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Parliamentary Committee approves N-VA resolution on Yazidi genocide by Islamic State

30 June 2021
Koen Metsu

The Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs approved the resolution of N-VA MP Koen Metsu recognising the genocide against the Yazidi by Islamic State. “That is a very important step in the collective healing process of the Yazidi community,” Koen Metsu says. The approval means that the …

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No Belgian nationality for criminals

30 June 2021

“Obtaining Belgian nationality is the culmination of a successful civic integration programme and process.” MPs Theo Francken, Yoleen Van Camp and Darya Safai want Belgian citizenship not to be granted to those who have been sentenced to a custodial sentence of six months or more with or without …

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Congo Committee extension: the N-VA requests clarity from the government

28 June 2021
Tomas Roggeman

After eight months of silence, the special Parliamentary Committee on the Colonial Past will meet again on Monday. The original deadline of 17 July seems unfeasible. The government therefore wishes to extend the committee’s mandate. N-VA MP Tomas Roggeman had warned about this. “The mission of this …

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The Federal Planning Bureau figures confirm it: “The nuclear exit catapults Belgium’s climate efforts back in time”

24 June 2021

“These figures confirm the choice of the Vivaldi government to catapult us back in time with the nuclear phase-out in terms of CO2 emissions.” MP Bert Wollants draws the only possible conclusion from the figures published by the Federal Planning Bureau on Thursday. According to the Planning Bureau, …

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Bill on student migration: fraud gate stays open, N-VA votes against it

24 June 2021

Student visas must strengthen our universities by attracting the “best and brightest”. In practice, the opposite is still too often the case. Too many foreign students do not have the basic competences to graduate successfully and they disappear into illegality. The problematic transposition of a …

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The N-VA does not support the European Climate Law

24 June 2021

The European N-VA group will not approve the European Climate Law that is before us today. “A commitment is being made without knowing the impact on the Member States and the federal states,” MEP Johan Van Overtveldt says. “It is good that the EU is leading the way for a sustainable and innovative …

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