Marc De Vos calls upon all parties not to let Ford Genk’s workers to go the way of their plant. A modern “social plan” can emphasize new work, with more solidarity among the workers. Bridge pensions are asocial for all concerned.
After the announcement of Ford to close the factory in Genk, many are left with the feeling of being a victim of high level power games.
A lot of things are moving in reaction to the aggressivity with which the United States deal with the so-called tax havens. The Swiss offer needs to be looked at with a critic eye. The real issue is to succeed in an actual complete reform of our fiscal policy.
Marc De Vos nuances the dramatic figures for youth unemployment in the Eurozone. The crisis may even be a blessing in disguise, when a longer and better educated workforce enters the labour market. But without firm action the risk of a lost generation is very real.
Having citizens to buy government bonds of their own country might go a long way towards solving the euro government debt problem.
A real recovery policy is needed in order to stimulate the growth that the government ambitions for the end of the year.
Low interest rates delivered a windfall gain of 400 million euros for the budget. The question for budgetwatchers: what would the government use it for?
Etienne de Callataÿ states that rather than to go for monetary unions exclusively containing homogeneous countries, we have no other choice than to take up the challenge of more convergence within Europe.
The government has announced, as part of the budgetary control, a series of recovery measures such as the job bonus for the low and medium loans, the creation of apprenticeship functions and a reduction of charges for the SME’s.
