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Belgian government launches socio-economic reforms on National Day

The federal government reached a summer agreement around 4 AM on Monday, 21 July, coinciding with Belgium’s National Day. Senior ministers engaged in negotiations overnight regarding a series of socio-economic reforms. Prime

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De Wever urges summer agreement before budget discussions as Van den Bossche criticizes Brussels PS

Bart De Wever Urges Reform Pact Ahead of Summer Break Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever emphasized the urgency for his government to finalize a comprehensive reform package before the summer recess

3 weeks ago

Politics

Doctors’ union issues strike notice

Doctors’ union BVAS-ABSyM has submitted a strike notice for Monday 7 July in protest at the reform plans of federal Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke, the union confirmed on Saturday. Representatives handed over

1 month ago

Politics·Society

Brussels pushes back on federal unemployment reform

Brussels authorities have triggered a conflict of interest procedure to delay the federal government’s contentious unemployment reform. However, questions over the legality of the move have quickly followed. Brussels employment minister Bernard

2 months ago

Politics

Capital gains tax debate sparks rift between Vooruit and coalition partners

Tensions are rising within the Belgian federal coalition as the debate over a capital gains tax pits Flemish socialist party Vooruit against francophone liberal MR and other partners. Over the past week,

2 months ago

Politics·Society

Belgian finance minister’s aide under fire for sharing tax reform details at paid lecture

A senior aide to Belgian finance minister Jan Jambon is facing growing criticism after giving a paid lecture that included details of the government’s tax reform plans. Some information had reportedly not

2 months ago

Politics

Flemish government wants to make disability care more accessible

The Flemish government aims to ensure that all people with disabilities can access care services by the end of its current legislative term. To reach that goal, it plans to expand directly

2 months ago

Society

VDAB prepares for incoming unemployment reform

The Flemish Employment Agency (VDAB) is preparing for the implementation of the first phase of the federal government’s plan to limit temporary unemployment benefits, set to begin on 1 January. The agency

2 months ago

Society

Core cabinet approves programme law as polls show broad support for key reforms

The federal government’s core cabinet reached an agreement on Wednesday night on the second reading of the programme law, marking a key step toward implementing the De Wever government’s planned reforms. Among

2 months ago

Politics

National strike to disrupt public transport on Tuesday

Train services across Belgium will be reduced on Monday evening and Tuesday due to a national strike by public sector workers. Other public transport services are also expected to be severely disrupted,

2 months ago

Opinion

Thousands more people set to lose unemployment benefits under new cap

More than 113,000 people will lose their entitlement to unemployment benefits next year under the new two-year cap, many more than the 100,000 people initially estimated, De Morgen reports. The federal government

2 months ago

Opinion

De Wever confirms delayed wage indexing for teachers and broader public sector

Prime minister Bart De Wever has confirmed that wage indexation for public sector workers, including teachers, will be delayed by three months instead of the current two. The move is part of

3 months ago

Business·Politics

Belgium’s interior minister unveils plan to merge police zones in Brussels

Belgium’s Interior minister Bernard Quintin (MR) has finalised a plan to merge Brussels’ six local police zones into one unified command, headed by a single police chief. The proposal, outlined to Brussels

4 months ago

Politics·Society

Flanders invests in 10,000 extra childcare places

The Flemish government is investing an extra 200 million euros to create 10,000 additional childcare places. Of those places, 6,000 must be income-related: the cost will depend on the parents’ income. In

4 months ago

Society

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Belgian government launches socio-economic reforms on National Day

De Wever urges summer agreement before budget discussions as Van den Bossche criticizes Brussels PS

Doctors’ union issues strike notice

Brussels pushes back on federal unemployment reform

Capital gains tax debate sparks rift between Vooruit and coalition partners

Belgian finance minister’s aide under fire for sharing tax reform details at paid lecture

Flemish government wants to make disability care more accessible

VDAB prepares for incoming unemployment reform

Core cabinet approves programme law as polls show broad support for key reforms

National strike to disrupt public transport on Tuesday

De Wever confirms delayed wage indexing for teachers and broader public sector

Belgium’s interior minister unveils plan to merge police zones in Brussels

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