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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

Reform of top management in the civil service

The reform modernises senior public service in Wallonia and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation around a clear principle: more responsibility, transparency and efficiency. It provides for a 20% cut in senior management mandates, without redundancies, opens posts to a wider range of profiles, introduces more objective selection procedures and sets up regular results-based evaluation. The aim is to end the dilution of responsibilities, steer the administration better and deliver more efficient public services to citizens.

Administrative simplification Wallonia Wallonia-Brussels Federation

19 May 2026

Civil service: leave to recognise the pain of a pregnancy loss

From 2026, Walloon public service staff and their partners will be entitled to two days of special leave in the event of a pregnancy loss reported to the employer. This measure provides concrete recognition of an often painful ordeal and gives the staff concerned time to cope with it. Foster parents involved in long-term foster placements will also enjoy the same rights to parental and special leave as other parents.

Employment Wallonia

19 May 2026

Reform of network access to guarantee access to power capacity

In Wallonia, access to power has become a central issue for economic recovery. Industry, mobility, heating, digital technology: uses are being electrified rapidly and pressure on the grids is rising. It is unacceptable for economic, industrial or energy projects to be delayed for want of sufficient grid access, at the very moment when Wallonia wants to attract investment, create jobs and strengthen its competitiveness. That is the whole point of the reform led by Walloon Energy Minister Cécile Neven, based on three levers: better allocating available capacity, making better use of the existing grid and better anticipating future needs. Grid adaptation plans will now cover ten years instead of the current five, with an update every two years.

Energy Wallonia

19 May 2026

Public services: guaranteeing total neutrality

“Religion has no place in public services”: the reform rests on three clear pillars. Guaranteeing equality between all citizens, strengthening confidence in the administration and setting the rules out clearly once and for all to preserve cohesion.

Neutrality of the State Wallonia

19 May 2026

Possibility to sign administrative documents from your smartphone

Belgians will now be able to sign documents digitally via the MyGov.be digital wallet. This signature will have the same legal value as a handwritten signature on paper.

Administrative simplification Federal Wallonia

18 May 2026

Systemic reform of vocational education and professional training

Training pathways must be more coherent. The reform of vocational education and professional training brings order to pathways that have become too fragmented. The aim: to make the offer clearer, align it better with real occupations and reduce drop-out rates. The result: more effective, smoother pathways geared towards finding a job.

Education Employment Wallonia Wallonia-Brussels Federation

18 May 2026

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