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No Rules, Great Scotch

6 February 2012

In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) wants to hold a referendum on independence. Like the N-VA in Flanders, the SNP is the largest political party in Scotland. An independent Scotland is not a romantic notion, but a realistic option. Flanders ...

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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 ...

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N-VA

Philippe Muyters: new kid on the block

29 June 2011

It was an offer he couldn’t refuse. Philippe Muyters swore he would never go into politics, but when the then head of the Flemish chamber of commerce was asked by party colleague Bart de Wever to act as Flemish minister of finance, budget, work, ...

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European foreign policy growing pains

30 May 2011

It is necessary more than ever to develop a consistent foreign policy in order for Europe to become an effective mouthpiece. If Europe wants to play at a global level, then it must be seen to be adopting positions decisively and unswervingly.

That ...

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Peter Luyckx

European semester – The N-VA’s vision in terms of content

13 April 2011

The N-VA is having a very difficult time with the fact that the “regering van lopende zaken” (the departing “current affairs” government, with just 30 of the 88 Flemish seats in the Federal Parliament) is planning to submit a multi-annual budget ...

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N-VA

The Belgian Finance Bill

8 April 2011

The Finance Bill – officially the Special Act of 16 January 1989 – determines how money is distributed between the Federal State, the Regions and Communities in Belgium.

The Federal Government (Belgium) allocates part of its income in the ...

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N-VA