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Energy standard: securing energy costs and boosting our country's industrial attractiveness

The government is taking a major step to reduce businesses' energy costs structurally, strengthen the competitiveness of our electricity-intensive industry and anchor jobs in Belgium. This bill is the cornerstone of the energy standard, one of this government's priorities. It establishes a clear and lasting framework to secure energy costs and make our country more attractive to industry.

Energy Federal Self-employed and SMEs

22 May 2026

Strengthening teachers' digital skills

From the 2026-2027 school year, an unprecedented training scheme will be set up so that teachers who do not yet have basic digital skills can acquire them. The programme will reach up to 20,000 teachers over three years. In parallel, the Government is continuing to roll out training linked to the new curriculum frameworks in secondary education. From 2026-2027, two additional half-days of training will be organised for the teachers concerned. This training is designed to ensure that the new programmes are genuinely taken on board and to support teaching teams in implementing them.

Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation

19 May 2026

Reform of the first year of secondary school: strengthening basic learning and better supporting pupils

From the 2026-2027 school year, the first year of secondary education will change in order to support pupils better and strengthen basic learning, notably by reinforcing mathematics and introducing digital skills training. The aim is to adapt school to today's world. The reform maintains enhanced support for pupils in difficulty and lays the first foundations for positive guidance from the very first year of secondary school, so that every young person can gradually build their own path.

Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation

19 May 2026

Nursing training: a clearer and more readable pathway

The Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation has adopted, at third reading, a reform of nursing training, in response to changes in European rules, to the changes to the profession decided at federal level and to the shortage of carers on the ground. This reform, awaited and needed for several years, aims to guarantee quality of care, international recognition of students' qualifications and clearer pathways for students, employers and patients. It comes with the creation of a new qualification: the Higher Education Certificate for nursing assistants.

Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation

19 May 2026

Suspension of contributions from cattle and sheep farmers following the bluetongue epizootic

This is a six-month suspension, from 1 July to 31 December 2025, of the contributions owed to the APAQ-W Promotion Fund by dairy and beef cattle farmers as well as sheep farmers.

Housing and urban planning Self-employed and SMEs Wallonia

19 May 2026

Young farmers better supported

Several concrete administrative simplifications benefit young farmers in particular: a change to the deadline for submitting a start-up aid application, giving young people more time to develop their project; an exemption from conditionality checks for holdings of less than 10 hectares; a change to the Standard Gross Output (SGO) threshold so that young people can access investment aid; and the safeguarding of the coupled support budget by ending the transfer mechanism to other schemes. The start-up aid budget has been increased so that every application assessed favourably can indeed receive support.

Housing and urban planning Self-employed and SMEs Wallonia

19 May 2026

Policy paper on agricultural land policy

Farmland plays a crucial role through its food-producing function, but also in the local economy and the cohesion of rural areas. It is a direct source of income and jobs for farmers, their families and seasonal workers, as well as for many economic activities upstream and downstream of the production chain. The policy paper sets out the full land strategy, with the aim of securing access to land and promoting entry into and transfer of farm businesses, in order to encourage generational renewal.

Housing and urban planning Wallonia

19 May 2026

Better management of forest health phenomena

The aim is to strengthen the prevention and management of health crises in Walloon forests, such as droughts and fire risks. Wallonia is stepping up forest health monitoring through better collection of field data, preventive measures and action when a crisis is confirmed, while also simplifying certain administrative procedures for nature reserves in order to shorten deadlines and make site management easier. The goal is to build lasting resilience in Walloon forests and better protect this essential natural heritage.

Housing and urban planning Wallonia

19 May 2026

Adoption of the 2026-2030 wolf plan

The work under way aims to improve anticipation, strengthen measures to protect livestock and simplify administrative procedures. Representatives of the livestock sector are fully involved in jointly developing the new plan, alongside the other stakeholders concerned. Several improvements are already in motion, notably the adoption of the decree allowing hobby farmers to be compensated for wolf attacks. Simplifying the measures is of course an important focus.

Housing and urban planning Wallonia

19 May 2026

Simplification of procedures relating to biodiversity research and species protection

The Walloon Government is continuing to modernise the rules on nature protection and biodiversity by simplifying procedures for scientific and educational activities, with a more flexible and faster notification system. It is also improving the derogation procedures relating to protected species and nature reserves in order to ensure greater efficiency, clarity and legal certainty. The aim is to combine administrative simplification, responsiveness on the ground and a high level of biodiversity protection in Wallonia.

Housing and urban planning Wallonia

19 May 2026

Investments to ensure our security

The government is planning €34.2 billion of investment over 10 years to strengthen our Defence, while mobilising the European Union to boost the innovation and resilience of the Alliance's European pillar. This approach combines immediate strategic realism with future European ambition.

Defence Europe Federal

19 May 2026

Increase in the Defence budget

The federal government is raising the defence budget to 2% of GDP from 2025, and 2.5% from 2034. You cannot build an economic and social paradise in a Europe at war. The point is to strengthen our security without placing the burden on the population (no “defence tax”).

Defence Federal

19 May 2026

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