Hello, I'm Flemish politician. I'm living in Flanders (Belgium) and I always have bin interested about politics and I think it's a good idea to discuss with people in other countries. Feel free to ask me some questions if there are other things you want to know about me.
@ Jazz: It's cold and it snowed. [MENTION=59157]gabriel1[/MENTION]: I'm Flemish and I'm interested in politics, I'm a member of a political party (N-VA) and once I stood on a regional election list. Besides that I just liked the nickname!
I'm new here too, FlemishPolicitian. I love your counrtry. It's one of the prettiest places in Europe, and has some of the friendliest people I've met.... some of the finest beers too. Welcome!
Wecome, Flemish politician. You should find plenty of political discussion here, in fact just about any kind of discussion you choose can be found here.
Flemish Politico, are you pro-EU? I'm of the opinion that Europe was better off (and cooler) without it.
Welcome to the forum. Here you will find divergent views from the U.S. and other countries. What do you consider yourself to be politically? More liberal or conservative and what (if any) do such labels mean in Belgium?
[MENTION=59223]Durandal[/MENTION]: I was pro EU but now with the economical mess I doubt. Still rather pro-EU and pro-Euro currency for the moment.
[MENTION=59223]Durandal[/MENTION]: I was 100% pro-EU but now with the economical mess I doubt but still pro-EU and pro-Euro currency for the moment. [MENTION=22863]RPA1[/MENTION]: Difficult question to answer for me, I have sympathy for some conservative thoughts even when it's not very popular in Belgium but I consider free will as the most important value of our society so if I should have to answer I would choose liberal after all.
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Pejoratively seen as conservative within Europe... " The N-VA believes very strongly in the power of a community. We are a party that works to create a community, which is sometimes described as conservative in Europe, unfortunately quite regularly with a pejorative connotation. However, we believe that people need a community in which they feel at home, that takes care of them and that provides them with stability in a constantly changing world that can appear threatening to the economically, culturally and politically vulnerable individual. The N-VA is a party that attaches a great deal of importance to identity and to standards and values, rights and duties. But this position is also often considered to be conservative. But an identity is naturally made up of multiple layers, and standards and values must evolve with the changes in society if they are to stay relevant for both the individual and the community. For example, the N-VA has approved bills for gay marriage as well as for gay couples right to adopt. This is then often considered to be progressive. Words like progressive and conservative are therefore relative... " http://international.n-va.be/en/about/faq
