Rural development: 24 projects supported in 2025 to strengthen quality of life in Walloon villages The Walloon Government has approved the selection of 24 new projects, stemming from municipal rural development programmes, for the year 2025. These initiatives will cover meeting places, village hall... Housing and urban planning Local Press releases Rural areas Wallonia 11 Dec 2025
Walloon implementation of the Social Climate Plan (SCP) The Walloon Government today took note of progress in implementing the Social Climate Plan, a set of measures designed to support the most vulnerable households and micro-enterprises against the expec... Environment and climate Europe Housing and urban planning Press releases Wallonia 4 Dec 2025
Housing: stronger coordination of local structures to better meet citizens' needs Having laid the foundations of the Walloon Housing Agency, the Walloon Government is taking a new step forward. The reorganisation of local operators within the “Local Housing Hubs” has been launched,... Housing and urban planning Press releases Wallonia 4 Dec 2025
The CPAS of the City of Brussels turns its property assets into a lever for social emancipation The CPAS of the City of Brussels, driven by its chairman David Weytsman, is putting its property assets at the service of workers and families. New schemes aim to support local employment, address soc... Brussels Housing and urban planning Local Press releases Social security 3 Oct 2025
Georges-Louis Bouchez in Kortrijk: "Building a society of work and prosperity" "The European carbon tax must disappear or be postponed. Otherwise, the promised tax cut from our tax reform risks being completely wiped out." For Georges-Louis Bouchez, the so-called ETS2 tax will e... Europe Federal Housing and urban planning Taxation and economy 11 Sept 2025
A new direction for renovation in Wallonia Wallonia is laying the groundwork for an ambitious reform of the support policy for the energy renovation of residential buildings. This groundwork will enable the development of a comprehensive suppo... Environment and climate Housing and urban planning Press releases Wallonia 17 Jul 2025
Securing the future of renovation grants: the Government reaffirms its commitment To halt the budgetary overshoot and preserve a support scheme, the Government approved, in second and final reading, the reform introducing a temporary renovation grant scheme. Introducing a temporary... Budget Housing and urban planning Wallonia 1 Apr 2025
Homelessness in Brussels: an alarming situation and a plan in the making City of Brussels: Nearly 2,000 homeless people recorded in the City of Brussels in 2024. Young people (16-24 years) account for 7% of the total and 637 children are directly or indirectly affected by ... Brussels Housing and urban planning Local Press releases Social security 20 Mar 2025
Renovation grants: after Ecolo's budgetary slippage, the MR secures the future Faced with Ecolo's management failures, Cécile Neven, our minister responsible for Housing in Wallonia, took responsibility to guarantee the long-term future of energy renovation grants. Under the pre... Budget Housing and urban planning Wallonia 13 Feb 2025
In video Continuity of Renolution premium payments, promise kept! Insulating buildings is far more than a technical issue. It's a matter for the future. It is the main lever for reducing CO2 emissions in the Brussels-Capital Region, since 60% of direct emissions com... Environment and climate Housing and urban planning On video Press releases 27 Sept 2024
Unprecedented tax cuts to give all citizens some breathing room Context The Regional Policy Statement provides for an unprecedented and highly ambitious tax reform, a true fiscal revolution, aimed at “giving the middle class some breathing room through administrat... Housing and urban planning In the media Taxation and economy 13 Sept 2024
Improving access to housing in Brussels During a debate on BX1, Brussels MP Aurélie Czekalski addressed crucial issues concerning housing in the Region. Here are the solutions and proposals she supports to address the current challenges. So... Housing and urban planning Press releases 6 Jun 2024
