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Brussels: a decisive step towards the merger of five major public hospitals

The City of Brussels and Etterbeek have approved the merger of Brussels hospitals. This still needs to be endorsed by the ULB's board of directors as well as by the other municipalities concerned. But...

Brussels Health Local Local government Press releases

16 Oct 2026

Senate: The MR group's resolution on long Covid has been adopted. 1 in 25 people is affected in Belgium

“Long Covid is a disease that is still too little understood, whose consequences affect not only health, but also school, employment and solidarity. With its 53 recommendations, the text adopted today...

Employment Federal Health Press releases Social security

15 Oct 2026

Victoria Vandeberg closes the Alliance Of Her Academy 2026: the courage to commit, the freedom to act

After three training and exchange sessions, Victoria Vandeberg closed the Alliance Of Her Academy 2026, where she represented the MR alongside 21 other liberal women from across Europe. A European exp...

Early childhood and youth Equal opportunities Europe Europe and international affairs Press releases

15 Oct 2026

Power grid: Wallonia strengthens the means to maintain balance

The Walloon Parliament adopted, this Wednesday, a decree put forward by the Minister of Energy, Cécile Neven, which clarifies the responsibilities of Elia and the distribution network operators (DNOs)...

Energy Industry Press releases Wallonia

15 Oct 2026

Vandalism against businesses in Liège: David Clarinval and Eléonore Simonet announce measures for affected shopkeepers

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy David CLARINVAL and the Minister for the Middle Classes, Self-Employed and SMEs Eléonore SIMONET have announced measures to help shopkeepers affected by t...

Federal Local Press releases Security and justice Self-employed and SMEs Social security

9 Oct 2026

David Clarinval puts an end to abuse of the Belgian patent system

On 2 October, the Council of Ministers approved a bill put forward by Economy Minister David Clarinval aimed at tackling the abusive reuse of patent applications in Belgium . For several years, the Be...

Administrative simplification Federal Press releases Self-employed and SMEs Taxation and economy

8 Oct 2026

A single point of contact for the self-employed: Enterprise Counters are now integrated into the Social Insurance Funds

On a proposal by the Minister for SMEs, the Self-employed and Middle Classes, Eléonore SIMONET, Parliament approved in plenary session this Thursday the abolition of the Enterprise Counters. Their leg...

Administrative simplification Civil service Federal Press releases Self-employed and SMEs

1 Oct 2026

Brussels: the MR wants to turn the page on Good Move and put smooth traffic flow back at the heart of mobility

The Brussels MR wants to use the evaluation of Good Move to thoroughly overhaul regional mobility policy. In numerous press articles this week, regional president David Weytsman and MP Anne-Charlotte ...

Brussels Mobility Press releases

1 Oct 2026

Informal carers: taking care of those who take care

More than a million people in Belgium support a parent, child, partner or loved one who is ill, elderly or living with a disability, every single day. An essential role, often taken on naturally and o...

Brussels Employment Health Press releases Social security

1 Oct 2026

WBE and the CECP: joint programmes from nursery to primary school

On the proposal of Education Minister Valérie Glatigny, the Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation has approved the common curricula for the sixth year of primary school and for modern languag...

Education Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation

25 Sept 2026

Renovation grants: Wallonia secures the temporary scheme

As part of the reform aimed at curbing the budgetary overrun of renovation grants, the Government had allowed households already committed to works before 14 February 2025 to keep the benefit of the f...

Budget Housing and urban planning Press releases Wallonia

25 Sept 2026

Renovation support: a new scheme will come into force on 1 October

The Government definitively adopted, this Thursday, its new renovation support scheme. From 1 October 2026, regional aid will take the form of loans, the terms of which will be adapted to applicants' ...

Energy Housing and urban planning Press releases Wallonia

25 Sept 2026

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