PROJECT SIMPLIFY BELGIUM

Belgium is stuck in a tangle of rules, powers and procedures that block each other. Administrative complexity, not because of one wrong choice, but because of years of accumulation without fundamental redesign. The system is creaking in more and more places.

Simplicity is not always better, and complex societies sometimes require complex solutions. Nevertheless, good policy is often much simpler in practice than what exists today.  

With Simplify Belgium, we formulate clear analyses and concrete proposals across policy areas, built on clear principles and conscious choices. With a focus on results, not on procedures, resources or technologies. In this way, Simplify Belgium wants to be a clear point of contact for policymakers.

We also want to make Belgium understandable again. Because citizens and businesses are losing sight of the big picture and are longing for clarity and predictability. We do this by explaining complex matters clearly, without unnecessary jargon. Because policies that are not understandable lose support.  

Simplification is not an end in itself, but a lever to work together to ensure that Belgium can do better.