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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.
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. [1]
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In 2004, VEV formed an alliance with the Flemish Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI's) to create Voka (Employers organization) . 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.
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