Tag: #Ageing & Pensions

Leo Neels, Managing Director of Itinera, is retiring after 25 years as Professor of Media and Communications Law at the University of Antwerp. He was a lawyer and lecturer of Media and Communications Law at the KU Leuven (1980-2013) and UAntwerpen universities (1992-2018). As Director General of VTM (1989-1993) and Chairman of the Board of NV Persagentschap Belga (1994-2014), Leo Neels experien…

In its New Year Letter, Itinera presents its ten wishes for 2016. With contributions of Leo Neels, Ivan Van de Cloot, Marc De Vos, Bilal Benyaich, Johan Albrecht, Jean Hindriks, Alexandre Simons en Simon Ghiotto

Ieder land heeft zo zijn zomerrituelen. België heeft de Studiecommissie voor de Vergrijzing. Elk jaar, aan de vooravond van de zomervakantie, publiceert deze commissie in het Planbureau een lijvig rapport vol ramingen over wat de Babyboomers in hun oude dag gaan kosten. Telkens nieuwe cijfers, telkens voluntarisme over ons economisch potentieel, telkens het nodige alarmcommentaar de volgen…

Apart from stabilising its public debt, the real challenge facing this country is the funding of pensions and healthcare. Long overlooked, this problem is obscured by the lack of proper accounting by the State. Unlike a private enterprise, the State records only the flows of income and expenditure, without trying to estimate the amount of debt accruing from past commitments. Over the pas…

What do we have to do to keep our pension system affordable? Watch the pension debate of Itinera and Actua TV with guests Alexander De Croo (Open VLD), Caroline Gennez (Sp.a) and Wouter De Vriendt (Groen)

Itinera pleads for a shared effort to ensure the funding of pensions

The fifth election debate on elderly care with Marc De Vos, Jo Vandeurzen (CD&V), Nele Lijnen (Open VLD) et Mieke Vogels (Groen)

Itinera sees the sixth State reform as an interesting opportunity to prepare the elderly care in Flanders for the ever-increasing ageing population. A self-reliant elderly person, a level playing field for all health care institutions and a greater emphasis on private insurances are the most essential points.

Itinera advocates for an elderly policy that is committed to increase empowerment of the elderly. The government should go for a personalized budget, depending on the elderly care needs, attracting and retaining health personnel and the implementation of a transparent, open and honest environment for all care providers. In terms of financing Itinera chooses for a smarter system of solidarity in…

Itinera advocates for an elderly policy that is committed to increase empowerment of the elderly. The government should go for a personalized budget, depending on the elderly care needs, attracting and retaining health personnel and the implementation of a transparent, open and honest environment for all care providers. In terms of financing Itinera chooses for a smarter system of solidarity in…