Bart De Wever has made it perfectly clear that under no …

Nationalism is triumphing

6 May 2011

Nationalism in Scotland and the Basque Country is currently experiencing remarkable triumphs. Hot on the heels of the terrific results of the Catalan independence referendum at the beginning of April, the Scottish National Party (SNP) thundered home with an absolute majority in recent regional …

Room for new Flemish policy

2 May 2011

“The only government in this country that will be able to conclude 2011 with a balanced budget is the Flemish Government,” confirmed Flemish Minister for Finance and Budget Philippe Muyters on Monday at the presentation of the annual budget check. Flanders is also getting an unconstrained policy …

Every year EUR 11 billion flows from the north of Belgium to the south of Belgium

28 April 2011

Transfers from Flanders to Wallonia amounted to more than EUR 11 billion in 2007, double the figure that is generally accepted. This was revealed by a study carried out by Vives that was made available to the weekly publication Trends for perusal. For the first time, the study also counted interest …

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