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Tax shift is also ensuring extra jobs in 2017

27 January 2017
Tax shift is also ensuring extra jobs in 2017

The tax shift of the Michel government will provide at least 41,500 new jobs this year and save 35,500 existing ones. That’s the conclusion of a recent survey by HR service provider SD Worx. According to the same survey, the tax shift is above all giving our companies an extra impetus to recruit …

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Geneva Convention open to reinterpretation

26 January 2017
Geneva Convention open to reinterpretation

In a resolution that was carried by a large majority in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, an overture has been made to reinterpret the Geneva Convention. To be precise, the criteria for recognising refugees, as provided for in the 1951 Refugee Convention, as well as the …

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High time to call on the ECB to shoulder its responsibility

26 January 2017
High time to call on the ECB to shoulder its responsibility

For two years now, MEP Sander Loones has been strongly criticising the loose monetary policy of the European Central Bank (ECB). Together with ECR group colleague, Joachim Starbatty, he has now also organised an initial workshop on the theme. “The fact of the matter is that not everyone is aware of …

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Audit the ECB

26 January 2017
Audit the ECB

A week into Donald Trump’s presidential term and there is much talk in the media about the wall he wants to build with Mexico and tax reforms. But also in the media is an indication that Congress will look into reforming the US central bank, the Federal Reserve (Fed). The same should be debated …

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Powerful signal to Erdogan

24 January 2017
Powerful signal to Erdogan

The Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Relations has accepted a resolution from the N-VA and Open Vld that calls into question the relationship between Turkey and Europe. “We are aware of the impact that this document will have on relations with Turkey, which is why we have so carefully weighed …

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No smart city without smart government

24 January 2017
Johan Van den Driessche

When it took office in 2014, the Brussels government set itself the goal of getting the Brussels-Capital Region into the top five on the list of smart cities by the end of this legislature. “We’re about half-way through and progress is lamentable,” reveals Johan Van den Driessche, party leader in …

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