US EditionTeetering Belgian government given more time to agree budget
- The Belgian government has set a Christmas deadline for a budget agreement, failing which Prime Minister Bart De Wever will resign.
- Coalition tensions regarding proposed tax increases have hindered budget negotiations.
- Belgians are already overburdened, and rejecting new taxes requires political courage, as stated by Belgian European Commissioner for Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib.
- Amid rising security threats, Lahbib emphasized that resigning now would be unwise, stating, 'This is a bad time to resign.
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Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has set a new deadline for his coalition partners to reach an agreement on the multi-year budget, which is supposed to run from 2026 to 2029. An agreement must be reached within fifty days, meaning by Christmas at the latest. If this is not achieved, he will offer his resignation to the King, De Wever said today in the Belgian parliament after a visit with the King. De Wever: "Our situation cannot tolerate an…
Belgium Avoids Immediate Crisis as PM Extends Budget Talks
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever gave his deadlocked ruling coalition more time to agree on a cost-cutting budget on November 6th, staving off fears of an imminent government collapse. The straight-talking Flemish conservative—who only became premier in February after seven months of painstaking negotiations—set a new 50-day deadline to strike a deal. That came after he had sought to pile pressure on his governing partners by dangling the pr…
Prime Minister Bart De Wever met with the King today to discuss the stalled negotiations. The Prime Minister wants a budget before Christmas. "Sire, give me fifty days."
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