The key to Europe taboos Belgian - (Belga) A briefing note from the European Council President Herman Van Rompuy to the EU summit on March 11 touches on "great taboo" of the social landscape and clenches Belgian unions, said Thursday Evening.

This note is a preliminary document informal EU summit of countries of the eurozone, March 11, which should lead to decisions by the end of the month on reforms to stabilize the euro area. It advocates improving systems including salary escalation that unions reflect a desire to limit them. The document also recommends a reduction of wages in the public and a decentralization of wage bargaining, which may reduce union influence. The note suggests a reduction mechanisms of early retirement (early retirement), an alignment of the retirement age to life expectancy (an increase), the end restrict "excessive" opening hours of shops, flexicurity and more work, offset by taxes on consumption (VAT), tax is often considered unfair in the union because it does not take into account the income of individuals. The text remains cautious, leaving the choice of States to take measures they want to ensure their competitiveness

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