A new law makes Defence the engine of innovation This legal framework lays the foundations for long-term investment in innovation, research and production. The federal Government is backing its defence industry and fully committing to innovation. It... Defence Federal Industry Press releases 14 Jul 2026 News
Five years after the floods: remembering, rebuilding and better protection Five years ago, the floods of July 2021 hit Wallonia hard, claiming lives, causing considerable damage and permanently upending thousands of families. On this day of remembrance, the MR pays tribute t... Environment and climate Federal Security and justice Wallonia 14 Jul 2026 News
The liberal family mourns the passing of Hervé Hasquin The Mouvement Réformateur and the Centre Jean Gol are in mourning. Hervé Hasquin, one of the founders of the MR and father of the Centre Jean Gol, leaves us orphaned, but enriched by the intellectual ... Federal Institutional Press releases Wallonia-Brussels Federation 14 Jul 2026 News
The tax reform has been passed: a significant tax cut for all workers Parliament has passed the far-reaching tax reform championed by the MR, resulting in tax cuts of several hundred euros for working people. The gain amounts to up to €400 per month! Protecting the purchasing power of working people: that is THE priority of the MR Promise kept! Federal Taxation and economy 12 Jul 2026 Our positions
What is good for Flanders is good for Wallonia and Brussels, and vice versa The MR wishes you a wonderful, sunny Flemish Community Day! Flanders and Wallonia are each other's leading trading partners. So what is good for Flanders is good for Wallonia and Brussels, and vice ve... Employment Federal Taxation and economy 11 Jul 2026 News
Vote on tax reform: more purchasing power for those who work The Chamber voted overnight on the personal income tax reform, which concretely increases workers' purchasing power, particularly for low and middle incomes. This announced and long-awaited reform als... Federal Press releases Taxation and economy 10 Jul 2026 News
David Clarinval and Eléonore Simonet extend the minimum validity period of gift vouchers Who hasn't found a forgotten gift voucher at the bottom of a drawer, only to discover it had already expired? This frustrating situation is experienced every year by many consumers, who thereby lose p... Federal In the media Taxation and economy 10 Jul 2026 News
In video The tax reform has been adopted: work will pay more The tax reform put forward by the federal government has now been adopted. This major step delivers on a clear MR commitment: enabling those who work to keep a greater share of the fruits of their eff... Federal In the media On video Taxation and economy 10 Jul 2026 News
In video Public spending: the real budgetary challenge is controlling the costs of the State Our country's real budgetary problem is not a lack of revenue. It lies in the far too rapid growth of public spending. Over ten years, federal State spending has risen by 66% , while Social Security s... Budget Federal On video 10 Jul 2026 News
“ Cut public spending. Not raise taxes. ” Georges-Louis Bouchez before entrepreneurs from West Flanders "The only fiscal justice is lower taxes." MR President Georges-Louis Bouchez did not need long speeches on Monday evening to convince a group of entrepreneurs in Wielsbeke. "Everything has already bee... Budget Federal In the media Taxation and economy 8 Jul 2026 News
Bereavement leave and euthanasia: Florence Reuter's proposal unanimously adopted in committee The bill by MR federal MP Florence Reuter, which aims to adapt the bereavement leave period in cases of scheduled euthanasia, was unanimously adopted at first reading in the Chamber's Social Affairs C... Employment Federal Press releases Social security 3 Jul 2026 News
New tools to track trade tariffs between Belgium and the United States David Clarinval, Minister for the Economy, and Eléonore Simonet, Minister for the Middle Classes, Self-Employed and SMEs, present two initiatives designed to strengthen information for Belgian compani... Europe and international affairs Federal Press releases Self-employed and SMEs 3 Jul 2026 News
