2023-07-10 19:09:00
The guest of honor at the festivities in Bruges urged his hosts to pay more attention to the “concrete, material” priorities of citizens, such as health care, food prices, energy prices, global warming or wages.
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“All these elements worry the Flemings, the Walloons and the people of Brussels, and even prevent them from sleeping,” said the Montois. “Our fellow citizens expect from public authorities concrete solutions to their problems and a clear vision of the future.”
Elio Di Rupo then set about listing the Region’s efforts: its recovery plan with a budget of 7 billion euros; the environmental transition underway; investments in the field of training leading to technical trades…
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“The Walloon recovery plan will also have a positive impact on the Flemish economy. We do not know enough about it. Of the 7 billion of the Walloon recovery plan, nearly 1.2 billion euros of added value will go to the Flemish economy”, he noted.
Elio Di Rupo concluded his speech with a call for more north-south cooperation and to “think more broadly” in the light of “new geostrategic threats”.
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