Artists' pensions: the MR calls for adjustments to avoid any unfair penalisation The MR, through MP Charles Gardier, is calling for the pension reform to be adapted so that workers in the arts are not penalised by careers that are inherently discontinuous. The party is calling for... Federal Pensions Press releases 16 Jul 2026
Eléonore Simonet strengthens the Supplementary Pension for Self-Employed Workers (PLCI) On a proposal by the Minister for Self-Employed Workers and SMEs, Eléonore SIMONET, Parliament voted this Thursday in plenary session on a reform of the Supplementary Pension for Self-Employed Workers... Federal Pensions Self-employed and SMEs 16 Jul 2026
The MR Seniors: a positive vision of ageing, proposals for action After a year of government formation, the MR Seniors reaffirmed their priorities in defending a positive vision of ageing: Enabling people to age with dignity Preserving independence for as long as po... Federal Health Pensions Press releases 26 Jun 2026
Eléonore Simonet on Bel RTL: cutting spending rather than raising taxes A guest on Bel RTL this week, the Minister for the Self-Employed and SMEs Eléonore Simonet reaffirmed the need to put public finances back on a sound footing, while opposing any tax increase. Respondi... Budget Federal In the media Pensions 4 Jun 2026
Georges-Louis Bouchez on QR: "14 months of action and a track record already stronger than other governments!" Georges-Louis Bouchez was a guest on the programme QR Le Débat on RTBF on Wednesday evening to defend the line of the Arizona government and the MR against the left's lies. He recalled that this gover... Federal In the media Pensions Taxation and economy 14 May 2026
Georges-Louis Bouchez listens to police officers: concrete commitments on wages and end-of-career arrangements This Friday morning in Brussels, MR President Georges‑Louis Bouchez received representatives of the police unions at the MR headquarters, following their protest against certain reforms by the federal... Civil service Federal In the media Pensions 24 Apr 2026
Georges-Louis Bouchez versus Raoul Hedebouw: the Belgium that works versus the Belgium that blocks! On Monday evening on RTBF, Georges-Louis Bouchez, MR President, and Raoul Hedebouw, PTB President, clashed over the country's major economic and social reforms, announced following the budget agreemen... Budget Federal Pensions 25 Nov 2025
Flexi-jobs: growing success among pensioners and everything you need to know Good news for active pensioners! The number of pensioners taking on a flexi-job has jumped by 52% this year. This figure reflects a genuine success: more and more older people are choosing to stay act... Employment Federal Pensions Press releases 14 Nov 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez in the “Presidents' Debate”: putting work and responsibility back at the heart of our society! During the Presidents' Debate on RTBF, the MR President recalled that it was time for Belgium to put an end to economic laxity and the culture of dependency. For Georges-Louis Bouchez, defending socia... In the media Pensions Taxation and economy 16 Oct 2025
From 2026, self-employed women who give birth will be exempt from paying social security contributions for 2 quarters From 2026, the exemption from social security contributions that self-employed women benefit from after giving birth will be extended from one to two quarters, with no impact on pension rights. When g... Pensions Press releases Self-employed and SMEs 12 Sept 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez in Het Laatste Nieuws: “The tax cut will amount to an extra thirteenth month’s pay for many” “With the summer agreement that the government reached around the national holiday, we are going to do three essential things,” Georges-Louis Bouchez says this weekend in an interview with Het Laatste... In the media Pensions Taxation and economy 26 Jul 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez defends the self-employed against an incomprehensible proposal from a liberal trade union (VSOA) This is a stance no one expected, least of all from a liberal trade union. In a letter addressed to the President of the Mouvement Réformateur, Georges-Louis Bouchez, the president of the Free Trade U... In the media Pensions Self-employed and SMEs 23 Jul 2025
