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Closely following up Brexit’s impact

1 September 2017

At a meeting of the European Committee of the Regions, Member of the Flemish Parliament Karl Vanlouwe, as the President of the regionalist EA Group (European Alliance), advocated closely following up the Brexit debate with the states and local governments. The Committee of the Regions is a European …

Trade unions needlessly stoking fears

1 September 2017

Les syndicats font inutilement peur aux gens

“The claim by the ACV and the ABVV that 128,000 people will receive less pension in the future, is wrong and completely dishonest intellectually,” the N-VA says. “It is precisely this pension decline, inherited from the past, that the present government will rectify. These two major trade unions …

Phasing out nuclear energy: “FEB is right”

30 August 2017

Sortie du nucléaire : « La FEB a raison »

The Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (FEB/VBO) has presented its energy vision. Among others, it contains an appeal for more realism and subsequent phasing out of nuclear energy: the employers’ organisation is concerned that closing all nuclear power plants as predicted in 2025 will not be …

Wanted: 200 computer experts for cyber army

29 August 2017

Wanted : 200 experts informatiques pour une cyberarmée

To arm itself better against cyber-attacks, the Ministry of Defence also began investing in its own cyber division last year. “Out of the 92 members of staff that our military intelligence service is allowed to recruit this year, most are cyber-experts,” Minister of Defence Steven Vandeput says …

Additional security for international train traffic

23 August 2017

Trains internationaux : renforcement de la sécurité

“Since we introduced extra security measures in the HSR terminals in Antwerp, Brussels and Liège halfway last month, 22,000 pieces of luggage belonging to approximately 17,000 travellers have been checked,” Minister of Security and the Interior Jan Jambon says. “Of those people, 170 were checked …

Decrease in corporate tax is the eye-catcher in the budget agreement

26 July 2017

The federal government is presenting a budget that will ensure higher competitiveness, more investments and new jobs. With a package of new measures, it is keeping its promise to lend a helping hand to entrepreneurs and modernise the labour market. The single biggest eye-catcher among these …

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