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Flemish export highest ever in 2014

21 April 2015

In 2014, Flanders’ export amounted to 293.5 billion euros: the highest amount ever. This is shown in an analysis of the export figures of the Institute for the National Accounts (INR), conducted by Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT). “These figures show once more that we not only have to further …

Biggest pension reforms since 1945 demonstrate the power of change

3 April 2015

The federal government approved the largest pension reforms since the establishment of social security after World War II. “The structural pension measures we are taking are absolutely necessary to hold back the ageing wave that will hit us in the coming decades,” says Deputy Prime Minister Jan …

Government breaks with the past, even regarding budgetary control

30 March 2015

The federal government concluded its budgetary control successfully: not only does it finally get Belgium’s budget back on track, it does so without levying new taxes that would impact the ordinary citizen. “This government is stepping up the fight against fraud and taking extra measures to …

Ten measures for entrepreneurs

26 March 2015

During this legislation period, the N-VA will make an end to a policy that punishes entrepreneurship instead of valuing it. Instead, we offer an ambitious policy with structural reforms that will breathe new life into self-employed entrepreneurs because they are the cornerstone of our economy and …

Wallonia and Brussels adopt Flemish competency profile system

19 March 2015

With the help of Competent, the Belgian Regions will be mapping out the competences required in vacancies and which job seekers claim to possess in a consistent manner. This is a system of “professional competency profiles”, which the Social and Economic Council of Flanders (SERV) developed in …

European Energy Union: over-regulation is lurking around the corner

25 February 2015

The European Commission approved a bundle of forty propositions that must gradually bring about the formation of a European Energy Union. This new far-reaching cooperation between Member States will improve energy security in the EU, and make energy cheaper and more sustainable. N-VA European …

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