Belgium Enters 2026 With Confidence, But Deep Structural Challenges Loom
Belgium enters 2026 on a relative high, buoyed by new political stability and international relevance. Yet looming structural reforms, rising debt, law and order concerns and paralysis in Brussels threaten to quickly erode the government’s hard-won political capital
Study Finds Belgium’s ‘€500 Work Bonus’ Goal Already Achieved
A University of Antwerp report has found that 94.5% of unemployed Belgians already earn at least €500 more by working, suggesting the government’s proposed fiscal reform to “make work pay” is unnecessary and politically overstated