Belgium’s new Prime Minister Bart De Wever presented his government’s focus to parliament on Tuesday, highlighting stricter ...

Belgium received 39,615 asylum applications in 2024, 11.6% more than in 2023, while the country's reception capacity is just over 36,200 places and was nearly full for the entire year.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium has a new prime minister whose political purpose was long to break up the nation, gut the state structures and give ever more autonomy to his northern Flanders at the ...

Conservative Bart De Wever was sworn in on Monday as Belgium’s new prime minister, after striking a hard-fought coalition deal that moves the country to the right. Struck late Friday after seven ...

Bart De Wever, a longtime Flemish nationalist, was sworn in as Belgium's new prime minister, marking a shift from separatist ambitions to governance. His coalition of five parties ended a seven ...

A strengthened fiscal council (e.g., with enhanced staffing and direct reporting to parliaments) would help ensure that the federal and each federated entity’s fiscal behavior is consistent with ...

On the day's headline topic, De Wever said Belgium was committed to meeting NATO's longstanding defence spending target of two percent of GDP, up from 1.3 percent at present. "Europe has been a ...

Belgium is one of seven European Union countries facing disciplinary action for running a deficit above 3% of GDP, in violation of the bloc's fiscal rules. Mr De Wever, the mayor of Antwerp since ...

By Ali Watkins A manhunt is underway in Belgium’s capital after two masked gunmen opened fire with rifles outside a metro station early Wednesday morning, the public prosecutor’s office said.

An agreement to form a new government in Belgium has been reached after more than seven months following the June 2024 elections. In a post on X, the Belgian Royal Palace announced Saturday that ...

Feb. 3 (UPI) --The European Union put into effect its first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence restrictions, placing prohibitions on how the technology can be used and where or face hefty fines.