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>The self-assurance with which the Summer Agreement was reached contrasts sharply with the social uncertainty it creates. **Initially, even maternity leave would not count towards pension entitlements. Pregnant women would have to work longer: it’s telling that such an idea was considered.** 

>The need for austerity is supposedly already a foregone conclusion; **we’re no longer allowed to talk about the billions for Ukraine and the army**. The CEO of the VBO (Association of Belgian Employers), Pieter Timmermans, responded enthusiastically. He’d already written his letter to Santa Claus (DS, 8/9): lower wages, more flexibility, and activation. And privatize public services too; that’s where the profits are. That’s not the way to go. **If we further marketize our education, public transport, or healthcare, our bills will rise and we’ll lose democratic service provision anyway.**