A few thousand Vlaamsgezinden have Sunday participated in the 82nd edition of the Flemish National Zangfeest in the Lotto Arena in Antwerp. Erik Stoffelen, chairman of the General Dutch Zangverbond (ANZ), called everyone to the upcoming elections, on parties and politicians to vote with a Flemish message notice. He expected of the elected representatives “that they are the miljardentransfers to Wallonia finally to a halt”.
Stoffelen, stated in his speech that there are too many social needs in Flanders, to an annual 12 billion euros to keep the transfers to Wallonia under the guise of “so-called solidarity”. “These transfers put a huge mortgage on our social security. To many Flemish people are on waiting lists for social housing and too few disabled people may rely on interventions where they urgently are entitled to.”
A Flemish social security is, according to him, no longer desirable, but necessary. Not in 2024, but in 2019. “Do you like this and want to do something about it? Then shred today your membership card of your unitary health insurance and split yourself from the social security! Just do it!”, said the chairman of the ANZ.
