Belgium · Evidence
Belgium: what was counted on 26 October 2026
Every article that passed the risk gate for Belgium on this day, by category — the outlet, its leaning where known, and the link. These counts are what the pressure table adds up.
Signals counted
109 articles
At home
Regulation
- Smoking ban on terraces postponed, after comments from the Council of State ↗ De Standaard · independent
- The Economic Inspection issues 100 fines for illegal work: "Instagram cannot be an excuse to ignore the rules" ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- From painting nails to baking cakes: FOD Economy sees illegal work in our country increase ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
Disruption
- Call for caution after the hacking of software used by more than 100 local administrations ↗ RTBF · state
- Petition of 26/10/2026 - PETITION 697 N°1 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Traffic restored after a tree fell on the E40 in Sterrebeek ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- TUI cruise ship collides with two container ships in port during storm ↗ HLN · independent
- Cakes on Instagram, home manicures or when small businesses on social networks turn into illegal work ↗ RTBF · state
Internal tension
- Marjana Koceku, the face of the Albanian revolution: “The time for dialogue is over; it is time for the prime minister to resign” ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Streetwear ↗ De Standaard · independent
- "We have obtained crumbs": student organizations want to continue mobilization ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- LIVE. Students call to continue protests, despite concessions from the French government: "Take everything out" ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- ‘To determine which violence is truly legitimate, public control and sanctioning must be central’ ↗ Knack.be · independent
- French students want to continue protests, despite "positive" talks with the prime minister ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Full report of the public session of the Commission on 26/10/2026 - CRIC 19 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Factcheck: were the images of praying demonstrators staged? ↗ Knack.be · independent
- On Saturday, 1,435 people were arrested during protests in France, 267 members of security services were injured ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Police officers on the documentary series 'F*ck you, cop' and violence against the police: 'We all feel like targets' ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Protest expected next Saturday in France ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Russia wants to resume peace negotiations after November 4 ↗ De Standaard · independent
Safety & health
- Software supplier for more than 100 local authorities hacked: municipalities warn of phishing ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Student (21) thinks she has a hangover after a night out, but a day later her life is in danger ↗ HLN · independent
- Flu, Covid, bronchiolitis: the Aviq recalls the importance of vaccination ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Peer asks residents to be vigilant after security incident with external supplier ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Reminder from the Aviq: vaccination remains one of the best ways to protect yourself ↗ RTBF · state
Companies
- Volvo cuts 2,500 jobs: Ghent must also work more efficiently ↗ Knack.be · independent
- Perhaps the largest IPO ever: Anthropic promises rapid growth and an ethical course in prospectus ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Fewer staff needed due to AI: Microsoft offers 60,000 employees a voluntary departure scheme ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Full report of the public session of the Commission on 26/10/2026 - CRIC 20 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Full report of the public session of the Commission on 26/10/2026 - CRIC 24 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Various report of 26/10/2026 - REPORT 373 N° 1 (2025-2026) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Anthropic publishes long-awaited stock prospectus ↗ De Standaard · independent
Markets
- Gas is already twelve times more expensive in Europe than in the US ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- French ten-year interest rate falls below 5 percent, Belgian rate also benefits ↗ HLN · independent
- Gas price at highest level in nearly four years: "If you still want to lock in, now is the time" ↗ HLN · independent
- Brazilian stock market turns blood red after Lula's victory: "Banks are the biggest victims" ↗ De Standaard · independent
- What does Mark Zuckerberg want to do with 95 billion dollars in fresh capital? ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Gas is already twelve times more expensive in Europe than in the US ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Household investments in Belgium surge: +33 billion euros in three months ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Belgian debt is becoming increasingly expensive ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Families see investment funds increase in value by over 11 percent in three months ↗ HLN · independent
- French chaos puts pressure on the stock market: our money expert sees buying opportunities for investors. “But don’t buy ETFs” ↗ HLN · independent
- Belgium borrows billions at the highest interest rate in 15 years ↗ HLN · independent
- Brazilian stock market turns blood red after Lula's victory: “Banks the biggest victims” ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Live - European gas price rises further to over 97 euros, highest level since December 2022 ↗ De Morgen · independent
- European gas price rises to 97 euros, highest level since the energy crisis of 2022 ↗ De Standaard · independent
Politics
- De Wever points to the importance of European market integration, now that “alarm bells are ringing” in the pharmaceutical sector ↗ Knack.be · independent
- Question hour likely more exciting than regular agenda of Hasselt city council ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Antwerp Zoo and Planckendael receive a lifeline of 2 million euros per year ↗ De Standaard · independent
- With his re-election as Brazilian president, Lula puts the far right on display: "It's his last chance to go all out" ↗ De Standaard · independent
- When Bart De Wever leads the press astray: “You shouldn’t wait for me” ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Lula again president in Brazil: after his spectacular comeback, the worries immediately arise ↗ Knack.be · independent
- Brazilian stock market plummets by 10 percent after Lula da Silva's victory: trading immediately halted ↗ HLN · independent
- Comeback kid Lula surprisingly wins the exciting elections in Brazil: “He has now managed to mobilize the many stay-at-homes” ↗ De Standaard · independent
- British government allocates an additional £432 million to eradicate street homelessness ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Lula surprisingly defeats Bolsonaro in presidential elections after neck-and-neck race in Brazil ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- 🎧Is an emergency budget inevitable? This would be the consequences ↗ HLN · independent
- Euphoria, but also dark clouds after historic victory of Lula da Silva in Brazil: 'A difficult time is coming' ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Caroline Gennez: "Money we invest in care must go to care" ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Comeback kid Lula surprisingly wins the exciting election in Brazil: "He has now been able to mobilize many stay-at-home voters" ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Emergency budget according to Van Quickenborne inevitable, and even if De Wever meets the deadline, it will still be a nail-biting race against the clock ↗ HLN · independent
- Campaign for hugging with consent embarrasses Irish government ↗ De Morgen · independent
- EU leaders congratulate Serbian Student List on election victory ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Lula wins presidential elections in Brazil ↗ De Standaard · independent
Abroad, in its press
Regulation
Disruption
- An oil slick is spreading near the coast of the Emirates ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Live - Iran calls for regional unity in talks with Saudi Arabia • KLM will not fly to Dubai all winter due to conflicts in the Middle East ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Iran claims full control over the Strait of Hormuz ↗ De Standaard · independent
- The famous Oxford Street in London becomes partially pedestrianized ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Storm in a German port: a cruise ship collides with two container ships ↗ 7sur7 · independent
Internal tension
- Egypt will provide military support to Saudi Arabia ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Without a leader or political experience, a student movement takes power in Serbia: how is this possible? ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- "Lula's army": how the president's supporters turned the Brazilian election in the second round ↗ RTBF · state
- In the streets yesterday, in power today, what are the first major challenges for the student movement in Serbia ↗ RTBF · state
- Live - Student organizations call for new protests after talks with the French prime minister • Macron warns of another risky Saturday ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Cameroon - Ayuk Tabe: “The government is going in circles” ↗ Camer · independent
- Cameroon - Babba: “Let’s turn the legislative elections into a referendum” ↗ Camer · independent
- No ceasefire during negotiations, warns the Kremlin ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Live war in ukraine. Zelensky expresses dissatisfaction again about delays in the delivery of American missiles ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Kremlin: ‘Fighting continues during negotiations’ ↗ Knack.be · independent
- “We totally did not see it coming”: Macron acknowledges mistakes in handling protests and fears violence again on Saturday ↗ HLN · independent
- Student protests: does the police have the right to confiscate masks or saline solution? ↗ RTBF · state
- Live - Neutral status of Ukraine and smaller army non-negotiable, says Zelensky • Kremlin: ‘Fighting continues during negotiations’ ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Live - Macron warns of another risky Saturday during protests • President promises students ‘concrete and far-reaching’ decisions ↗ De Morgen · independent
- 1,435 people arrested on Saturday, 267 police officers and gendarmes injured ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Live war in ukraine. Zelensky confirms meeting between US, Russia and Ukraine - “2 dead after Ukrainian drone attack on Russian city” ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Trump calls Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed 'jihadist' ↗ HLN · independent
Companies
- Microsoft offers voluntary departures to about 60,000 employees worldwide ↗ 7sur7 · independent
Markets
- Cameroon: Bank of America on a rescue mission ↗ Camer · independent
Trade
Politics
- Who can win? And what is at stake? A guide to the Israeli elections ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Quickly catching a flight to Israel to be able to vote: “This country needs change” ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Another Netanyahu or an ex-general? Israel faces historic elections ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Brazil: Lula's 4th term, social reforms in the face of the colossal debt challenge ↗ RTBF · state
- Reform of Parcoursup, 15,000 new places: measures planned by the French government in response to protests ↗ RTBF · state
- Cameroon - Promised reforms at the Business Forum but private investment in the country remains a lottery ↗ Camer · independent
- Brazil - Brazil: Very special tribute to a union leader, a resistance figure listening to the people ↗ Camer · independent
- Brazil-Cameroon: two democracies, two speeds ↗ Camer · independent
- Sweden fails to form a new government, the Centre Party announces its failure ↗ RTBF · state
- Israel goes to the polls on Tuesday. What is at stake and how will the elections work? ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Trump labels Norway a “shithole” and wants no more Norwegian immigrants ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Celebration night in Serbia after strong victory for Student List in elections, former president Vucic acknowledges defeat ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Another crucial budget week: these knots De Wever must untangle to get Vooruit on board ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Trump calls on Israelis to vote for Netanyahu after call from 'great prime minister Bibi' for more support ↗ HLN · independent
- Discipline, loyalty and anti-corruption drive... welcome to the plenum of the Chinese Communist Party ↗ RTBF · state
- EU leaders congratulate Serbian Student List on election victory ↗ HLN · independent
- A - short - victory and a fourth term for President Lula ↗ 7sur7 · independent