2023-12-29 10:39:00
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo made his New Year’s speech today, it was published on social media on Friday. A speech focused on the country’s economic performance, living together and the elections next June.
In his speech, the Prime also believes that “politics has become disconnected from real expectations“particularly because”Rue de la Loi, we have sometimes been too obsessed with our own concerns“. A few months before the elections, with a rise of the extreme right in many countries, and particularly in Flanders, and while his party, OpenVld, is at half mast in the polls, Alexander De Croo calls for cooperation : ” The equation is simple, it is choosing between cooperation and inaction. A divided country will never be a strong country. And to be able to make this country better, you have to love it.“
Alexander De Croo also takes stock of Vivaldi’s actions in 2023: “Rlook at how we protected purchasing power!“, estimates the Prime, “Thanks to the automatic indexation of salaries and targeted aid, the purchasing power of Belgians has increased by three percent.”
Alexander De Croo recognizes that there are still things to do on the budget: “This is long-term work, with which we are moving forward step by step. Yes: we provided a lot of aid to the population and our businesses during the energy and coronavirus crises. Protecting Belgians through crises has had a cost. A cost that we have chosen to pay so that our country can continue to move forward.“
An “efficient” Belgium
Belgium’s economy is performing well, said the head of government, who underlined “our solid growth“. “Some will tell you that everything is bad, that everything must be demolished“, addressed the statesman to the citizens and to the youth in particular.”I don’t agree with them, even though it may seem counterintuitive.“
Alexander De Croo also noted that “nour economy is performing well”, he explains. “The figures from the National Bank confirm this. Our growth is solid while, in neighboring countries, it is almost absent“, illustrated the Prime Minister. Among his resolutions for the new year, the head of government cited his desire to “continue to grow our economy, help more Belgians find jobs and make our middle class even stronger“.
Alexander De Croo also has a word for the future Belgian presidency of the European Union, which we will take up from January 1: “We will therefore take advantage of our presidency of the European Union to pursue a strong industrial policy. Our businesses are sometimes drowned in an ocean of administrative rules. We’re going to have to fix that. But we can do it! Look at what we have been able to achieve in terms of energy, after years of hesitation and postponement!“The Prime here refers to decisions concerning nuclear power in Belgium.
The climate challenge has not been forgotten either: ” I have confidence in our country and what we are capable of accomplishing. And this even if the challenges we face are enormous. The fight against global warming is the first example. It goes hand in hand with the challenge of making our economy greener and more innovative.“
Alexander De Croo concludes his speech with a thought for the victims of the ongoing wars around the world, particularly in the Middle East and Ukraine: “Too many innocent people have died this year. This has to stop.“
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