Itinera gaat voor een samenleving waar het aangenaam is om te leven, waar frisse, ambitieuze ideeën de kans krijgen uit te groeien tot duurzame ondernemingen, waar onderwijs jongeren klaarstoomt en zin geeft, en waar innovaties transformeren in succesvolle producten in een economie die blijft bloeien.
Good governance is a very extensive concept which relates to both the tasks of the government, the reached result and also the way a result was pursued, as the cost of it. Obviously, good governance is on the agenda of Itinera.
Wiens brood men eet, wiens woord men spreekt, luidt het spreekwoord. Het gaat alvast niet op voor Griekenland.
Itinera insists that the debate on tax revenue must start with the goals. We will not escape the need to do more with less: more focus, quality, and effectiveness. An intelligent tax shift can be help and can already generate funds during this government.
The situation in our country shows the urgency of a tax shift away from taxes on labour. We observe that despite all the recommendations of other instances, also this government doesn’t take this challenge seriously.
Ivan Van de Cloot tackles the agenda of reforms and measures to avoid financial catastrophies that can endanger the financial system and whole countries. It’s a plead for more economic sense for reality in Europe, better governance, and a return to real relationship banking.
The outlook of the Belgian electricity system is increasingly unpredictable and challenging. Belgium is confronted with a nuclear phase out in a liberalized European electricity market which is strongly impacted by climate and renewable energy policies.
The euro promised a brighter future. That hasn't happened.
For the Nobel Prize winning economist, Paul Krugman, the euro is one of the greatest catastrophes of economic history (New York Times, August 2014).
Flexicurity is meant to help achieve the best of two worlds: a flexible and therefore competitive labour market and economy, and at the same time job and income security for workers.
