Theme

Democracy & Good Governance

In een wereld waarin de democratie steeds meer bedreigd wordt, kijkt Itinera er nauwlettend op toe dat individuele rechten en vrijheden standhouden. Een betrouwbaar rechtssysteem is de basis, vertrouwen in de politiek moet de ambitie zijn van de overheid. Door te focussen op haar kerntaken, zorgvuldig om te springen met belastinggeld en rekenschap af te leggen.

Opinion piece

The growth pact sells hot air

Marc De Vos criticizes the European Growth Pact. The Pact is an empty box of wishful thinking that at best will have a homeopathic effect. The severity of the euro-crisis is once again being denied.

28/06/2012

Marc De Vos

Innovation & Digitisation

Public Finance

Opinion piece

Power to bureaucracy?

Herman Matthijs is in favour of the Anglosaxon spoils system as an open, honest system for the appointment of top civil servants. The candidates have to demonstrate their knowledge for the concerned field before the competent parliamentary commission.

25/06/2012

Herman Matthijs

Public Finance

Opinion piece

Europe: The requested solidarity is a one-way path

Economic fundamentals tend to favor Europe core countries against peripheral ones. An ever increasing economic integration in Europe will reinforce this phenomenon. Laurent Hanseeuw explains these evolutions and clarifies why the solidarity attached to such trends should be rather debat...

22/06/2012

Laurent Hanseeuw

Innovation & Digitisation

Public Finance

Opinion piece

Greece: an unjust adjustment?

First there is a need for a better timing of the austerity and more forcefull reforms. Next the international Diktat has to gain approval of the population who is conscious of the injustices and knows the status quo is not an option.

11/06/2012

Etienne de Callataÿ

Public Finance

Opinion piece

VAT Service without files

If we want to increase the performance of government services, more is needed than just the introduction of new systems of information treatment. Too often one limits oneself to just automating existing paper-based processes.

04/06/2012

Ivan Van de Cloot

Public Finance

Opinion piece

Duality in Europe

In order to enable sufficient investments, one can reintroduce the old technique of an ordinary and extraordinary budget. Together with a minimum percentage of investments in the total expenditure in the budget rule book.

31/05/2012

Herman Matthijs

Innovation & Digitisation

Public Finance

Opinion piece

Austerity or growth: a law of nature or a question of choice?

Marc De Vos recognizes the need to counter the effects of necessary austerity measures, but warns that a period of limited growth is as good as unavoidable. Stringent budgetary targets are necessary to make growth durable again.

14/05/2012

Marc De Vos

Public Finance

Opinion piece

Stimulus must counter the Euro-depression and complement austerity

Marc De Vos argues that the Olive-zone of Euro-land is trapped in a depressionary spiral. Austerity and reform are necessary but need to be complemented with a European investment plan. Failing to do so will moreover polarize elections beyond control.

19/04/2012

Marc De Vos

Innovation & Digitisation

Public Finance

Opinion piece

Anchoring a debt brake in the constitution

By a constitutional binding deficit rule policy makers will be forced to take the necessary budget measures and to stipulate a real long term policy for the public finances.

29/03/2012

Ivan Van de Cloot

Innovation & Digitisation

Public Finance

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