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Virtuele Politica Other party, 41 years, female, Dutch speaking

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My three personal successes

Success 1

MODERNISERING VAN DE OPENBARE WERKEN OP DE GEMEENTE: halveren van de duur van ontoegankelijkheid van de wegen, synchroniseren van werken door verschillende onderaannemers, herstellen van alle voetpaden, invoering van IT, betalingstermijnen respectere

Success 2

PROFESSIONELE UITMUNTENDHEID: universitair diploma, talrijke publicaties, 16 wetsvoorstellen in 7 jaar, een verdubbeling van mijn beroepsomzet in 6 jaar; 78% van de rechtszaken gewonnen; alle correspondentie wordt binnen de 10 dagen beantwoord.

Success 3

SOCIAAL EN FAMILIAAL LEVEN: heb samen met echtgenote 5 kinderen; allemaal betrokken bij socio-culturele initiatieven; ik werk als vrijwilliger in de administratie van een weeshuis en onthaal weeskinderen bij mij thuis voor bepaalde feestdagen.

My political priorities

Tax policy

Plafoneer schuld en directe belastingen in de grondwet. Verminder de belasting op arbeid en compenseer door het energieverbruik meer te belasten. Vervang erfenisrechten, de roerende en onroerende voorheffing door een enkele belast

Employment

Schrap werkgeversbijdrage en automatische indexering van de lonen; administratieve vereenvoudiging (bv. stop maaltijdcheques); verbeter beroepsvorming door fusie van de officiële schoolnetwerken; degressieve werkloosheidsvergoedin

Security

Werk van openbaar nut voor bestraffing van delinquenten; test de uitbesteding van gevangenissen aan de privésector; procedure om sommige buschauffeurs te kunnen bewapenen; getuigen wettelijk verplichten om misdrijven aan te geven.

Saving money & anti-fraud policy

Staatsschuld verminderen; verouderde instellingen opdoeken (bijv. provinciale overheden, sommige intercommunales); verblijf in de gevangenis betalend maken; buitenlandse betrekkingen opnieuw federaliseren.

Political initiatives

2011: wetsvoorstel om de immigratievoorwaarden te versoepelen

Virtuele Politica Other party, 41 years, female, Dutch speaking

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Other personal information

Level of completeness of this profile: 100%
Number of children: 3
Belief:Roman catholic

Profession 1

Function: schepen van openbare werken at gemeente Bachten
Address:Dorpsplein 1, 1234 Bachten
Tel.:013 345 666
Fax: 013 345 777
E-mail:janssens@bachten.xx
Website:http://www.dekamer.nl

Assistant's salutation (title): Mevrouw
Assistant: Rita Segers
E-mail: segers@yopmail.be
Tel.:013 345 666

Profession 2

Function: lid at Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers
Address:Natieplein 1, 1008 Brussel
Tel.:02 549 82 24
Fax: 02 549 91 27
E-mail:sabine.janssens@dekamer.xx
Website:http://www.damme221.be

Assistant's salutation (title): De Heer
Assistant: Jan Vandamme
E-mail: vandamme@dekamer.xx
Tel.:02 549 9111

Private Contact

Address:Lange straat 1502; 1234 Bachten
Tel.:012 345 678
Fax:012 345 677
Mobile:04 45 123 456
Website:http://www.sabinejanssensTEST.xx

Curriculum Vitae

Political career

Ik ben een virtuele persoon, ingevoerd voor demonstratiedoeleinden. Mijn opinies zijn geenszins een weergave van eventuele stellingnamen van WijBurgers.

2005 - : volksvertegenwoordigster in de Kamer
2008-2010: fractieleidster partij RP in de Kamer
1985 - : schepen van openbare werken te Bachten
1983 - : raadslid RP van gemeente Bachten

Professional career

1985-1988: advocate-stagiair bij Verwiegen & partners
1989-92: medewerkster aan het kabinet van de heer Dupuis, minister van Openbare Werken
1992-2001: ambtenaares van het Vlaams Gewest, directie Sociale Huisvesting
Sinds 2002: advocate aan de balie van Gent; medewerker en vanaf 2006 partner op het kantoor Duralex; gespecialiseerd in bestuursrecht

Education

Bachelor in rechten, VUB, 1984
Vloeiend: Frans, Nederlands, Engels

Publications

2005-2012: 17 artikelen in rechtentijdschriften
2003: co-auteur van 'Huurwet', gepubliceerd door Bruylants

Quotes

"Zonder bindend referendum op volksinitiatief is er weinig sprake van democratie." DeKrant, 25/12/2013

Articles

20/02/2015

Voorstander van een minimale dienstverlening bij staking in het openbaar vervoer(4)

19/10/2014

Slachtoffer van de toewijzing van kopstemmen(2)

Electoral score in previous elections

Elections 2009

European elections
Place nr. 6 as alternate candidate on the roll Other party. Obtained 8.523 preferential votes: penetration of 0,21% in Dutch electoral college.

Regional elections 2009

German Parliament
Place nr. 6 as candidate on the roll LDD. Obtained 1.014 preferential votes: penetration of 2,09% in Province West-Vlaanderen.

Federal elections 2010

Federal Chamber of Representatives
Place nr. 2 as candidate on the roll CSP. Obtained 5.515 preferential votes: penetration of 0,74% in BHV.

Elections 2014

Federal Chamber of Representatives
Place nr. 4 as candidate on the roll Other party. Obtained 4.657 preferential votes: penetration of 0,65% in Vlaams-Brabant.

Elections 2019

European Parliament 2019
Place nr. 23 as candidate. Obtained 0 preferential votes: penetration of 0,00%

Elections 2019

Flemish Parliament 2019
Place nr. 33 as candidate. Obtained 0 preferential votes: penetration of 0,00%

Mandates (Political and corporate)

€ = financially rewarded mandate. Source: Cumuleo

Parliamentary activity

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N°	Topictoto	Question	Explanation
1	Social security, Budget and public finance	The legal retirement age should be increased from 65 to 67 years.	Since 2009, 65 years in Belgium, the age that both wage earners and self-employed workers, entitlement to a retirement pension. In the private sector that age should be lowered to 60.5 years, provided that they have paid contr
2	Social security, Public institutions	Regions should manage their social security systems independently.
3	Foreign policy & European integration, Religion	Turkey may join the European Union.
4	Society (others), Tax policy	Taxes should be lowered, even if it means a reduction in public services.
5	Sustainable development, Energy	Nuclear power plants must be banned from our territory.
6	Society (others), Religion	Islam can be assimilated in Belgium today.
7	Social security, Saving money & anti-fraud policy	Unemployment allocations should diminish according to the duration of unemployment.
8	Social security, Public management (others), Democracy, Mobility	A minimum service in public services (such as public transport) should be set up in order to limit the effects of strikes penalizing citizens.
9	Society (others), Social security, Budget and public finance	My pension should not be paid by the next generation.
10	Public institutions	Sooner or later, Flanders must become an independent country.
11	Public management (others), Education	Primary and secondary schools should be granted greater autonomy: more power for the management, more freedom of educational choice.
12	Social security, Employment	Salaries indexation should remain automatic, regardless of the unemployment rate in Belgium.
13	Sustainable development, Energy	We need to reduce public support (subsidies, green certificates) to renewable energy sources (especially in the photovoltaic sector).
14	Mobility, Tax policy	Cars entering the city centre during the work week should be charged a congestion fee.
16	Public institutions, Saving money & anti-fraud policy	The Belgium provinces as political institutions should be suppressed.	http://www.wecitizens.be/docs-fr/A016-181130-Provinces.pdf
17	Immigration & integration, Education	It is good to control the inscription conditions in secondary schools (eg to increase the social mix).	To translate
18	Society (others), Religion	Marriage should be restricted to one man with one woman.
19	Justice, Employment	We must organize the prisons so that prisoners can pay (part of) their stay by working.
20	Public management (others), State enterprises	The public authority may own companies exposed to competition (telephone, newspaper, bank, etc.).
21	Health, Social security, Lodgment	To alleviate poverty, some basic goods and services should be provided free of charge or at low cost.
22	Public management (others), Democracy	.All public officials should be required to report their income (including benefits in kind) derived from their public activity.
23	Religion, Public institutions	Public employees may wear signs of their religious or philosophical beliefs even if they are in contact with the public.
24	Public management (others), Public institutions	While the number of staff in ministers' offices can now reach 120, this figure should be limited to thirty.
25	Public management (others), Employment	The gap between officials statute and private sector contracts should be suppressed.
26	Economy (others), Tax policy	Financial transactions should be taxed (stocks, bonds, currencies, derivatives and other exchange transactions).
27	Tax policy	The tax deductibility of notional interest (i.e. for venture capital) should be abolished.
29	Professional training, Employment	Young people should have a guarantee of employment, even if the state should fund more insertion courses, training, and employment in the non-profit sector.
30	Foreign policy & European integration, Budget and public finance	Europe has defined rules that limit deficits and public debt. It must punish states that do not respect them.
31	Society (others), Justice	In general, penalties for criminal offenses should be more severe.
32	Tax policy	Inheritance and registration taxes should be replaced by an annual property tax.
33	Social security, Employment	Reduce the protection of workers (eg the length of the notice period) would be a good solution to reduce unemployment.
34	Immigration & integration	The conditions for obtaining a residence permit must be still more severe.
35	Society (others), Employment	To increase the presence of women in leadership positions, new measures of positive discrimination in their favor should be set up.
36	Public management (others), Urban planning	Urban planning licence should be granted automatically after two months, if the applicant has not received within that period a copy of a final decision.
37	Bioethics, Health	Euthanasia should be extended to people suffering from dementia, who have made such a request before their illness.
38	Democracy, Budget and public finance	Big economic and social projects, e.g. involving major investments, should be submitted to a public consultation.
39	Tax policy	The assets exceeding one million should be subject to a 'tax on millionaires'.
40	Mobility, Public institutions	For major projects of national interest (eg RER), the federal government must have the power of enforcing its decisions to the Regions, Provinces and Municipalities.
41	Public institutions	The territory of the Brussels-Capital region should be extended to the six municipalities "with facilities".
42	Democracy	Belgium must establish binding referenda at population initiative.
43	Sustainable development, Mobility, Tax policy	The tax deduction must be abolished for company cars partly used for private purposes.
44	Poverty, Tax policy	The taxation of less than 1000 euros/month incomes must be suppressed (even if it must be compensated with other taxes).
45	Foreign policy & European integration	Europe should be split into two parts, so that countries like Belgium could join economically strong countries seeking closer and reinforced cooperation.
46	Budget and public finance	Public debt should only be used for investments (buildings, infrastructure) and not for the day-to-day costs of running public services.
47	Culture & sport	Public resources should be granted priorily to sport for all, even if fewer Olympic medals should then be expected for the elite athletes.
48	Democracy	Places in the electoral lists should no longer be taken into account ; the only criterion should be votes for the candidates themselves.
49	Social security, Immigration & integration	Welfare benefits to immigrants should depend on their successful completion of an integration programme, more demanding than presently.
50	Sustainable development, Mobility, Urban planning	To reduce noise, airfreight activities should be moved away from the big cities airports.
51	Bioethics, Religion	Doctors should always be able to invoke the conscience clause and refuse their cooperation to a medical procedure that is opposed to their beliefs.
52	Public institutions, Saving money & anti-fraud policy	The 19 communes of Brussels should be merged into one.
53	Justice, Security	The State must be able to monitor, even without proven suspicion, private communications (telephone, GSM and internet).
54	Sustainable development	Environmental standards should be more stringent, even if it means higher prices for consumers.
55	Public management (others), Justice, Saving money & anti-fraud policy	Any person who, in good faith, reports crimes to the authority must be protected.
56	Health, Social security	The health mutual insurance should not cover more than the price of the less expensive drug.
57	Health, Public management (others), Saving money & anti-fraud policy	Sanctions against doctors providing medical certificates of convenience should be strengthened.
58	Mobility, Security	Speed limits of 30 km/h should only be enforced in dangerous places.
59	Poverty, Social security, Public management (others)	People with low-income should be granted housing vouchers, instead of developping social housing.
60	Foreign policy & European integration, Budget and public finance	Member States in financial difficulty should benefit from a European solidarity through "Eurobonds" at low interest rates.
61	Professional training	Companies should spend a legal minimum for staff training, in proportion to their turnover and profits.
62	Social security, Family	Family allowances should be replaced by wages to the parent who stays at home.
63	Education, Saving money & anti-fraud policy	After their compulsory schooling, a student who has failed should pay the actual cost of his further studies.
64	Foreign policy & European integration, Economy (others), Employment	A harmonization of minimum wages across Europe is necessary.
65	Foreign policy & European integration, Economy (others)	Belgium would do well to leave the eurozone.
66	Foreign policy & European integration, Democracy	The European Parliament should have the right to make any legislative proposal, without relying on a monopoly of initiative of other institutions.
67	Foreign policy & European integration, Defense	The EU Member States should replace their national armies by a common European army.
68	Foreign policy & European integration, Economy (others)	European authorities should harmonize technical standards in order to facilitate the exchange of goods and services across Europe (eg the standardization of chargers for electronic devices).
69	Democracy, Public institutions	The electoral system should allow bilingual lists to run for the Brussels Parliament.
70	Public institutions	Reducing the powers of the Communities (in favor of the Regions or of the Federal) should increase the efficiency of Belgium.
71	Culture & sport, Education	Learning a musical instrument or another artistic discipline should be part of the program of basic education.
72	Foreign policy & European integration, Energy	To ensure security of energy supply, Europe must prevent that more than a third of our natural gas consumption should come from the same origin or should transit through the same country.
73	Bioethics, Family, Education	Schools should present the different sexual orientations in a neutral way, without judgement .
74	Society (others), Health	Smoking prohibition should be relaxed in the restaurant sector.
75	Bioethics, Health	The costs of abortion must be covered by the health mutual insurance.
76	Society (others), Bioethics, Health, Security	Personal use of soft drugs should be punished.	Sedert een ministeriële richtlijn uit februari 2005 is het een volwassene enkel toegestaan 3 g cannabis op zich te hebben voor persoonlijk gebruik. Elke andere vorm van bezit en/of verbruik is verboden in België. Ze verbiedt minderjarige zowel cannabis als andere drugs in bezit te hebben of te gebruiken, ongeacht de hoeveelheid en de omstandigheden.
78	Bioethics, Family, Religion	It is good that homosexual couple are allowed to adopt children.
79	Justice, Security	The system of municipal administrative sanctions must be maintained.	The system of municipal administrative sanctions makes it possible for local civil servants to punish certain offenses under the Penal Code or municipal regulations and ordinances.
80	Foreign policy & European integration, Health, Social security, Sustainable development	The harmonization of European and North American standards, envisaged by the international treaties TTIP and CETA, must not lead to a reduction of the highest requirements of the existing environmental, health and social standards.
81	Foreign policy & European integration, Economy (others), State enterprises	The European Union should remain free to liberalize or to (re)nationalize any area of economic activity. The EU must not be bound vis-à-vis third parties through international treaties.
82	Foreign policy & European integration, Sustainable development	When a state implements environmental recommendations of the COP21, it is not liable to pay compensation to investors for commercial losses. International treaties may not require such compensation.
83	Foreign policy & European integration, Economy (others)	Our state must not ratify an international treaty that would limit his freedom to regulate the bank business (financial activities).
84	Democracy	The commune should ensure that voters have access to a voting advice application (such as the electoral GPS).
85	Democracy	All the documents intended for the Municipal Council must become accessible to the public on the internet.
86	Immigration & integration, Education, Justice	We must (re)organize the CPAS so that it can accommodate more people (especially young people, condemned to jobs of general interest) to make educational social experiences.
87	Poverty, Mobility	Municipalities should set up a Citizens' Taxi, that is to say a platform where volunteers offer themselves to drive dependent people.
88	Public management (others), Democracy, Budget and public finance	The law must require the inclusion of the budgetary impact of the proposals in the electoral programs.
89	Public management (others)	The maintenance, including cleaning, of existing infrastructure should be given budgetary priority over new public projects.
90	Democracy, Budget and public finance	The commune must publish on its website the financial accounts, list of municipal services, planned projects, e-mail addresses of councillors, received and granted subsidies, and business statistics
91	Economy (others), Urban planning, Budget and public finance	A vacancy tax is needed as a disincentive for owners of vacant buildings.
92	Foreign policy & European integration, Justice	The State cannot accept the judgement of an arbitration court, even in the framework of an international trade agreement. Claims must be settled by the judiciary system.	A legal dispute may be settled by an arbitration court (a private institution), if the parties have agreed beforehand to deal with their differences in this way. Despite its high cost, such private arbitration is often preferred by companies because it is faster than public courts. The 6th March 2018, the UE Court of Justice (CJEU) decided in Case C-284/16 that the arbitration clause contained in the Bi-lateral Investment Treaty (BIT) damages the autonomy of the Union Law and, thereby, is not compatible with it. Such treaties give foreign investors the right to sue governments directly before such instances of international arbitration. There is no possible appeal against the arbitration judgement.
93	Public management (others), Saving money & anti-fraud policy	All services that can be entrusted to third parties, should be subcontracted by the public authority, subject to competition rules.
94	Mobility	To improve mobility, the public authorities must impose a tax on any obstruction of public roads, particularly applicable to companies carrying out public works.
95	Immigration & integration	Public authorities must organize calls for projects aimed at stimulating the integration and civic awareness of young people or at preventing drug addiction. The best initiatives need to be subsidized.
96	Mobility, Urban planning	There should be more pedestrian streets.
97	Public management (others), Saving money & anti-fraud policy	The number of board members of intermunicipal and other public companies should be reduced to no more than a dozen.
98		My commune should merge with a neighboring commune (on a voluntary basis).
99		There should be more bike lanes, even if a traffic or parking lane must be removed.
100		Taxes on labour should be reduced, even if taxes will need to be raised elsewhere.
101		Any petition supported by 0.5% of the population must be heard by the City Council.
102		The commune must create urban vegetable gardens and chicken coops.
103		Whatever the cost, city hall services must be open outside of normal office hours, at least once a week.
104		Office-holders and civil servants should abide by an ethical code, that allows to report abuses of power.
105		More CCTV security cameras should be installed in public streets.
106		More trees should be planted, even if that reduces the sidewalk or parking spaces.
107		Party loyalty, requiring that voting follows the party line, is more important than personal ethical principles.
108		Schools need to share their sports infrastructure with each other and with sports clubs.
109		The use of alternative sanctions (such as community service) should be increased.
110		Pre-electoral agreements between political parties must be made public before the elections.
111		When a mayor/alderman represents the city/municipality in an intermunicipal, this derived mandate must not be remunerated in addition to the mayor/alderman salary.
112		Measures must be taken to avoid that Francophones extend or abuse their influence.
113		Even if it is more expensive, the public authorities must use sustainable energy.
114		The elected politician should align his positions with the results of public opinion polls.
115		In order to help students learn the second language, some of their courses should be given in that language.
116		In written communication with the public (web, signs, etc), public services in Brussels should also use English.
117		The city must facilitate the implementation and extension of a system for car-sharing (similar to Cambio, Boldes, Zen Car, etc).
118		When designing public spaces, aesthetic concerns must not overrule practical, economic and security concerns.
119		There must be, in the commune, at least one crèche with extended hours, until 21h30.
120		Public authorities that do not respect the time limit for administrative decisions (such as building permits) must pay a daily compensation to the applicant.
121		Public authorities should have an active policy for the social recognition of LGBTQI+ people.
122		My commune should adopt a motion opposing the bill allowing the police to visit the homes of people hosting undocumented migrants.
123		Public authorities must rely more on the population to detect offenses.
124		The commune and the social welfare office should be merged, when the law allows this.
125		The social welfare office should prioritise partnership with associations specialised in social work, particularly to help the unemployed find work.
126		The police must intervene not only against drug traffickers, but also against drug addicts.
127		The public authorities must grant the maximum freedom to shops to open on Sundays.
128		All income (work, allowance, real estate and movable) must be globalized to be taxed according to a single progressive scale.
129		The Committee on Access to Administrative Documents (CADA) must be able to impose dissuasive fines on political representatives and authorities that do not respect citizens' access to public data.
130		More urban tunnels are needed to smooth road traffic.
131		Immigration policy (for economic reasons) should be targeted at skilled workers, based on unsatisfied job offers.
132		Procedural errors, such as non-compliance with the Language Use Act, can not invalidate the proceedings, such as the acquittal of a criminal. They must be sanctioned otherwise.
133		The financial situation of a couple should not get worse by the fact that they decide to marry rather than cohabit.
134		Fuels for airplanes and boats must be taxed, like the fuel of cars.
135		New nuclear power plants have to be built in Belgium to replace the old ones.
136		The European Union is destined to become a confederal state to which the Member States are giving up some of their sovereignty.
137		The European Union must play an active role in defending the freedom of religion in the world.
138		Everything must be done to accommodate asylum seekers in situations of distress or serious risk (war, persecution, trafficking).
139		Our public authorities must suspend all aid to countries that tolerate violence (terrorism, guerrilla war, mafia, persecution).
140		Private care establishments (rest homes, clinics) have the right to refuse certain interventions (eg abortion, euthanasia), without losing the rights to subsidies.
141		After a certain number of years, the unemployment benefit must be stopped and replaced by other forms of assistance (eg CPAS).
142		Islam has inherent aspects that clash with the European fundamental values and political order.
143		It is necessary to legalize the surrogates.
144		Schools may refuse access to unvaccinated children.
145		The salary of the political representatives must be fixed by a committee of citizens drawn by lot.
146		To better achieve the climate goal of "carbon neutrality", it is necessary to introduce a severe CO2 tax.
147		Basic health care must be free for all.
148		The possibility of dual nationality must be removed.
149		If the State subcontracts the task of paying unemployment benefits, it must organize a call for tenders to designate the provider(s). He can not attribute this task automatically to the unions.
150		The European Union must have the power to impose sanctions on Member States that do not fight against global warming as agreed.
151		Public funding for the functioning of parties, unions and citizen movements must be on the same basis.
152		In the event of repeated absenteeism from school, child benefit must be temporarily reduced.
153		Realized capital gains (on shares or sales of real estate) must be taxed.
154		Young people aged 18 or over, must benefit for 8 years from a universal (therefore unconditional) allowance of 500 euros per month.
155		People's religious and philosophical activities and values should receive greater respect from politicians.
156		To reduce urban sprawl it is necessary to reduce the number of urbanizable surfaces, by densifying the existing urban areas.
157		The authority must request offers from third-party investors (private partners) to maximize energy-saving investments in public infrastructure.
158		Belgium retains moral and economic obligations vis-à-vis its former colonies.
159		Israel has the right to secure borders.
160		The state must make civic service mandatory.
161		The public authorities should promote the establishment of a faculty of Islamic theology, where the Koran would be interpreted in a way compatible with our democratic values.
162	Immigration & integration, Religion	The state must make reasonable accommodations that give specific rights to particular groups.
163		The state must establish immigration quotas, with their budgetary impact, for a period of thirty years.
164		The public authorities must counter the radical Islamist propaganda, by broadcasting counter-speeches and by sanctioning the fake-news.
165		The public authorities must organize, with civil society, a debate on the Muslim / non-Muslim divide.

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N°	Topic	Question	Answer	Date of answer	Vote in parliament	Personal comment
1	Social security, Budget and public finance	The legal retirement age should be increased from 65 to 67 years. Since 2009, 65 years in Belgium, the age that both wage earners and self-employed workers, entitlement to a retirement pension. In the private sector that age should be lowered to 60.5 years, provided that they have paid contr	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Het is intussen al beslist....
3	Foreign policy & European integration, Religion	Turkey may join the European Union. No explanation available	Strongly disagree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Turkije heeft niet dezelfde historische en culturele achtergrond als de rest van Europa.
4	Society (others), Tax policy	Taxes should be lowered, even if it means a reduction in public services. No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	We hebben geen nood aan meer Staat, maar aan een betere Staat.
5	Sustainable development, Energy	Nuclear power plants must be banned from our territory. No explanation available	Strongly disagree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Beter kernenergie dan CO2-uitstoot!
6	Society (others), Religion	Islam can be assimilated in Belgium today. No explanation available	Rather no	14/06/2019	No explanation available	De islamitische bevolking zal zich nooit integreren. Het is pas wanneer zij de meerderheid gaat vormen, dat een verandering van discours noodzakelijk wordt.
7	Social security, Saving money & anti-fraud policy	Unemployment allocations should diminish according to the duration of unemployment. No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	We moeten parasitisme vermijden. De sociale zekerheid wordt altijd door het OCMW verzekerd.
8	Social security, Public management (others), Democracy, Mobility	A minimum service in public services (such as public transport) should be set up in order to limit the effects of strikes penalizing citizens. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Waarom kunnen buschauffeurs het land wel verstoren terwijl bijvoorbeeld ambtenaren daartoe niet de macht hebben?
9	Society (others), Social security, Budget and public finance	My pension should not be paid by the next generation. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Ik vind het niet correct die verantwoordelijkheid op anderen af te schuiven en des te minder op mijn kinderen.
10	Public institutions	Sooner or later, Flanders must become an independent country. No explanation available	Rather no	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Naast het politieke gewedijver en het nationalistisch egoïsme, zijn er meer voordelen aan samenblijven.
11	Public management (others), Education	Primary and secondary schools should be granted greater autonomy: more power for the management, more freedom of educational choice. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Meer autonomie voor de scholen betekent een grotere variatie in het schoolaanbod. Dat is een rijkdom. Concurrentie tussen scholen is goed.
12	Social security, Employment	Salaries indexation should remain automatic, regardless of the unemployment rate in Belgium. No explanation available	Rather no	14/06/2019	No explanation available	De mondialisering verplicht ons ertoe de buikriem aan te halen als we concurrentieel willen blijven. De werkloosheid is een schandalige, politieke keuze.
13	Sustainable development, Energy	We need to reduce public support (subsidies, green certificates) to renewable energy sources (especially in the photovoltaic sector). No explanation available	Rather no	14/06/2019	No explanation available	In plaats van de hernieuwbare energiebronnen te subsidiëren, moeten we eerder de vervuiling belasten die door de andere energiebronnen wordt veroorzaakt.
14	Mobility, Tax policy	Cars entering the city centre during the work week should be charged a congestion fee. No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Dat is een voorbeeld van een intelligente belasing. Ik betaal liever die taks dan dat ik uren in de file verlies.
17	Immigration & integration, Education	It is good to control the inscription conditions in secondary schools (eg to increase the social mix). To translate	Rather no	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Dat de staat dat wilt doen in overheidsscholen, deert me niet, maar de andere moet ze de keuze geven. Eventueel kan een klein quotum wel worden opgelegd.
18	Society (others), Religion	Marriage should be restricted to one man with one woman. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	De wet voorziet andere vormen van samenwonen. Behoud de specificiteit van het huwelijk tussen een man en een vrouw.
20	Public management (others), State enterprises	The public authority may own companies exposed to competition (telephone, newspaper, bank, etc.). No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Waarom mag een crimineel op de kosten van de belastingbetaler leven?
22	Public management (others), Democracy	.All public officials should be required to report their income (including benefits in kind) derived from their public activity. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Als mandataris is de burger mijn werkgever en die heeft logischerwijze het recht om mijn inkomen te kennen.
23	Religion, Public institutions	Public employees may wear signs of their religious or philosophical beliefs even if they are in contact with the public. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Ik kan ambtenaren er niet van weerhouden een eigen overtuiging te hebben. Die ken ik graag.
24	Public management (others), Public institutions	While the number of staff in ministers' offices can now reach 120, this figure should be limited to thirty. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	In de Europese Commissie hebben de commissarissen een twintigtal mensen in hun kabinet terwijl ze wel veel meer verantwoordelijkheden hebben.
25	Public management (others), Employment	The gap between officials statute and private sector contracts should be suppressed. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Dat verschil in statuut is anachronistisch. Ook is ze gedeeltelijk verantwoordelijk voor de inefficiëntie van de overheidsdiensten.
26	Economy (others), Tax policy	Financial transactions should be taxed (stocks, bonds, currencies, derivatives and other exchange transactions). No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Die belasting heeft veel meer zin dan de registratierechten bij de aankoop van een woning. We hebben nood aan een intelligenter belastingstelsel.
27	Tax policy	The tax deductibility of notional interest (i.e. for venture capital) should be abolished. No explanation available	Rather no	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Ik ben eerder voorstander van de afschaffing van de vennootschapsbelasting, zelfs als dat een verhoging van de roerende voorheffing betekent.
29	Professional training, Employment	Young people should have a guarantee of employment, even if the state should fund more insertion courses, training, and employment in the non-profit sector. No explanation available	Rather no	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Er zijn betere manieren om jobs voor jongeren te creëren. We moeten de werkloosheid globaal verminderen zonder dat de overheid haar neus in alles steekt.
30	Foreign policy & European integration, Budget and public finance	Europe has defined rules that limit deficits and public debt. It must punish states that do not respect them. No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	De situatie in Griekenland toont voldoende aan dat Europa strikter moet zijn. Een goed bestuurde staat betaalt zijn schulden af in de jaren van hoogconjunctuur.
31	Society (others), Justice	In general, penalties for criminal offenses should be more severe. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Soms heb ik de indruk dat onschuldigen minder goed beschermd zijn dan criminelen. Criminelen zouden de maatschappelijke kost van hun gedrag moeten terugbetalen.
32	Tax policy	Inheritance and registration taxes should be replaced by an annual property tax. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Een goed fiscaal systeem is simpel en ontmoedigt fraude. Als we een vermogensbelasting invoeren, zouden we zes bestaande taksen kunnen afschaffen die het vermogen treffen.
33	Social security, Employment	Reduce the protection of workers (eg the length of the notice period) would be a good solution to reduce unemployment. No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Ik ben solidair met de werklozen. Zij zijn het slachtoffer van onze starre arbeidsmarkt.
34	Immigration & integration	The conditions for obtaining a residence permit must be still more severe. No explanation available	Rather no	14/06/2019	No explanation available	De huidige immigratievoorwaarden zijn goed. Ik spreek daarbij niet over het verleden.
35	Society (others), Employment	To increase the presence of women in leadership positions, new measures of positive discrimination in their favor should be set up. No explanation available	Rather no	14/06/2019	No explanation available	De discriminerende maatregelen hebben veel negatieve effecten. De periode dat die maatregelen nodig waren, is voorbij.
36	Public management (others), Urban planning	Urban planning licence should be granted automatically after two months, if the applicant has not received within that period a copy of a final decision. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	We moeten een einde maken aan het machtsmisbruik. Burgers raken hun rechten kwijt door de administratieve termijnen die zich op illegale wijze alsmaar verlengen. Het omgekeerde wordt echter niet getolereerd: als de burger te laat is, dan wordt hij daarop gewezen ...
37	Bioethics, Health	Euthanasia should be extended to people suffering from dementia, who have made such a request before their illness. No explanation available	Strongly disagree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Euthanasie is een vorm van zelfmoord. Ik veroordeel zelfmoord.
38	Democracy, Budget and public finance	Big economic and social projects, e.g. involving major investments, should be submitted to a public consultation. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	De geschiedenis toont aan dat corruptie vaak met grote investeringen gepaard gaat. Dat verklaart misschien de investeringsgekte van bepaalde beleidsmakers. De burger moet dus zeker worden geraadpleegd.
39	Tax policy	The assets exceeding one million should be subject to a 'tax on millionaires'. No explanation available	Rather no	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Ik ben voor een vermogensbelasting, maar alleen op het vermogen dat groter is dan één miljoen.
40	Mobility, Public institutions	For major projects of national interest (eg RER), the federal government must have the power of enforcing its decisions to the Regions, Provinces and Municipalities. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Het is erbarmelijk dat na 20 jaar het GEN in Brussel nog steeds niet operationeel is. De algemene bevriezing van grote projecten zal het verval van onze beschaving teweegbrengen.
41	Public institutions	The territory of the Brussels-Capital region should be extended to the six municipalities "with facilities". No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Dat is een minimum. We hebben er geen baat bij Brussel te omklemmen. Brussel is immers één van onze belangrijkste troeven.
42	Democracy	Belgium must establish binding referenda at population initiative. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Zonder de volksraadpleging is democratie een hol begrip.
43	Sustainable development, Mobility, Tax policy	The tax deduction must be abolished for company cars partly used for private purposes. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Die fiscale aftrek is een stimulans voor vervuilende consumptie. Het is een schoolvoorbeeld van een gecompliceerd belastingstelsel en een onproductieve bureaucratie.
44	Poverty, Tax policy	The taxation of less than 1000 euros/month incomes must be suppressed (even if it must be compensated with other taxes). No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Dat is een eenvoudige en correcte vorm van progressieve belastingheffing.
45	Foreign policy & European integration	Europe should be split into two parts, so that countries like Belgium could join economically strong countries seeking closer and reinforced cooperation. No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Een Europa met twee versnellingen biedt de lidstaten een grotere vrijheid om de integratie te versterken, zonder door de dwarse staten te worden verhinderd.
46	Budget and public finance	Public debt should only be used for investments (buildings, infrastructure) and not for the day-to-day costs of running public services. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	We moeten de staatsschuld verminderen, want zij maakt de staat en de enorme interestkosten kwetsbaar. De staatsschuld doet de interestvoeten stijgen: dat is een geschenk aan de kapitalisten.
47	Culture & sport	Public resources should be granted priorily to sport for all, even if fewer Olympic medals should then be expected for the elite athletes. No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Ik ben er niet erg voor te vinden dat de staat professionele atleten betaalt. Olympische medailles dragen niet tot ons welzijn bij. Als de privésector wil subsidiëren, dan is dat zijn zaak.
48	Democracy	Places in the electoral lists should no longer be taken into account ; the only criterion should be votes for the candidates themselves. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	Yes No explanation available	De partij beslist wie op de lijst staat. De burger beslist wie verkozen wordt.
49	Social security, Immigration & integration	Welfare benefits to immigrants should depend on their successful completion of an integration programme, more demanding than presently. No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Het is vrij logisch dat uitkeringen aan voorwaarden worden onderworpen. Wel is het van essentieel belang dat immigranten de moeite doen om zich te integreren.
50	Sustainable development, Mobility, Urban planning	To reduce noise, airfreight activities should be moved away from the big cities airports. No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	De economische activiteit die we aan de ene kant verliezen, winnen we aan de andere.
51	Bioethics, Religion	Doctors should always be able to invoke the conscience clause and refuse their cooperation to a medical procedure that is opposed to their beliefs. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Een tolerante maatschappij moet de morele principes van de mensen respecteren, zolang die met de openbare orde verenigbaar zijn.
52	Public institutions, Saving money & anti-fraud policy	The 19 communes of Brussels should be merged into one. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Brussel heeft het ingewikkeldste regeringssysteem ter wereld. De prijs van al die structuren is buitensporig.
53	Justice, Security	The State must be able to monitor, even without proven suspicion, private communications (telephone, GSM and internet). No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Aangezien ik niets te verbergen heb, heb ik er geen problemen mee om in de gaten te worden gehouden (volgens strikte regels). Dat is de prijs die we moeten betalen voor onze veiligheid en opdat rechtvaardigheid zou geschieden.
54	Sustainable development	Environmental standards should be more stringent, even if it means higher prices for consumers. No explanation available	Rather no	14/06/2019	No explanation available	De regels zijn in het algemeen al zeer streng. Laten we een overdaad vermijden.
55	Public management (others), Justice, Saving money & anti-fraud policy	Any person who, in good faith, reports crimes to the authority must be protected. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	We moeten eerder de klokkenluiders dan de corrupte mensen beschermen.
56	Health, Social security	The health mutual insurance should not cover more than the price of the less expensive drug. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Concurrentie tussen farmaceutische bedrijven moet mogelijk zijn.
57	Health, Public management (others), Saving money & anti-fraud policy	Sanctions against doctors providing medical certificates of convenience should be strengthened. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Valse attesten brengen een rampzalige, sociale kost met zich mee.
58	Mobility, Security	Speed limits of 30 km/h should only be enforced in dangerous places. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	De straat is voor de auto's, de voetpaden voor de voetgangers. We moeten ook de auto's respecteren ...
59	Poverty, Social security, Public management (others)	People with low-income should be granted housing vouchers, instead of developping social housing. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Woningbeheer is niet de taak van de overheid. Dat doet de privésector efficiënter. De staat moet de gezondheid van de woning controleren en erop toezien dat de huisvestingcheques correct worden verdeeld.
60	Foreign policy & European integration, Budget and public finance	Member States in financial difficulty should benefit from a European solidarity through "Eurobonds" at low interest rates. No explanation available	Rather no	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Europa heeft geen cadeautjes uit te delen aan de kortzichtige staten die hun schulden hebben doen groeien.
61	Professional training	Companies should spend a legal minimum for staff training, in proportion to their turnover and profits. No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available
62	Social security, Family	Family allowances should be replaced by wages to the parent who stays at home. No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Het voordeel van die vergoeding is dat ze de sociale zekerheid verbetert van de ouder die zijn baan in functie van de kinderen opgeeft.
63	Education, Saving money & anti-fraud policy	After their compulsory schooling, a student who has failed should pay the actual cost of his further studies. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Onderwijs betekent niet dat we jongeren met diploma's moeten overstelpen. Belangrijker is het dat we hen via het onderwijs verantwoordelijkheid bijbrengen.
64	Foreign policy & European integration, Economy (others), Employment	A harmonization of minimum wages across Europe is necessary. No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Dat proces is soms moeilijk overeen te stemmen met de soevereiniteit van de staten.
65	Foreign policy & European integration, Economy (others)	Belgium would do well to leave the eurozone. No explanation available	Strongly disagree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Een land dat zo klein is als het onze zou gek zijn om niet op de Europese integratie in te zetten.
66	Foreign policy & European integration, Democracy	The European Parliament should have the right to make any legislative proposal, without relying on a monopoly of initiative of other institutions. No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Momenteel lijkt het Europees Parlement wel een beetje op een circus. De vraag is of we een democratie op Europees niveau willen.
68	Foreign policy & European integration, Economy (others)	European authorities should harmonize technical standards in order to facilitate the exchange of goods and services across Europe (eg the standardization of chargers for electronic devices). No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available
69	Democracy, Public institutions	The electoral system should allow bilingual lists to run for the Brussels Parliament. No explanation available	Rather yes	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Ik ben bewust dat hiermee de structurele evenwichtsoefening tussen de twee taalgemeenschappen moeilijker wordt.
70	Public institutions	Reducing the powers of the Communities (in favor of the Regions or of the Federal) should increase the efficiency of Belgium. No explanation available	I give no opinion	14/06/2019	No explanation available
71	Culture & sport, Education	Learning a musical instrument or another artistic discipline should be part of the program of basic education. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Door oefening worden de gevoeligheid en de zin voor zelfoverschrijding aangescherpt.
72	Foreign policy & European integration, Energy	To ensure security of energy supply, Europe must prevent that more than a third of our natural gas consumption should come from the same origin or should transit through the same country. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	We mogen niet op één paard wedden.
73	Bioethics, Family, Education	Schools should present the different sexual orientations in a neutral way, without judgement . No explanation available	Rather no	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Dat is een belangrijke, filosofische keuze die niet door de overheid moet worden opgelegd. Scholen moeten zich kunnen profileren.
74	Society (others), Health	Smoking prohibition should be relaxed in the restaurant sector. No explanation available	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Leve de vrijheid! Als rokers een koffie onder rokers willen drinken, waarom zouden we hen dan tegenhouden?
75	Bioethics, Health	The costs of abortion must be covered by the health mutual insurance. No explanation available	Strongly disagree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	De mutualiteit helpt mensen met ziektekosten. Zwangerschap is echter geen ziekte. Veel burgers keuren abortus af en worden daarenboven gedwongen om dat met hun belastinggeld te financieren.
76	Society (others), Bioethics, Health, Security	Personal use of soft drugs should be punished. Sedert een ministeriële richtlijn uit februari 2005 is het een volwassene enkel toegestaan 3 g cannabis op zich te hebben voor persoonlijk gebruik. Elke andere vorm van bezit en/of verbruik is verboden in België. Ze verbiedt minderjarige zowel cannabis als andere drugs in bezit te hebben of te gebruiken, ongeacht de hoeveelheid en de omstandigheden.	Fully agree	14/06/2019	No explanation available	Verslaving ligt aan de basis van misdadige praktijken die vaak in handen zijn van de maffia. Afhankelijke personen verliezen de controle over hun gedrag en zullen uiteindelijk bedelen of geld stelen om in hun consumptie te voorzien.
78	Bioethics, Family, Religion	It is good that homosexual couple are allowed to adopt children. No explanation available	Rather no	14/06/2019	No explanation available

N°	Topic	Question	Answer	Date of answer	Vote in parliament	Personal comment	Personal link

The legal retirement age should be increased from 65 to 67 years.

Question N° 1 related to the item

Since 2009, 65 years in Belgium, the age that both wage earners and self-employed workers, entitlement to a retirement pension. In the private sector that age should be lowered to 60.5 years, provided that they have paid contr
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Het is intussen al beslist....

Turkey may join the European Union.

Question N° 3 related to the item

Turkey may join the European Union.
The politician answered: Strongly disagree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Turkije heeft niet dezelfde historische en culturele achtergrond als de rest van Europa.

Taxes should be lowered, even if it means a reduction in public services.

Question N° 4 related to the item

Taxes should be lowered, even if it means a reduction in public services.
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
We hebben geen nood aan meer Staat, maar aan een betere Staat.

Nuclear power plants must be banned from our territory.

Question N° 5 related to the item

Nuclear power plants must be banned from our territory.
The politician answered: Strongly disagree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Beter kernenergie dan CO2-uitstoot!

Islam can be assimilated in Belgium today.

Question N° 6 related to the item

Islam can be assimilated in Belgium today.
The politician answered: Rather no , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
De islamitische bevolking zal zich nooit integreren. Het is pas wanneer zij de meerderheid gaat vormen, dat een verandering van discours noodzakelijk wordt.

Unemployment allocations should diminish according to the duration of unemployment.

Question N° 7 related to the item

Unemployment allocations should diminish according to the duration of unemployment.
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
We moeten parasitisme vermijden. De sociale zekerheid wordt altijd door het OCMW verzekerd.

A minimum service in public services (such as public transport) should be set up in order to limit the effects of strikes penalizing citizens.

Question N° 8 related to the item

A minimum service in public services (such as public transport) should be set up in order to limit the effects of strikes penalizing citizens.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Waarom kunnen buschauffeurs het land wel verstoren terwijl bijvoorbeeld ambtenaren daartoe niet de macht hebben?

My pension should not be paid by the next generation.

Question N° 9 related to the item

My pension should not be paid by the next generation.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Ik vind het niet correct die verantwoordelijkheid op anderen af te schuiven en des te minder op mijn kinderen.

Sooner or later, Flanders must become an independent country.

Question N° 10 related to the item

Sooner or later, Flanders must become an independent country.
The politician answered: Rather no , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Naast het politieke gewedijver en het nationalistisch egoïsme, zijn er meer voordelen aan samenblijven.

Primary and secondary schools should be granted greater autonomy: more power for the management, more freedom of educational choice.

Question N° 11 related to the item

Primary and secondary schools should be granted greater autonomy: more power for the management, more freedom of educational choice.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Meer autonomie voor de scholen betekent een grotere variatie in het schoolaanbod. Dat is een rijkdom. Concurrentie tussen scholen is goed.

Salaries indexation should remain automatic, regardless of the unemployment rate in Belgium.

Question N° 12 related to the item

Salaries indexation should remain automatic, regardless of the unemployment rate in Belgium.
The politician answered: Rather no , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
De mondialisering verplicht ons ertoe de buikriem aan te halen als we concurrentieel willen blijven. De werkloosheid is een schandalige, politieke keuze.

We need to reduce public support (subsidies, green certificates) to renewable energy sources (especially in the photovoltaic sector).

Question N° 13 related to the item

We need to reduce public support (subsidies, green certificates) to renewable energy sources (especially in the photovoltaic sector).
The politician answered: Rather no , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
In plaats van de hernieuwbare energiebronnen te subsidiëren, moeten we eerder de vervuiling belasten die door de andere energiebronnen wordt veroorzaakt.

Cars entering the city centre during the work week should be charged a congestion fee.

Question N° 14 related to the item

Cars entering the city centre during the work week should be charged a congestion fee.
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Dat is een voorbeeld van een intelligente belasing. Ik betaal liever die taks dan dat ik uren in de file verlies.

It is good to control the inscription conditions in secondary schools (eg to increase the social mix).

Question N° 17 related to the item

To translate
The politician answered: Rather no , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Dat de staat dat wilt doen in overheidsscholen, deert me niet, maar de andere moet ze de keuze geven. Eventueel kan een klein quotum wel worden opgelegd.

Marriage should be restricted to one man with one woman.

Question N° 18 related to the item

Marriage should be restricted to one man with one woman.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
De wet voorziet andere vormen van samenwonen. Behoud de specificiteit van het huwelijk tussen een man en een vrouw.

The public authority may own companies exposed to competition (telephone, newspaper, bank, etc.).

Question N° 20 related to the item

The public authority may own companies exposed to competition (telephone, newspaper, bank, etc.).
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Waarom mag een crimineel op de kosten van de belastingbetaler leven?

.All public officials should be required to report their income (including benefits in kind) derived from their public activity.

Question N° 22 related to the item

.All public officials should be required to report their income (including benefits in kind) derived from their public activity.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Als mandataris is de burger mijn werkgever en die heeft logischerwijze het recht om mijn inkomen te kennen.

Public employees may wear signs of their religious or philosophical beliefs even if they are in contact with the public.

Question N° 23 related to the item

Public employees may wear signs of their religious or philosophical beliefs even if they are in contact with the public.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Ik kan ambtenaren er niet van weerhouden een eigen overtuiging te hebben. Die ken ik graag.

While the number of staff in ministers' offices can now reach 120, this figure should be limited to thirty.

Question N° 24 related to the item

While the number of staff in ministers' offices can now reach 120, this figure should be limited to thirty.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
In de Europese Commissie hebben de commissarissen een twintigtal mensen in hun kabinet terwijl ze wel veel meer verantwoordelijkheden hebben.

The gap between officials statute and private sector contracts should be suppressed.

Question N° 25 related to the item

The gap between officials statute and private sector contracts should be suppressed.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Dat verschil in statuut is anachronistisch. Ook is ze gedeeltelijk verantwoordelijk voor de inefficiëntie van de overheidsdiensten.

Financial transactions should be taxed (stocks, bonds, currencies, derivatives and other exchange transactions).

Question N° 26 related to the item

Financial transactions should be taxed (stocks, bonds, currencies, derivatives and other exchange transactions).
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Die belasting heeft veel meer zin dan de registratierechten bij de aankoop van een woning. We hebben nood aan een intelligenter belastingstelsel.

The tax deductibility of notional interest (i.e. for venture capital) should be abolished.

Question N° 27 related to the item

The tax deductibility of notional interest (i.e. for venture capital) should be abolished.
The politician answered: Rather no , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Ik ben eerder voorstander van de afschaffing van de vennootschapsbelasting, zelfs als dat een verhoging van de roerende voorheffing betekent.

Young people should have a guarantee of employment, even if the state should fund more insertion courses, training, and employment in the non-profit sector.

Question N° 29 related to the item

Young people should have a guarantee of employment, even if the state should fund more insertion courses, training, and employment in the non-profit sector.
The politician answered: Rather no , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Er zijn betere manieren om jobs voor jongeren te creëren. We moeten de werkloosheid globaal verminderen zonder dat de overheid haar neus in alles steekt.

Europe has defined rules that limit deficits and public debt. It must punish states that do not respect them.

Question N° 30 related to the item

Europe has defined rules that limit deficits and public debt. It must punish states that do not respect them.
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
De situatie in Griekenland toont voldoende aan dat Europa strikter moet zijn. Een goed bestuurde staat betaalt zijn schulden af in de jaren van hoogconjunctuur.

In general, penalties for criminal offenses should be more severe.

Question N° 31 related to the item

In general, penalties for criminal offenses should be more severe.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Soms heb ik de indruk dat onschuldigen minder goed beschermd zijn dan criminelen. Criminelen zouden de maatschappelijke kost van hun gedrag moeten terugbetalen.

Inheritance and registration taxes should be replaced by an annual property tax.

Question N° 32 related to the item

Inheritance and registration taxes should be replaced by an annual property tax.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Een goed fiscaal systeem is simpel en ontmoedigt fraude. Als we een vermogensbelasting invoeren, zouden we zes bestaande taksen kunnen afschaffen die het vermogen treffen.

Reduce the protection of workers (eg the length of the notice period) would be a good solution to reduce unemployment.

Question N° 33 related to the item

Reduce the protection of workers (eg the length of the notice period) would be a good solution to reduce unemployment.
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Ik ben solidair met de werklozen. Zij zijn het slachtoffer van onze starre arbeidsmarkt.

The conditions for obtaining a residence permit must be still more severe.

Question N° 34 related to the item

The conditions for obtaining a residence permit must be still more severe.
The politician answered: Rather no , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
De huidige immigratievoorwaarden zijn goed. Ik spreek daarbij niet over het verleden.

To increase the presence of women in leadership positions, new measures of positive discrimination in their favor should be set up.

Question N° 35 related to the item

To increase the presence of women in leadership positions, new measures of positive discrimination in their favor should be set up.
The politician answered: Rather no , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
De discriminerende maatregelen hebben veel negatieve effecten. De periode dat die maatregelen nodig waren, is voorbij.

Urban planning licence should be granted automatically after two months, if the applicant has not received within that period a copy of a final decision.

Question N° 36 related to the item

Urban planning licence should be granted automatically after two months, if the applicant has not received within that period a copy of a final decision.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
We moeten een einde maken aan het machtsmisbruik. Burgers raken hun rechten kwijt door de administratieve termijnen die zich op illegale wijze alsmaar verlengen. Het omgekeerde wordt echter niet getolereerd: als de burger te laat is, dan wordt hij daarop gewezen ...

Euthanasia should be extended to people suffering from dementia, who have made such a request before their illness.

Question N° 37 related to the item

Euthanasia should be extended to people suffering from dementia, who have made such a request before their illness.
The politician answered: Strongly disagree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Euthanasie is een vorm van zelfmoord. Ik veroordeel zelfmoord.

Big economic and social projects, e.g. involving major investments, should be submitted to a public consultation.

Question N° 38 related to the item

Big economic and social projects, e.g. involving major investments, should be submitted to a public consultation.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
De geschiedenis toont aan dat corruptie vaak met grote investeringen gepaard gaat. Dat verklaart misschien de investeringsgekte van bepaalde beleidsmakers. De burger moet dus zeker worden geraadpleegd.

The assets exceeding one million should be subject to a 'tax on millionaires'.

Question N° 39 related to the item

The assets exceeding one million should be subject to a 'tax on millionaires'.
The politician answered: Rather no , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Ik ben voor een vermogensbelasting, maar alleen op het vermogen dat groter is dan één miljoen.

For major projects of national interest (eg RER), the federal government must have the power of enforcing its decisions to the Regions, Provinces and Municipalities.

Question N° 40 related to the item

For major projects of national interest (eg RER), the federal government must have the power of enforcing its decisions to the Regions, Provinces and Municipalities.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Het is erbarmelijk dat na 20 jaar het GEN in Brussel nog steeds niet operationeel is. De algemene bevriezing van grote projecten zal het verval van onze beschaving teweegbrengen.

The territory of the Brussels-Capital region should be extended to the six municipalities "with facilities".

Question N° 41 related to the item

The territory of the Brussels-Capital region should be extended to the six municipalities "with facilities".
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Dat is een minimum. We hebben er geen baat bij Brussel te omklemmen. Brussel is immers één van onze belangrijkste troeven.

Belgium must establish binding referenda at population initiative.

Question N° 42 related to the item

Belgium must establish binding referenda at population initiative.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Zonder de volksraadpleging is democratie een hol begrip.

The tax deduction must be abolished for company cars partly used for private purposes.

Question N° 43 related to the item

The tax deduction must be abolished for company cars partly used for private purposes.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Die fiscale aftrek is een stimulans voor vervuilende consumptie. Het is een schoolvoorbeeld van een gecompliceerd belastingstelsel en een onproductieve bureaucratie.

The taxation of less than 1000 euros/month incomes must be suppressed (even if it must be compensated with other taxes).

Question N° 44 related to the item

The taxation of less than 1000 euros/month incomes must be suppressed (even if it must be compensated with other taxes).
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Dat is een eenvoudige en correcte vorm van progressieve belastingheffing.

Europe should be split into two parts, so that countries like Belgium could join economically strong countries seeking closer and reinforced cooperation.

Question N° 45 related to the item

Europe should be split into two parts, so that countries like Belgium could join economically strong countries seeking closer and reinforced cooperation.
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Een Europa met twee versnellingen biedt de lidstaten een grotere vrijheid om de integratie te versterken, zonder door de dwarse staten te worden verhinderd.

Public debt should only be used for investments (buildings, infrastructure) and not for the day-to-day costs of running public services.

Question N° 46 related to the item

Public debt should only be used for investments (buildings, infrastructure) and not for the day-to-day costs of running public services.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
We moeten de staatsschuld verminderen, want zij maakt de staat en de enorme interestkosten kwetsbaar. De staatsschuld doet de interestvoeten stijgen: dat is een geschenk aan de kapitalisten.

Public resources should be granted priorily to sport for all, even if fewer Olympic medals should then be expected for the elite athletes.

Question N° 47 related to the item

Public resources should be granted priorily to sport for all, even if fewer Olympic medals should then be expected for the elite athletes.
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Ik ben er niet erg voor te vinden dat de staat professionele atleten betaalt. Olympische medailles dragen niet tot ons welzijn bij. Als de privésector wil subsidiëren, dan is dat zijn zaak.

Places in the electoral lists should no longer be taken into account ; the only criterion should be votes for the candidates themselves.

Question N° 48 related to the item

Places in the electoral lists should no longer be taken into account ; the only criterion should be votes for the candidates themselves.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
In parliament he voted: Yes

No explanation available
His short comment:
De partij beslist wie op de lijst staat. De burger beslist wie verkozen wordt.

Welfare benefits to immigrants should depend on their successful completion of an integration programme, more demanding than presently.

Question N° 49 related to the item

Welfare benefits to immigrants should depend on their successful completion of an integration programme, more demanding than presently.
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Het is vrij logisch dat uitkeringen aan voorwaarden worden onderworpen. Wel is het van essentieel belang dat immigranten de moeite doen om zich te integreren.

To reduce noise, airfreight activities should be moved away from the big cities airports.

Question N° 50 related to the item

To reduce noise, airfreight activities should be moved away from the big cities airports.
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
De economische activiteit die we aan de ene kant verliezen, winnen we aan de andere.

Doctors should always be able to invoke the conscience clause and refuse their cooperation to a medical procedure that is opposed to their beliefs.

Question N° 51 related to the item

Doctors should always be able to invoke the conscience clause and refuse their cooperation to a medical procedure that is opposed to their beliefs.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Een tolerante maatschappij moet de morele principes van de mensen respecteren, zolang die met de openbare orde verenigbaar zijn.

The 19 communes of Brussels should be merged into one.

Question N° 52 related to the item

The 19 communes of Brussels should be merged into one.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Brussel heeft het ingewikkeldste regeringssysteem ter wereld. De prijs van al die structuren is buitensporig.

The State must be able to monitor, even without proven suspicion, private communications (telephone, GSM and internet).

Question N° 53 related to the item

The State must be able to monitor, even without proven suspicion, private communications (telephone, GSM and internet).
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Aangezien ik niets te verbergen heb, heb ik er geen problemen mee om in de gaten te worden gehouden (volgens strikte regels). Dat is de prijs die we moeten betalen voor onze veiligheid en opdat rechtvaardigheid zou geschieden.

Environmental standards should be more stringent, even if it means higher prices for consumers.

Question N° 54 related to the item

Environmental standards should be more stringent, even if it means higher prices for consumers.
The politician answered: Rather no , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
De regels zijn in het algemeen al zeer streng. Laten we een overdaad vermijden.

Any person who, in good faith, reports crimes to the authority must be protected.

Question N° 55 related to the item

Any person who, in good faith, reports crimes to the authority must be protected.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
We moeten eerder de klokkenluiders dan de corrupte mensen beschermen.

The health mutual insurance should not cover more than the price of the less expensive drug.

Question N° 56 related to the item

The health mutual insurance should not cover more than the price of the less expensive drug.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Concurrentie tussen farmaceutische bedrijven moet mogelijk zijn.

Sanctions against doctors providing medical certificates of convenience should be strengthened.

Question N° 57 related to the item

Sanctions against doctors providing medical certificates of convenience should be strengthened.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Valse attesten brengen een rampzalige, sociale kost met zich mee.

Speed limits of 30 km/h should only be enforced in dangerous places.

Question N° 58 related to the item

Speed limits of 30 km/h should only be enforced in dangerous places.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
De straat is voor de auto's, de voetpaden voor de voetgangers. We moeten ook de auto's respecteren ...

People with low-income should be granted housing vouchers, instead of developping social housing.

Question N° 59 related to the item

People with low-income should be granted housing vouchers, instead of developping social housing.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Woningbeheer is niet de taak van de overheid. Dat doet de privésector efficiënter. De staat moet de gezondheid van de woning controleren en erop toezien dat de huisvestingcheques correct worden verdeeld.

Member States in financial difficulty should benefit from a European solidarity through "Eurobonds" at low interest rates.

Question N° 60 related to the item

Member States in financial difficulty should benefit from a European solidarity through "Eurobonds" at low interest rates.
The politician answered: Rather no , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Europa heeft geen cadeautjes uit te delen aan de kortzichtige staten die hun schulden hebben doen groeien.

Companies should spend a legal minimum for staff training, in proportion to their turnover and profits.

Question N° 61 related to the item

Companies should spend a legal minimum for staff training, in proportion to their turnover and profits.
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019

Family allowances should be replaced by wages to the parent who stays at home.

Question N° 62 related to the item

Family allowances should be replaced by wages to the parent who stays at home.
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Het voordeel van die vergoeding is dat ze de sociale zekerheid verbetert van de ouder die zijn baan in functie van de kinderen opgeeft.

After their compulsory schooling, a student who has failed should pay the actual cost of his further studies.

Question N° 63 related to the item

After their compulsory schooling, a student who has failed should pay the actual cost of his further studies.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Onderwijs betekent niet dat we jongeren met diploma's moeten overstelpen. Belangrijker is het dat we hen via het onderwijs verantwoordelijkheid bijbrengen.

A harmonization of minimum wages across Europe is necessary.

Question N° 64 related to the item

A harmonization of minimum wages across Europe is necessary.
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Dat proces is soms moeilijk overeen te stemmen met de soevereiniteit van de staten.

Belgium would do well to leave the eurozone.

Question N° 65 related to the item

Belgium would do well to leave the eurozone.
The politician answered: Strongly disagree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Een land dat zo klein is als het onze zou gek zijn om niet op de Europese integratie in te zetten.

The European Parliament should have the right to make any legislative proposal, without relying on a monopoly of initiative of other institutions.

Question N° 66 related to the item

The European Parliament should have the right to make any legislative proposal, without relying on a monopoly of initiative of other institutions.
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Momenteel lijkt het Europees Parlement wel een beetje op een circus. De vraag is of we een democratie op Europees niveau willen.

European authorities should harmonize technical standards in order to facilitate the exchange of goods and services across Europe (eg the standardization of chargers for electronic devices).

Question N° 68 related to the item

European authorities should harmonize technical standards in order to facilitate the exchange of goods and services across Europe (eg the standardization of chargers for electronic devices).
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019

The electoral system should allow bilingual lists to run for the Brussels Parliament.

Question N° 69 related to the item

The electoral system should allow bilingual lists to run for the Brussels Parliament.
The politician answered: Rather yes , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Ik ben bewust dat hiermee de structurele evenwichtsoefening tussen de twee taalgemeenschappen moeilijker wordt.

Reducing the powers of the Communities (in favor of the Regions or of the Federal) should increase the efficiency of Belgium.

Question N° 70 related to the item

Reducing the powers of the Communities (in favor of the Regions or of the Federal) should increase the efficiency of Belgium.
The politician answered: I give no opinion , on 14/06/2019

Learning a musical instrument or another artistic discipline should be part of the program of basic education.

Question N° 71 related to the item

Learning a musical instrument or another artistic discipline should be part of the program of basic education.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Door oefening worden de gevoeligheid en de zin voor zelfoverschrijding aangescherpt.

To ensure security of energy supply, Europe must prevent that more than a third of our natural gas consumption should come from the same origin or should transit through the same country.

Question N° 72 related to the item

To ensure security of energy supply, Europe must prevent that more than a third of our natural gas consumption should come from the same origin or should transit through the same country.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
We mogen niet op één paard wedden.

Schools should present the different sexual orientations in a neutral way, without judgement .

Question N° 73 related to the item

Schools should present the different sexual orientations in a neutral way, without judgement .
The politician answered: Rather no , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Dat is een belangrijke, filosofische keuze die niet door de overheid moet worden opgelegd. Scholen moeten zich kunnen profileren.

Smoking prohibition should be relaxed in the restaurant sector.

Question N° 74 related to the item

Smoking prohibition should be relaxed in the restaurant sector.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Leve de vrijheid! Als rokers een koffie onder rokers willen drinken, waarom zouden we hen dan tegenhouden?

The costs of abortion must be covered by the health mutual insurance.

Question N° 75 related to the item

The costs of abortion must be covered by the health mutual insurance.
The politician answered: Strongly disagree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
De mutualiteit helpt mensen met ziektekosten. Zwangerschap is echter geen ziekte. Veel burgers keuren abortus af en worden daarenboven gedwongen om dat met hun belastinggeld te financieren.

Personal use of soft drugs should be punished.

Question N° 76 related to the item

Sedert een ministeriële richtlijn uit februari 2005 is het een volwassene enkel toegestaan 3 g cannabis op zich te hebben voor persoonlijk gebruik. Elke andere vorm van bezit en/of verbruik is verboden in België. Ze verbiedt minderjarige zowel cannabis als andere drugs in bezit te hebben of te gebruiken, ongeacht de hoeveelheid en de omstandigheden.
The politician answered: Fully agree , on 14/06/2019
His short comment:
Verslaving ligt aan de basis van misdadige praktijken die vaak in handen zijn van de maffia. Afhankelijke personen verliezen de controle over hun gedrag en zullen uiteindelijk bedelen of geld stelen om in hun consumptie te voorzien.

It is good that homosexual couple are allowed to adopt children.

Question N° 78 related to the item

It is good that homosexual couple are allowed to adopt children.
The politician answered: Rather no , on 14/06/2019

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