B Plus

B Plus is a Belgian non profit organization which promotes tolerance and solidarity between the communities of Belgium. The organization supports federalism as a way to organize the Belgian state. Gilles Vanden Burre is the President of the organization.

The organization has several notable members, such as the politicians Willy Claes, Ludo Dierickx, Wilfried Martens, Mark Eyskens, Freddy Willockx, Camille Paulus, Gaston Onkelinx, Ludwig Vandenhove, Anne-Marie Lizin, Hervé Jamar and Pierre Chevalier. In addition several members out of the Belgian bussines comunity, such as baron Paul Buysse, baron Maurice Velge, count Jean-Pierre de Launoit, baron Daniel Janssen and Paul-Emmanuel Janssen. Several members from the Belgian cutural world, such as José Van Dam, Vitalski, Wim Helsen, barones Monika van Paemel and Benno Barnard. Several journalists, such as Walter Zinzen, Geert van Istendael and Luc Van der Kelen besides sportspeople such as Jan Peeters and Jacky Ickx. Members from academia, such as Anne Morelli, Raymond Detrez, Jan Blommaert and Sophie de Schaepdrijver.

History

The organization was founded in 1998.

References

* Rudy Aernoudt, "Brussel, kind van de rekening", 2007, Roularta
* Rudy Aernoudt, "Vlaanderen-Wallonie Je t'aime moi non plus", 2006, Roularta
* Benno Barnard, "Door God bij Europa verwekt", 1996, Atlas

ource

* [http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?articleID=dmf19072007_032 Zinzen, Jamar en Helsen vervoegen B Plus] (Dutch)

ee also

* Coudenberg group

External links

* [http://www.bplus.be/ B Plus]