# Beci — Voice (EN)

## Recent

### Unemployment reform: the social issue holding back Brussels’ economy
With nearly 95,000 jobseekers, Brussels is still grappling with massive unemployment. Beyond the statistics, the entire economy is struggling. For Beci, unemployment reform is not just a social issue, it directly concerns businesses.
[Full article](knowledge/en/voice-30/reforme-du-chomage-le-dossier-social-qui-freine-leconomie-bruxelloise-4407.md?src=knowledge) · Source: https://www.beci.be/en/blog/beci-30/unemployment-reform-the-social-issue-holding-back-brussels-economy-4407

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### SME Plan: putting businesses back at the heart of the game
In Brussels, SMEs keep the economic fabric alive. They still need room to move forward. With its SME Plan, Beci proposes a clearer framework designed for those who build their businesses day in, day out.
[Full article](knowledge/en/voice-30/plan-pme-les-entreprises-au-centre-du-jeu-4482.md?src=knowledge) · Source: https://www.beci.be/en/blog/beci-30/sme-plan-putting-businesses-back-at-the-heart-of-the-game-4482

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### Laurent Hublet: "we must make Brussels win"
A recent appointment, a challenging context: the new Minister for the Economy and Employment is tackling a series of well-known imbalances in Brussels’ economic fabric.
[Full article](knowledge/en/voice-30/laurent-hublet-il-faut-faire-gagner-bruxelles-4530.md?src=knowledge) · Source: https://www.beci.be/en/blog/beci-30/laurent-hublet-we-must-make-brussels-win-4530

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### Brupartners’ projects: Brussels under the pact
While politics drags on, Brupartners has put forward 48 projects for the 2024-2029 legislative term. Beci, partner in social dialogue, sets out its priorities in a context where the future government is slow to take shape. Beci
[Full article](knowledge/en/voice-30/les-chantiers-de-brupartners-bruxelles-a-lheure-du-pacte-4431.md?src=knowledge) · Source: https://www.beci.be/en/blog/beci-30/brupartners-projects-brussels-under-the-pact-4431

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### Brussels, what’s in your bin?!
At 7.30 am, on Quai Léon Monnoyer, the tipper lorries have already begun their dance. At the foot of the incinerator, Brussels shows a less photogenic side, but one that is undoubtedly more revealing of its real challenges. / Beci 
[Full article](knowledge/en/voice-30/bruxelles-quest-ce-quil-y-a-dans-ta-poubelle-4554.md?src=knowledge) · Source: https://www.beci.be/en/blog/beci-30/brussels-whats-in-your-bin-4554

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### Public procurement: the era of common sense?
Faced with red tape that discouraged smaller businesses, the federal government has agreed to streamline public procurement rules. This is a welcome breath of fresh air for the Brussels economy.

[Full article](knowledge/en/voice-30/marches-publics-lere-du-bon-sens-4569.md?src=knowledge) · Source: https://www.beci.be/en/blog/beci-30/public-procurement-the-era-of-common-sense-4569

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### Brussels: urban planning takes a hard turn
Cleanliness in decline, urban planning stalled: Audrey Henry, Secretary of State for Spatial Planning, Urban Development, Public Cleanliness, and Energy, inherits issues that are exasperating the business community. 
[Full article](knowledge/en/voice-30/bruxelles-lurbanisme-a-bras-le-corps-4562.md?src=knowledge) · Source: https://www.beci.be/en/blog/beci-30/brussels-urban-planning-takes-a-hard-turn-4562

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### Dirk De Smedt: Brussels' budgetary challenge
Restoring order to Brussels' finances without stifling economic dynamism: Dirk De Smedt takes on a balancing act that is as necessary as it is delicate. A conversation with the Brussels minister.
[Full article](knowledge/en/voice-30/dirk-de-smedt-le-defi-budgetaire-de-bruxelles-4532.md?src=knowledge) · Source: https://www.beci.be/en/blog/beci-30/dirk-de-smedt-brussels-budgetary-challenge-4532

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### Boris Dilliès : « Brussels is back ! »
Brussels was waiting for it. Now it has it. Six hundred and fourteen days after the start of an extraordinary political period, the Region is turning the page and installing a new government.
[Full article](knowledge/en/voice-30/boris-dillies-brussels-is-back-4505.md?src=knowledge) · Source: https://www.beci.be/en/blog/beci-30/boris-dillies-brussels-is-back-4505

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### Simplifier pour entreprendre : les principes de Beci pour réguler sans étouffer
Beci calls on the start of the political season: to support economic activity, rules must regain meaning and breathe again. Here are some principles for administrative simplification in the service of Brussels economy.
[Full article](knowledge/en/voice-30/simplifier-pour-entreprendre-les-principes-de-beci-pour-reguler-sans-etouffer-4392.md?src=knowledge) · Source: https://www.beci.be/en/blog/beci-30/simplifier-pour-entreprendre-les-principes-de-beci-pour-reguler-sans-etouffer-4392

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