Our ministers Clarinval and Jeholet at work to turn the unemployment reform into a return to employment This Friday, the ONEM sent the first wave of letters to jobseekers affected by the time limitation on unemployment benefits: people who have been unemployed for more than 20 years and young people who... Employment Federal Wallonia 12 Sept 2025
David Clarinval: "The European Union must shed its naivety and put business competitiveness back at the heart of its action" In his interview with La Libre, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economy and Employment David Clarinval highlights the essential point: focusing on defending our industry and employment, beyond ... Environment and climate Europe Federal Industry 6 Aug 2025
US-EU trade deal: an agreement that reveals “European weakness”, according to Georges-Louis Bouchez On Sunday 27 July, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signs a trade agreement with US President Donald Trump. MR President Georges-Louis Bouchez describes this agreement as "the reflec... Europe Europe and international affairs Federal Industry 28 Jul 2025
Historic vote in Parliament: Minister Clarinval's bill limiting the duration of unemployment benefits is adopted! Last night, after weeks and hours of debate, Parliament adopted a major reform of the Arizona government championed by the Minister of Employment, David Clarinval, which for the first time introduces ... Employment Federal 18 Jul 2025
Minister Clarinval announces a €2 increase in meal vouchers from 2026 An agreement in principle has been reached at the Council of Ministers: the face value of meal vouchers will be increased by €2 from 1 January 2026. Workers will benefit from a direct net gain, while ... Employment Federal Press releases Taxation and economy 11 Jul 2025
Capital gains: The MR keeps its commitments, but says stop to taxation in the most taxed country in the world While several majority parties welcomed an agreement on Monday regarding the future taxation of financial capital gains, MR President Georges-Louis Bouchez was keen to set the record straight. For the... Federal Taxation and economy 30 Jun 2025
Deputy Prime Minister David Clarinval confirms the course towards 2% of GDP: a promise kept for our security, without any tax increase The Arizona government is making concrete progress towards a historic goal: raising defence spending to 2% of GDP within this legislature, an extra €4 billion per year. A promise kept, confirmed on Be... Budget Defence Federal 25 Jun 2025
Unemployment reform: a new milestone reached This Tuesday evening, a major breakthrough was achieved for the labour market in Belgium. The bill put forward by David Clarinval, Liberal Minister for Employment, was approved at second reading in th... Employment Federal Press releases 17 Jun 2025
Adapted code of conduct for good relations between brewers, beverage traders and the hospitality sector: an important step towards a sustainable future for the hospitality sector The official signing of the revised code of conduct (2025) for good relations between brewers, beverage traders and the hospitality sector took place today at the House of Brewers in Brussels. Ministe... Federal Press releases Self-employed and SMEs Taxation and economy 6 Jun 2025
In video Promise kept, future secured: the MR revives nuclear energy 15 May 2025 will go down in Belgium's energy history: the nuclear phase-out law was repealed by the Chamber with a wide majority. The Bihet Law is now in force. This is a major political victory for t... Energy Federal On video 15 May 2025
Reform, dialogue, modernise: David Clarinval at the helm on employment David Clarinval, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment, Economy and Agriculture, has in recent days led a series of initiatives to reform employment. Faced with the challenges of the labou... Employment Federal 5 May 2025
In video More than 2,000 people at the liberal 1 May Congress in Charleroi: Attal and Bouchez united to put work back at the heart of society On this 1 May 2025, the Mouvement Réformateur gathered 2,000 activists, supporters and elected representatives in Charleroi to finally celebrate work. The morning began with a panel on employment, hos... Education Employment Europe Federal On video Wallonia-Brussels Federation 1 May 2025
