PoliticsEconomy
De Wever Threatens Debt Brake as Budget Deal Stalls
Belgian PM Bart De Wever threatens a debt brake as coalition budget talks stall, aiming for a 3-4 billion euro deal for 2027.
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PoliticsLabour
Belgium Strike Day: Unions Warn Over Flemish Budget
Belgian public services strike over the Flemish 2027 budget as unions warn of heavier action against the federal government's savings plans.
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PoliticsEconomy
Bouchez Blocks VAT Rise as Belgian Budget Talks Stall
MR leader Georges-Louis Bouchez refuses a VAT hike, plunging Belgium's budget talks into crisis as De Wever races to avoid an emergency budget.
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PoliticsEconomy
Belgium's Budget Talks Stall as Tuesday Deadline Nears
Belgium's federal government resumes budget talks under a looming Tuesday deadline, as parties clash over taxes and spending and fears of paralysis grow.
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PoliticsEurope
Magnette: Save on Defence, Not Workers
PS leader Paul Magnette calls for savings on defence and management companies, saying De Wever's budget policy fails workers and pensioners.
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PoliticsEurope
Belgium Budget Talks Stall as De Wever's Framework Fails
Belgium's top ministers ended budget talks without a working framework, leaving 10 billion euros in savings unresolved and a key deadline in doubt.
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PoliticsEurope
Belgium's Federal Budget Talks Stall, Move to Working Groups
Belgium's federal budget talks stalled as parties stayed too divided on VAT and healthcare cuts, pushing negotiations into working groups.
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PoliticsEurope
Belgium Budget Talks Stall at Federal and Brussels Levels
Belgium's federal ministers and the Brussels government are locked in difficult budget talks, with both facing tight deadlines this month.
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PoliticsEurope
Belgium's Twin Budget Talks Risk Federal Crisis
Belgium's federal and Brussels governments opened twin budget negotiations this weekend, with media warning the De Wever coalition could face total crisis.
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PoliticsEurope
Belgium Budget Talks Stall as Ministers Leave Kern
Belgian federal ministers left a technical kern without a budget deal, as the coalition weighs a 14bn euro menu against a 10bn target.
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PoliticsEconomy
De Wever Seeks 'Third Way' as Coalition Splits on Budget
Belgian PM Bart De Wever must broker a compromise between MR and Les Engagés, whose rival 'third way' plans threaten federal budget talks.
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PoliticsEconomy
Belgium's De Wever Opens 10 Billion Euro Budget Talks
Belgium's Arizona coalition began crunch budget talks, seeking 10 billion euros to tame a 5.2% deficit and avoid an interest snowball.
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PoliticsEconomy
De Wever Opens Belgium Budget Talks With Stark Warning
Belgian PM Bart De Wever hands coalition parties a budget starting note, calling talks to find €10 billion in savings an 'extremely difficult exercise.'
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PoliticsEurope
De Wever Rejects Criticism of Antwerp Drug Policy
Belgian PM Bart De Wever rejects PS criticism linking Brussels drug violence to lax Antwerp port policy, calling it a 'low-level political game.'
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PoliticsEconomy
Belgian Entrepreneurs Tell De Wever Where to Find 10 Billion
Top Belgian entrepreneurs Huts, Duchatelet and Ingels advise PM De Wever to cut spending, not raise taxes, as he hunts for 10 billion euros.
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PoliticsEconomy
Belgian Cabinet Meets on Budget After Difficult Talks
Belgium's core cabinet met Saturday to seek about EUR 10 billion in budget savings, following a difficult session and a rift over Palestinian students.
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National PoliticsEurope
Prevot Urges Belgium Budget Talks Without 'Diktats'
Belgian Deputy PM Maxime Prevot calls for budget conclave talks free of 'exclusives or diktats' as the Arizona coalition seeks 10 billion euros in savings.
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JusticePolitics
Father of Abducted Raïa Pleads for PM's Help in India
Davy De Witte, father of 6-year-old Raïa abducted to India, appeals to PM De Wever to raise his daughter's case during his meeting with Modi.
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PoliticsEurope
22 EU Leaders Sign Letter on Migration Weaponization
22 EU leaders, including Belgium's De Wever, sign letter demanding action after 60,000 migrants entered Ceuta, calling weaponization unacceptable.
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PoliticsMilitary
Belgian PM's Son Trains as Combat Engineer Reservist
Simon De Wever, son of Belgian PM Bart De Wever, trains as a combat engineer reservist, highlighting Belgium's push to expand its military reserve forces.
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LaborPolitics
Belgian Unions Plan New Strikes After Summer, Accuse Gov
Belgium's ACV and ABVV unions announce new protest actions after summer recess, accusing PM De Wever's government of austerity and social cuts.
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PoliticsEconomy
Belgium's Summer Agreement: Major Reforms Unveiled
Belgium's Summer Agreement brings flexible working hours, civil service sick day overhaul, airline tax, and stricter football hooliganism laws.
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PoliticsInternational Relations
Erdogan Gifts NATO Leaders Revolvers; Belgium Alliance Role
Erdogan gifted NATO leaders personalized revolvers at the Ankara summit. Belgian PM De Wever discovered his upon landing as Prévot questioned US role.
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PoliticsEurope
Belgian Chamber Approves First Step to Abolish Senate
Belgium's Chamber votes 96-16 to revise Article 195 of the Constitution, initiating the process to abolish the Senate and simplify parliament.
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PoliticsEurope
Prévot Reprimands Flemish Partners Over Budget Document
Francophone minister Maxime Prévot calls controversial budget document the 'ugly duckling' of the De Wever government, escalating coalition tensions.
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PoliticsEurope
Deputy PM Prévot Reprimands Flemish Coalition Partners
Deputy PM Maxime Prévot reprimands Flemish coalition partners amid growing tensions over budget, taxes, and community divisions in Belgium.
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PoliticsEconomy
De Wever Urges Budget Discipline as Belgium Faces Tightrope
Belgian PM Bart De Wever urges coalition leaders to avoid 'too crazy proposals' as the government races to finalize a federal budget before July 6.
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PoliticsInternational Trade
Belgian PM De Wever Leads EU Pushback on China Trade
Belgian PM Bart De Wever warns EU economies are being destroyed by unfair Chinese trade practices, calling for a hardened EU strategy.
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PoliticsInternational Trade
EU Leaders Demand New Trade Tools to Counter China's Might
Belgian PM Bart De Wever leads EU push for tougher trade defense instruments against China as the bloc's trade deficit hits €360 billion.
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EnergyEconomy
Belgium Pays €27 Million in Nuclear Subsidies for First Time
Belgium paid 27 million euros to keep Doel 4 and Tihange 3 reactors running, the first nuclear subsidies this century amid a push for state takeover.
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PoliticsEurope
Belgium Rejects Higher EU Budget and Customs Duties Cuts
Belgium firmly opposes increasing its EU budget contribution and rejects customs duties changes, calling proposals 'unacceptable' at EU summit.
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PoliticsEurope
Vlaams Belang Surges Past N-VA in New Flanders Poll
New poll shows Vlaams Belang at 26.6% in Flanders, N-VA at 22.1% — its lowest since 2024. Tom Van Grieken outlines strategy as trust erodes.
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Politics
Anders Chairman: PM De Wever Will Slip Up, We Must Be Ready
Anders chairman Frédéric De Gucht predicts PM Bart De Wever will slip up, positioning his struggling liberal party as the ready alternative.
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PoliticsEconomy
Belgium Targets €6.7B Savings by 2029 in New Budget Plan
Belgium's Arizona coalition unveils a €6.7 billion savings plan by 2029, with measures on salary indexation, pensions, energy taxes, and air travel.
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PoliticsInternational
Chinese Ambassador Rejects De Wever's Claims on Trade
Chinese Ambassador Fei Shengchao responds to PM De Wever's letter, saying blaming China won't solve Belgium's economic problems.
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CultureSocial Media
Cat Maximus Tops PM Bart De Wever in Instagram Followers
Maximus Textoris Pulcher, the Scottish Fold rescue cat of Belgian PM Bart De Wever, has surpassed his owner with 218,000 Instagram followers.
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Politics
De Wever Rebuked in Parliament Over Senate Abolition
Belgian PM Bart De Wever was rebuked by the Speaker for behavior 'at the limit of respect for Parliament' during a heated debate on abolishing the Senate.
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PoliticsDefense
De Wever Rejects Defense Cuts, Slams Critics on Geopolitics
Belgian PM Bart De Wever rejects defense spending cuts, calling 2% of GDP for NATO 'carved in marble' amid coalition budget negotiations.
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PoliticsAccident & Tragedy
Belgium in Crisis: Buggenhout Tragedy, Budget Warnings
Belgium mourns four killed in a Buggenhout train-bus collision as PM De Wever faces backlash and the budget gap widens.
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International PoliticsEconomy
Netherlands Revives Push to Tap Frozen Russian Assets
The Netherlands seeks EU support to use €200B in frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, reopening a bitter debate with Belgium over legal and financial risks.
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SocietyAviation
Belgian PM's Son Flies in Iconic Air Force Training Jet
Simon De Wever, son of Belgian PM Bart De Wever, flew in a Fouga Magister training jet at the revived Stampe Forever Fly In in Deurne.
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