Pierre-Yves Jeholet strengthens support for long-term sick people returning to work Faced with the steadily rising number of people unable to work, Walloon Minister for Employment and Training Pierre-Yves Jeholet is strengthening measures to help them return to work. More than 218,00... Employment Social security Wallonia 11 Jun 2026
Asian hornets: a simple report on your smartphone, and your municipality takes action Wallonia is stepping up its fight against the Asian hornet. On the initiative of Nature Minister Anne-Catherine Dalcq, citizens can now report a nest directly via the FixMyStreet Wallonie platform. Ne... Environment and climate Local Local government Press releases Wallonia 11 Jun 2026
Drug trafficking: 345 kg of drugs, 315 weapons and €2 million seized since September 2025 The hard-hitting operations carried out by police since September 2025, together with the launch of the Major Cities Plan implemented by Bernard Quintin, are producing large-scale results. More than 3... Federal Security and justice 10 Jun 2026
Georges-Louis Bouchez opens up in the podcast ‘Face B’ on RTL Georges-Louis Bouchez took part in a rare exercise on Martin Buxant’s new programme, the podcast “Face B”. Far from political jousting and studio punchlines, he opened up for nearly an hour in an inti... Media Press releases 10 Jun 2026
Public shareholdings: the MR calls for Luc Joris and Elio Di Rupo to be heard Guillaume Soupart , MR Member of Parliament , questioned François Desquesnes, Minister for Local Authorities, during a plenary session at the Walloon Parliament, regarding the recent revelations publi... Institutional Local government Press releases Wallonia 10 Jun 2026
Georges-Louis Bouchez meets six hundred Flemings This Friday, Georges-Louis Bouchez was warmly welcomed by the members of Belisia Bilzen, a Limburg business club linked to the football club of the same name playing in First National. Last Monday, he... Federal In the media Institutional Taxation and economy 6 Jun 2026
Paid educational leave fraud: Minister Jeholet reacts I have been informed of the operation carried out today by the Federal Judicial Police and the Labour Auditor's Office. It confirms the seriousness of the fraud suspicions that had led the regional se... Employment Press releases Security and justice Wallonia 5 Jun 2026
Starting your own business should not be an obstacle course The Walloon Government, on a proposal from Pierre-Yves Jeholet, Walloon Minister for the Economy, Employment and Training, is thoroughly reforming the self-employment support structures (SAACE) and th... Employment Press releases Self-employed and SMEs Wallonia 5 Jun 2026
Public housing: Wallonia implements the “warm rent” system to encourage renovation and restore fairness From next year, the calculation of social rent will take into account the energy performance of publicly owned housing. The aim? Greater fairness between tenants and a strengthened capacity of the sec... Environment and climate Housing and urban planning Press releases Wallonia 5 Jun 2026
Hunting: Wallonia simplifies administrative procedures with a digitised hunting licence The Government of Wallonia, on the initiative of the ministers in charge of Hunting and Administrative Simplification, Anne-Catherine Dalcq and Jacqueline Galant, has given final approval to the imple... Administrative simplification Local government Press releases Wallonia 5 Jun 2026
“ We must reform even faster to turn Wallonia around ” Georges-Louis Bouchez at the Cercle du Lion in Nivelles The conference organised in Nivelles by the Cercle du Lion drew a packed room of entrepreneurs eager for concrete results. Before them, our President Georges-Louis Bouchez delivered a clear message, a... Administrative simplification In the media Taxation and economy Wallonia 5 Jun 2026
“ Multilateralism and fair competition must remain the cardinal values of international trade ” OECD: David Clarinval stands up for fair international trade Over the past two days in Paris, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economy, Employment and Agriculture David Clarinval represented Belgium at the OECD Council Meeting at Ministerial Level, chaire... Europe Europe and international affairs Federal Industry Press releases 5 Jun 2026
