Media

Debate - De Afspraak

12/12/2023

"Europe is now more about security than economics," says Professor Marc De Vos (in Dutch)

Interview in De Tijd

10/12/2023

Professor Marc De Vos: 'Europe is becoming a federal state at record speed'

​Double interview with Prime Minister De Croo in Trends

07/12/2023

'The Russians are much better than Europe at rigging a war economy.' (in Dutch)

Interview Radio 1 - De Ochtend

10/12/2023

The new book 'Superpower Europe' is about the challenges facing our continent and what answers the European Union could offer to them. Marc De Vos, professor at UGent and author of the book, explains more. (in Dutch)

Interview on Kanaal Z about Delhaize

28/09/2023

In the KanaalZ studio about the final phase of the Delhaize conflict and its consequences for social dialogue in Belgium.

'Delhaize could revolutionise restructuring process in Belgium' (Trends)

28/09/2023

Interview with Trends/Knack on the endgame in the social conflict at Delhaize and its possible political consequences.
(in Dutch)

The summer review: Belgium, Europe and the world (TrendsTalk)

19/08/2023

In broad conversation on KanaalZ about the state of Belgium, the federal government, the role of Europe and the problems in China. (in Dutch)

The paradox of rising living wage numbers (Trends)

10/08/2023

Interview with Trends-Knack about the why, what and how of the rising number of living wage recipients in Belgium, while the labour market is begging for people. (in Dutch)

Automatic wage indexation also in the Netherlands? (Trends)

31/07/2023

The Netherlands discovers Belgium! Some reservations about the desirability and feasibility of automatic wage indexation 'Belgian style' in the Netherlands. (in Dutch)

What is the state of sustainability of pensions in Belgium? (Terzake)

10/07/2023

In conversation with Terzake with context and interpretation on a federal pension reform that is mostly a pension increase. Pension fatigue has unfortunately crept into politics while the urgency for the budget is acute. (starting at 3min30 in Dutch)

What should be Europe's response to America's protectionism? (NPO1)

07/02/2023

Interview with NPORadio1 about the heart and soul of our European economic model in response to US protectionism: does the EU serve all member states in the same way or mainly the big and the rich? Europe has options to avoid an arms race (from min. 17, in Dutch).

The risk of slipping as a country is very real

16/10/2022

Breakthrough interview on the state and the country's imminent arrival: the great and inevitable challenges we can and must face together. Agree or disagree. (in Dutch)

Belgian budget deficit derailed, 22 economists sound the alarm (Radio 1)

14/07/2022

In conversation about derailed budgets and the need to intervene, following a collective opinion piece with a group of economists. (in Dutch)

Spending frenzy clashes with dramatic public finances (De Tijd)

14/07/2022

Together with a diverse group of economists, I call in De Tijd for urgency and decisiveness to make Belgium's public finances healthy. (in Dutch)

Interview Channel Z on pension reform

19/07/2022

In Z-News, Marc De Vos provides interpretation on the latest pension reform decided by the federal government.

Pro Flandria - The first big '2024 debate'

13/07/2022

"The democratic and governance deficit"

Breaklines 2020, perspective 2030.

11/02/2021

2020 and the corona crisis highlighted fault lines and structural woe in our society. But what awaits us after the pandemic, heading toward 2030? (in Dutch)

De Afspraak - Canvas

19/10/2021

Embrace economic reality, embrace e-commerce (in Dutch)

De Afspraak - Canvas

20/02/2020

In De Afspraak, Prof. Dr. Marc De Vos (visiting fellow Itinera) talks about his book "Better is not enough": an appeal for democratic patriotism and against stagnation. (in Dutch)