FGTB

As the new government targets pensions and workers’ rights, Belgian unions are showing Europe how to fight back Formed after months of political deadlock, Belgium’s new government led by Prime Minister Bart De Wever presents itself as a force of stability in an era of economic and social uncertainty. The so-called “Arizona coalition”, named as such for the colours of its liberal, Christian Democrat, and Flemish nationalist components, promises citizens fiscal discipline and economic recovery. Yet from its inception, its true agenda has been one that risks ...
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