PS chairman Paul Magnette argues for state reform: “Tw …

PS chairman Paul Magnette responded on Friday in the Canvas program ‘The appointment on Friday’ to the statements of Bart De Wever. The N-VA chairman had said last week that PS had strongly evolved into a confederal Belgium. “But in a different way than how the N-VA sees it. You can strengthen both the regions and the federal government through a better distribution of powers ”, says Magnette.

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Specifically, Magnette wants to transfer to three or four “full” regions. The communities would disappear. “Two communities in Brussels: that no longer makes sense to us,” said Magnette. “This means that education becomes Brussels, for example. But bilingual. If you speak to Dutch-speaking Brussels residents, they will not say that they are Flemish living in Brussels. They say they are Dutch-speaking Brussels residents. ”

He also wants to strengthen the federal level. “With a clear division of powers, it is easier for the two levels to work efficiently. This is possible with a clear financial mechanism. ”

For example, powers could be transferred to the regions: the entire organization of health care, for example, although the financing and the major principles must remain federal for him. But it is also possible for him that prevention policy will go back to the federal level.

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