Our political themes
Empowering cooperation across generations and borders, we are shaping a European story of positive politics. Our approach transcends national boundaries, as we draw inspiration from the best European practices - including Utrecht's cycling infrastructure, Barcelona's urban planning and Vienna's model for affordable housing.
Explore our key points listed hereunder.
Our political themes
Mobility & Infrastructure
Mobility & Infrastructure
Public transport
The Belgium Transport Renaissance: Tackle railway capacity bottlenecks and develop tramway networks in small and mid-sized cities and suburbs
Affordable unlimited railway access for €250 per year
Night trains in Belgium: 24/7 connection between larger cities, following the example of the Dutch Randstad
Expansion of European high-speed network and international sleeper trains
Smart & sustainable mobility
High quality pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, learning from Utrecht's approach
Congestion tax on car traffic within cities with a robust tram network
City planning
Affordable housing policy like in Vienna, ensuring accessibility for young people as well
Sustainable spatial planning: Meeting WHO targets on air pollution, green spaces and physical activity
Miscellaneous infrastructure
100% 4G-coverage and 75% 5G-coverage in Belgium by 2030
Improved water infrastructure and reduced concrete surface to prevent droughts and floods
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Economy & Fiscal Justice
Economy & Fiscal Justice
Tax shift
Encourage employment: A substantial increase in the tax-free allowance and the work bonus
Funding the tax shift through a capital gains tax on high net worth
Shifting the tax burden from labour to polluting and harmful practices, such as phasing out the fiscal benefits for company cars
VAT reform: A 0% rate on healthy food, sports, and green mobility, and a 25% rate on tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and unhealthy food
Fiscal justice
Increase efforts to fight corruption, tax fraud, tax evasion and social fraud
A variable corporate taxation of 15-35% (current rate: 20-25%), depending on performance factors like employment, climate neutrality and human health (ESG)
Reduced tax burden for single individuals, for instance by eliminating the marriage coefficient
Future of work
Pilot projects for a four-day workweek, similar to those in Ireland
Circular economy
Beneficial and reliable loans for businesses in the circular economy, government-backed
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Energy Transition & Climate
Energy Transition & Climate
Climate neutrality by 2040
Meet the Paris Agreement commitments and achieve climate neutrality by 2040 in Belgium & Europe, by significantly cutting greenhouse gas emissions in all sectors, including transport, residential heating, industry, and agriculture
Biodiversity & agriculture
Embrace natural carbon sinks like forests and offer fiscal incentives for sustainable agricultural practices such as permaculture, regenerative agriculture, and syntropic agriculture
Energy transition
Keep as many existing nuclear reactors open as long as possible, as long as it is technologically feasible and safe
Repeal the law that forbids future nuclear energy
More solar & wind energy, especially where space-efficient
A better integrated energy grid for Belgium within the EU
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Education & Equal Opportunities
Education & Equal Opportunities
Education
Equalize learning opportunities in education
Provision of free healthy school lunch meals
Free before and after-school childcare services
Promotion of lifelong learning through improved awareness of opportunities and more paid leave for participating employees
Promoting collaboration between umbrella organizations ('koepels') to achieve cost reduction through enhanced efficiency, with the ultimate goal of phasing them out
Empower teachers in their profession
Equal opportunities
An inclusive society as an essential ingredient for a healthy Belgian democracy, including widely accessible public services for everyone
Addressing inequality in both policy-making and all diverse aspects of life, for instance, through the implementation of practical tests
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EU & Citizen Participation
EU & Citizen Participation
European cooperation
Strategic expansion of EU competences
Abolish the European Council veto rights
Establish a strong common European defense
Citizen participation
Experiment with citizen's assemblies, for example on the local level
Right to petition in the Flemish and Walloon Regions
Electoral reform
Implementation of all-encompassing electoral constituencies:
One regional electoral constituency for each regional election (One Flemisch constituency & one Walloon constituency)
One federal electoral constituency for the Belgian federal elections
Transnational electoral lists for the European elections
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