In video Launch of a consortium that will develop EAGLES-300, a 4th generation modular SMR reactor A decisive step towards the nuclear power of tomorrow. Belgium is placing itself at the heart of European innovation! In collaboration with our Italian and Romanian partners, we have just launched a c... Energy Europe Federal Industry On video 19 Jun 2025 News
Energy island: sound management to secure our energy future without blowing up consumers' bills As a reminder, Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet has, since taking office, been conducting a thorough reassessment of an energy dossier inherited from the previous legislature: the energy island project (... Budget Energy Federal 6 Jun 2025 News
Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet visits EXMAR and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges: energy as a lever for sovereignty and competitiveness Federal Minister of Energy Mathieu Bihet visited EXMAR on Monday 26 May, followed by the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, for a day in the field dedicated to the challenges of the energy transition. This visit... Energy Federal Industry 26 May 2025 News
In video Promise kept, future secured: the MR revives nuclear energy 15 May 2025 will go down in Belgium's energy history: the nuclear phase-out law was repealed by the Chamber with a wide majority. The Bihet Law is now in force. This is a major political victory for t... Energy Federal On video 15 May 2025 News
Climate: Wallonia adopts the new European emissions trading system The Walloon Parliament adopted, this Wednesday, the transposition of the European emissions trading system targeting building heating and transport (ETS 2). The revenues generated from 2027 onwards wi... Energy Environment and climate Europe Press releases Wallonia 17 Apr 2025 News
Mathieu Bihet, “Atomic Boy”, the man reversing the nuclear phase-out He tried as a parliamentarian, now he's doing it as a minister: Mathieu Bihet is scrapping the nuclear phase-out law. But who is this man from Liège? A turning point for nuclear power in Belgium The C... Energy Federal In the media 4 Apr 2025 News
End of the 2003 law: thanks to the MR, the nuclear phase-out is definitively abandoned! In the Chamber's Energy Committee, MPs voted in favour of the MR bill amending the 2003 nuclear phase-out law. This is the epilogue of a long fight led by the MR, joined by the other majority parties.... Energy Federal In the media 1 Apr 2025 News
Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet welcomes the closing with ENGIE and remains open to dialogue on nuclear power Following the closing of the agreements on the 10-year extension of the Tihange 3 and Doel 4 reactors, the federal government welcomes Engie's announcement to open discussions on our country's nuclear... Energy Federal 14 Mar 2025 News
Belgium becomes a full member of the Nuclear Alliance The Minister of Energy, Mathieu Bihet, is pleased to announce that Belgium has been a full member of the Nuclear Alliance since 18 February 2025. Under his impetus, our country thus leaves behind its ... Energy Europe Federal 25 Feb 2025 News
Green light from the European Commission for the agreement between the Belgian Government and Engie: a positive decision according to Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet The Belgian State and Engie take a decisive step in extending two nuclear reactors (Doel 4 and Tihange 3): the European Commission approves the agreement allowing their operation until 2036. This deci... Energy Europe Europe and international affairs Federal Press releases 25 Feb 2025 News
Nuclear power: the MR deplores Engie's statements The MR group in the Chamber, through federal MP Mathieu Bihet, deplores the unacceptable remarks made by the CEO of Engie Belgium, Vincent Verbeke , who flatly rejects Belgium's nuclear ambitions. “We... Energy Federal Press releases 24 Jan 2025 News
Miscellaneous energy/climate provisions: the MR Group regrets the lack of constructiveness The MR group regrets the turn taken by parliamentary debates last Wednesday in the environment committee of the Brussels Parliament regarding the draft ordinance amending various provisions on energy,... Brussels Energy Industry Press releases 16 Jan 2025 News
