Overview
- Public services join the action on Tuesday after heavily reduced rail service on Monday, with SNCB running roughly one train in two and some Eurostar trips canceled.
- Brussels-Zaventem and Charleroi airports say no commercial departures are expected on Wednesday due to anticipated security-staff walkouts.
- Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s government says it has agreed a multi‑year trajectory of savings and new revenues, reported at about €9–9.2 billion by 2029.
- Measures reported include VAT changes, a doubling of the tax on securities accounts, higher taxes on certain financial products, and a €2 levy on parcels from outside the EU.
- Unions opposing labor, unemployment and pension reforms press for alternative revenue options such as a wealth tax, a levy on digital giants, and scrutiny of corporate subsidies, with parliamentary debate on the accord expected later this week.