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Geert Bourgeois concerned about censorship on social media: “Free speech must be the starting point”

13 January 2021

“I am extremely concerned about our freedom of speech.” MEP Geert Bourgeois gave an explanation of his opinion piece about free speech in the De Tijd newspaper in the De Ochtend radio show on Radio 1. Geert Bourgeois sees how social media platforms act at their own discretion to silence people. “I …

The N-VA is calling for concrete support measures for the Belarusian population

13 January 2021

The Flemish Parliament wants to draw more attention to the ongoing human rights violations in Belarus through a resolution. The N-VA is calling for effective actions at the European and international levels to support the Belarusian population in their legitimate fight for a stronger democratic …

Jan Jambon brings EUR 2.25 billion to Flanders from the European Coronavirus Recovery Fund

12 January 2021

Flemish Minister-President Jan Jambon reached an agreement with Walloon Minister-President Elio Di Rupo on the distribution key of the European recovery fund after tough negotiations. The EUR 2.25 billion is more than hoped for. “Flanders will be able to implement its Flemish Resilience plan fully, …

Algorithms will be a merciless censor

12 January 2021

Free speech dies if we allow the algorithms. Europe and our federal government must defend the freedoms of our liberal democracy,” says the MEP in an opinion piece. I recently warned about the restriction of the freedom of expression as proposed by the European Commission. For well-known reasons …

Belgium was entitled to 7.5 million vaccines; the government ordered 5 million

11 January 2021

The N-VA does not understand why Prime Minister De Croo and Minister Vandenbroucke have not taken steps to bring more vaccines to Belgium. “Despite a change of power, the new government is failing to do better than its predecessors. Glaring nonchalance!” In the summer, the government announced …

An alarming rise in arrested transmigrants, but the federal government isn’t doing anything about it

9 January 2021

The number of arrested transmigrants has increased dramatically in the last month. According to the Governor of West Flanders, this is because of Brexit. The N-VA warns: “The numbers are double what they were last year. That should set off all the alarm bells. However, we see little to no movement …

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