Belgium

Remarks by Commissioner Dombrovskis at the informal ECOFIN press conference

European Commission Statement Dublin, 19 Sep 2026 Thank you, Simon. Good afternoon, everyone. We started our discussions on competitiveness in the…

20 municipalities around Brussels granted social housing exemption

Twenty municipalities in the Flemish periphery around Brussels are to be granted a partial exemption for the construction of social housing. The…

Speech by Commissioner Jørgensen at the inauguration of the Greensand CCS project

European Commission Speech Esbjerg, 18 Sep 2026 Your Majesty, Your excellency, Sir James, Minister Hummelgaard, dear Peter; Distinguished guests,…

Charleroi air traffic control strike: 46 flights set to be cancelled

A total of 46 flights are expected to be cancelled on Saturday at Charleroi Airport if air traffic controllers continue their strike action,…

‘I crawled through a sea of flames’: remembering the fatal Sabena plane crash of 1946

Eighty years ago, on the night of 18 September 1946, a plane operated by the Belgian airline Sabena crashed in forests in Newfoundland, today part of…

Radical changes to agriculture needed for Belgium to be carbon-neutral by 2050, study finds

If Belgium is to become carbon-neutral by 2050, in addition to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, there is a need for reforestation…

Less than half of Brussels police officers are bilingual

Bilingualism within the Brussels police force is falling, with less than half of officers able to communicate in both French and Dutch. The figures…

Prévot: Belgium preparing to be observer member of Arctic Council

Belgium is preparing to become an observer of the Arctic Council, Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot said during a visit to Iceland with his Benelux…

Port CEO calls for action after dry summer costs millions of euros

The dry summer has cost businesses in the North Sea Port millions of euros, CEO Cas König has said. At the height of the crisis, one of the two sea…