This morning, the federal Minister for Employment and Economy, David Clarinval, met with the Walloon Minister for Economy and Employment, Pierre-Yves Jeholet, to discuss labour market reforms and the economic challenges affecting the whole country.
This meeting comes at a time when cooperation between the different levels of government is more crucial than ever in facing today's economic challenges. Both ministers stressed the importance of concerted action to strengthen employment, improve business competitiveness and meet the needs of the labour market.
David Clarinval: “Cooperation between the federal government and the regions is essential to coordinate our employment policies and tackle the economic challenges ahead of us. Everyone must take responsibility for supporting employment, strengthening the competitiveness of our businesses and meeting the needs of the labour market”
Pierre-Yves Jeholet: “Strengthened cooperation between Wallonia and the federal government is essential in my view, given the challenges linked to the reform of activating Walloon jobseekers, which is in fact the subject of the Forem's new business plan adopted this week on my initiative”.
Further meetings with the Brussels and Flemish ministers are planned in the coming days to ensure a coherent and concerted approach across the whole territory.