Bouchez and Attal listen to top business leaders: a strong signal for enterprise Even before the congress opened, a meeting took place between Georges-Louis Bouchez, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, and several CEOs of major French groups present in Belgium. A powerful way to ... Employment Federal Taxation and economy 1 May 2025 News
Georges-Louis Bouchez in the VTM studio: “Inactivity will no longer be an option in Belgium.” Georges-Louis Bouchez has made this his battle cry in recent years, and the MR has kept its promise. The federal government is limiting unemployment benefits to two years for those under 55. "People w... Budget Employment Federal In the media 16 Apr 2025 News
Georges-Louis Bouchez on Bel RTL: "Some people receive income support here but own a house abroad, this has to stop!" The MR is clear: no question of funding Defence through new taxes. Our pledge has been kept: 5 billion in tax cuts on labour and 1.7 billion on social contributions have been confirmed under this gove... Employment Federal In the media Social security 16 Apr 2025 News
Georges-Louis Bouchez in DH and SudInfo: “The tax cut means almost €7 billion less in tax burden on labour.” Georges-Louis Bouchez returned, in the pages of Sudinfo and DH, to one of the MR's major commitments: guaranteeing a gap of at least €500 between work and social income. While some commentators questi... Employment Federal In the media Taxation and economy 16 Apr 2025 News
Government agreement: the MR at the heart of a historic turning point for employment and competitiveness! A few weeks after the formation of the “Arizona” government, the MR, driven by Deputy Prime Minister David Clarinval, secured a major political agreement on the programme law. The aim: to activate emp... Employment Federal Taxation and economy 12 Apr 2025 News
Closure of Cora stores: Minister Jeholet takes the initiative to convene an interregional crisis unit Following the decision by the Cora group to cease its operations in Belgium, with the announced closure of its seven stores, 5 in Wallonia and 2 in Brussels, 1,779 jobs are now at risk. In response to... Brussels Employment Press releases Wallonia 11 Apr 2025 News
Collective redundancies at Cora: David Clarinval expresses his support for the workers This Tuesday morning, the retailer Cora announced, during an extraordinary works council meeting, the collective and unilateral redundancy of 1,779 people. The federal Minister for Economy and Employm... Employment Federal Press releases Wallonia 8 Apr 2025 News
Eléonore Simonet: "526,000 long-term sick people in Belgium: this is not a question of sanctions, it's a question of reintegrating the worker" As a guest on the programme "QR le débat", broadcast on RTBF this Wednesday, the federal Minister for the Self-Employed, SMEs and Middle Classes, Eléonore Simonet, presented the Government's prioritie... Employment Federal In the media Pensions 3 Apr 2025 News
Council of Ministers: David Clarinval gets the green light for the G10 agreement This morning, the Deputy Prime Minister and Federal Minister for Employment, David Clarinval, presented the G10 agreement to the federal government. The Council of Ministers approved this agreement . ... Employment Federal Press releases 28 Mar 2025 News
Minister Clarinval takes note with great interest of the G10 agreement This Monday, the Group of Ten, which brings together the main representatives of employers' and trade union organisations, met to present the agreement reached on four issues to the federal Minister o... Employment Federal Press releases 19 Mar 2025 News
At the initiative of the Kot Citoyen, Georges-Louis Bouchez in front of several hundred students! Last night, our President Georges-Louis Bouchez took part in a debate organised by the Kot Citoyen in Louvain-la-Neuve, alongside the other party leaders. Three major themes were discussed in front of... Employment Federal Health 19 Mar 2025 News
Meeting between ministers Clarinval and Jeholet to strengthen cooperation on employment and tackle economic challenges 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 ... Employment Federal Institutional Press releases Wallonia 13 Mar 2025 News
