Latest news in Belgium? September 27th, 2026

Key news developments in Belgium around late September 2026 include:

• Federal Budget Negotiations: Prime Minister Bart De Wever and the federal government are in the middle of intense talks to find approximately €10 billion in spending cuts and reforms. Belgium’s deficit remains among the highest in the Eurozone (around 5.2% of GDP), putting pressure on coalition partners to finalize structural measures before the autumn deadline.

  www.wam.ae

• Asylum and Migration Policy: The federal government confirmed that while Belgium intends to participate in external European return hubs for rejected asylum seekers, minors will be excluded from being transferred to centers outside the EU.

  The Brussels Times

• Security & Counter-Terrorism Analysis: Gert Vercauteren, head of Belgium’s Coordination Unit for Threat Analysis (OCAD/OCAM), announced that security services linked several attacks against Jewish targets earlier in the yearincluding an explosion near a Liège synagogueto coordinated foreign influence campaigns.

  The Times of Israel

• Aviation Disruptions at Charleroi Airport: Air traffic controller industrial actions involving nighttime walkouts continue to impact operations at Brussels South Charleroi Airport, affecting hundreds of flights and tens of thousands of travelers through early October.

  Anadolu Ajansı

• Implementation of the New Criminal Code: Legal and commercial sectors are adapting to the newly introduced Belgian Criminal Code, which took effect this month, restructuring corporate liability, introducing an eight-tiered sentencing system, and overhauling corporate fines.