Belgium is set to implement several significant changes on September 1st, 2026, including new regulations concerning dormant assets, pensions, and the penal code, alongside major reforms in the Flemish education system and a drastic overhaul of car inspection processes.

La Libre: Changes for Belgians on September 1, 2026: Dormant assets, pensions, new penal…

Several significant changes affecting Belgians will take effect on September 1, 2026, including new regulations on dormant assets, pensions, and the penal code.

HLN: Big changes in schools, new penal code, and car inspection reforms from Sept 1

Several significant changes are set to take effect in Belgium on September 1st, including major reforms in the Flemish education system, the implementation of a new penal code, and a drastic overhaul of the car inspection process.

Bus services across Belgium are experiencing significant disruptions due to a strike on the Letec network on August 27th and 28th, leading to a complete halt in Charleroi, substantial reductions in Namur, and impacts in Liège.

RTBF: Transport Strike Cripples Belgian Bus Services

A strike on the Letec network on August 27th and 28th has halted bus services in Charleroi, significantly reduced them in Namur, and impacted Liège.

A federal reserve unit has been deployed to Brussels in response to escalating drug-related violence, which Bernard Quintin, the Minister of Security and the Interior, has termed a "national emergency".

RTBF: Federal Reserve Unit Deployed to Brussels Amidst Drug Violence

A federal reserve unit has been sent to Brussels to address what is being called a national emergency related to drug violence.

An investigation reveals a significant decline in top math students in Belgium's education system over the past two decades, with concerns that considerable talent is being overlooked and under-challenged. Experts argue that high-achieving students require more challenging opportunities to prevent loss of talent.

De Standaard: Education System Loses 140,000 Math Whizzes

An investigation reveals that Belgium's education system has seen a significant decline in top math students over the past two decades, with concerns that considerable talent is being overlooked and under-challenged.

De Standaard: Test: Are You a Math Whiz?

This article prompts readers to test their own mathematical abilities to see if they would be considered among the top-performing students, in light of a reported decline in such students.

De Standaard: Top Students Deserve More Challenge: "Much Talent is Lost"

A video discussion explores why the number of high-achieving students in education is decreasing and what schools can do to better challenge and retain these talented individuals.

Belgium is facing significant economic and social security challenges, with the financial cost of long-term illnesses, particularly burnout and depression, reaching a record €2.7 billion in 2024. Concurrently, trade unions and employers are warning the government that budget cuts are rendering the management of social security increasingly untenable.

La Libre: Long-term sick: Cost of burnout and depression reached €2.7 billion in 2024, a…

The financial cost of long-term illnesses among workers, particularly burnout and depression, has reached a record €2.7 billion in 2024.

De Morgen: Unions and Employers Warn: Social Security Management Becomes Impossible Due…

Trade unions and employers are warning the government that budget cuts are making the management of social security increasingly impossible.

Following a fatality from the West Nile virus in the Netherlands, health officials in Belgium are anticipating several cases within the country.

RTBF: West Nile Virus Victim in Netherlands, Cases Expected in Belgium

Following a fatality in the Netherlands, health officials anticipate several cases of the West Nile virus in Belgium.

The Royal Meteorological Institute (KMI) has issued a code yellow warning for potentially severe local weather across Belgium, predicting strong gusts, heavy winds, and hail.

HLN: KMI warns of code yellow for local severe weather: 'Possibly strong gusts with…

The Royal Meteorological Institute (KMI) has issued a code yellow warning for potentially severe local weather, predicting strong gusts, heavy winds, and hail.

Political discourse in Belgium includes criticism directed at an unnamed group leader for recent statements. Furthermore, commentary has emerged criticizing politicians for appearing to prioritize the interests of the beer industry over public health, raising concerns about lobbying influence.

La Libre: Group leader should have thought before speaking

A political figure, identified as a group leader, is criticized for her recent statements.

De Standaard: Commentary: More Disturbing Than Brewers' Campaign is How Politicians…

This opinion piece criticizes politicians for prioritizing the interests of the beer industry over public health, deeming their subservience to lobbying efforts highly concerning.