Vlaams Economisch Verbond

Template:Template other The Vlaams Economisch Verbond (VEV) is a Flemish employers' organization and lobbying group.

The main objectives of the organization were the development of the Flemish economy and to improve the status of Flemish as a business language in Flanders. It is an important partner of the Flemish government on business in Flanders, and also participates in the Socio-economic Council of Flanders.

History

It was founded in 1908, by among others Lieven Gevaert as the Vlaamsch Handelsverbond, to create a Flemish counterpart of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises, and it became the VEV in 1926.

From 1971 to 1993, René De Feyter was the managing director of the VEV.

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In 2004, VEV formed an alliance with the Flemish Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI's) to create Template:Interlanguage link multi. Today, there are still eight Voka - Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI) in Flanders (West Flanders, East Flanders, Antwerp-Waasland, Kempen, Mechelen, Halle-Vilvoorde, Leuven and Limburg). Together with the VEV, these eight CCI's form the Voka-Alliance, the largest Flemish network of enterprises.

This 'Voka-Alliance' unites more than 17,000 businesses from all sectors within the Flemish region. The alliance is politically independent; there is no structural funding from government. It is a non-profit organisation: small, medium and large-sized companies of all sectors everywhere in Flanders can become member on a voluntary basis.

See also

• Agoria
• Brussels Enterprises Commerce and Industry (BECI)
• De Warande (Club)
• Economy of Belgium
• Flanders Investment and Trade (FIT)
• League of Christian Employers
• UEAPME
• UNIZO
• Walloon Union of Companies
• Prince Albert Fund

Further reading

• Ludo Meyvis, Markt en Macht - Het VEV van 1926 tot heden, Tielt, Lannoo, 2004

External links

• voka.be

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