Belgium · Evidence
Belgium: what was counted on 28 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
130 articles
At home
Regulation
- Agenda for 28/10/2026 - ODJC 37 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Agenda for 28/10/2026 - ODJC 40 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Agenda for 28/10/2026 - ODJC 42 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Gennez comes with exceptions to the limitation of the Groeipakket ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Google introduces an appeal to the Council of State to be able to pump water from the Sambre in Farciennes ↗ 7sur7 · independent
Disruption
- A delivery robot causes an accident... and flees ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Transport economist Jochen Maes on the disaster in Spain: “That train should never have departed under those circumstances” ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Is chemical company Vynova the first domino to fall? “The danger is not non-existent” ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Transport economist Jochen Maes on the disaster in Spain: “I can't imagine that a train in Belgium would depart under those circumstances” ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Live train disaster spain. Cause of the collision may lie with a failure in computer communication - At least 64 dead ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Diestersteenweg in Maaseik closed due to house fire ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Digital services of the Federal Public Service Finance affected by cyberattack: MyMinfin and other services temporarily inaccessible ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Cyberattack takes MyMinfin and other digital services of the Federal Public Service Finance down ↗ HLN · independent
- The digital services of the SPF Finances are inaccessible following a cyberattack ↗ RTBF · state
- Cyberattack on digital services of the Federal Public Service Finance, tax service MyMinfin unreachable ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Digital services of the Federal Public Service Finance affected by cyberattack ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Thirty-five jobs threatened at a BFS Europe site in Flanders ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Almost three in ten machines in Belgian factories are idle ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Vynova in Tessenderlo-Ham temporarily halts production: new blow for 600 employees ↗ HLN · independent
- Belgian factories are increasingly operating at a slow pace, especially in Wallonia ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Almost three in ten machines in Belgian factories are idle ↗ HLN · independent
- Government wants to force Engie to hand over nuclear reactors to the Belgian state. But is that possible? And will it make our electricity cheaper? ↗ HLN · independent
- Almost three in ten machines in Belgian factories are idle ↗ De Morgen · independent
Internal tension
- Agenda for 28/10/2026 - ODJC 36 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Agenda for 28/10/2026 - ODJC 38 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Agenda for 28/10/2026 - ODJC 43 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Agenda for 28/10/2026 - ODJC 45 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Agenda for 28/10/2026 - ODJS 20261104 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Live - New calls for demonstrations in Brussels and Liège on October 31 via social media ↗ De Morgen · independent
- LIVE. Students will also take to the streets in Germany on Saturday ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- The fear of new violence drives up oil prices ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- French government wants to block social media posts calling for violence ↗ HLN · independent
- French government wants to block social media posts calling for violence ↗ De Morgen · independent
Safety & health
Companies
Markets
- Rising interest rates and more expensive homes: are young people really having a harder time than before? ↗ Knack.be · independent
- American central bank holds interest pause ahead of midterms ↗ HLN · independent
- Argenx puts Bel20 in profit - Natural gas price in Europe back to 100 euros ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Customers have stayed away since the hacking of Albert Heijn ↗ De Standaard · independent
- European gas now hovers around 100 euros/MWh ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Natural gas costs in Europe again 100 euros, market fears escalation of war in the Middle East ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Natural gas costs in Europe again 100 euros, for the first time since 2022 ↗ HLN · independent
- Fear of new escalation of violence pushes oil prices higher ↗ HLN · independent
- Rising interest rates and more expensive housing: are young people really having a harder time than before? ↗ Knack.be · independent
Trade
- Packages from non-EU countries: 2 euros in additional fees starting November 1, in addition to the existing 3 euro tax ↗ RTBF · state
- Parcel tax causes number of declarations for cheap parcels to drop by 65 percent ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Parcel tax causes number of declarations for cheap parcels to drop by 65 percent and has already raised 364 million euros ↗ HLN · independent
- The tax on small parcels has already raised 364.4 million euros ↗ 7sur7 · independent
Politics
- Agenda for 28/10/2026 - ODJC 39 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Agenda for 28/10/2026 - ODJC 41 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- Agenda for 28/10/2026 - ODJC 44 (2026-2027) ↗ Parlement Wallon · independent
- To Sammy Mahdi, chairman of the only Christian party: with management companies we can save our country ↗ De Standaard · independent
- “We will see what is on the table”: new crucial meeting on the budget ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- De Wever and co started a meeting marathon towards 10 billion euros: how do the cards lie now? ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- LIVE POLITICS. Ministers meet again for core cabinet ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Conner Rousseau (Vooruit) sees no deadline for budget talks: ‘Provisional twelfths? Not the end of the world’ ↗ Knack.be · independent
- Federal budget: Conner Rousseau demands 1.5 billion euros in efforts from the wealthy to unblock negotiations ↗ RTBF · state
- Live - Core cabinet meets again in search of budget agreement • Rousseau wants to raise 1.5 billion euros from the strongest shoulders: ‘Something really has to change’ ↗ De Morgen · independent
- To reduce energy bills, British Prime Minister Burnham invests again in oil and gas ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Minister Gennez slightly adjusts child benefit: lower age limit will come into effect later, exception for vulnerable students ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Prime Minister De Wever and his top ministers will discuss the budget at 7 PM ↗ HLN · independent
- Live - Appointment at 7 PM: Prime Minister De Wever calls government top together again about budget preparation ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Even the hundredth anniversary of Voka must yield: De Wever resumes budget discussion with economic bad news show ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Tax reform visible on your payslip from November 1: this is how much you will benefit ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Prime Minister De Wever calls core cabinet together tonight at 7 PM ↗ De Standaard · independent
Abroad, in its press
Disruption
- Live middle east. Iran wants to speak with negotiators about reopening the Strait of Hormuz ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Train collision in Spain: three days of national mourning ↗ Knack.be · independent
- Live - Iran wants to speak with negotiators about reopening the Strait of Hormuz • At least fourteen dead in Saudi attack on gas station in Yemen ↗ De Morgen · independent
Internal tension
- Living as an immigrant under the Trump era: "We live under a repressive and terrifying regime," warns Dinaw Mengestu ↗ RTBF · state
- Tiriane Noah: “Cameroon is a volcano in eruption” ↗ Camer · independent
- A red light, a train at a standstill and three alerts: how a single decision cost the lives of 68 people in Spain ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- In Tel Aviv, no one is at ease after the elections: ‘It is a disaster’ ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Cameroon - "One punch, I'll knock you out": the video that is igniting Douala ↗ Camer · independent
- Thousands of demonstrators at Portuguese parliament during budget debates ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Washington warns Gulf States of a 'short but intense' campaign against Iran 'within weeks' ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- US deploys additional Patriot missile defense systems in Israel ↗ HLN · independent
- Live - US has informed Gulf States about new attacks on Iran, reports 'Wall Street Journal' ↗ De Morgen · independent
- LIVE VS. Trump: “Let's make Venezuela the 51st state of the USA” ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Protest in Portugal against housing crisis and police action ↗ HLN · independent
- Zelensky reports 'progress' at the front, including a new operation ↗ HLN · independent
- USA: costs of war against Iran are rising sharply ↗ HLN · independent
- Protest in Portugal against housing crisis and police action ↗ De Morgen · independent
Safety & health
- Cameroon - Ebolowa: Samuel, 8 years old, found dead in the Lo'o river ↗ Camer · independent
Companies
- Stellantis sells few cars in China and benefits from it ↗ De Standaard · independent
Markets
- Cameroon - Financial rating: Douala wants to weigh against the Big Three ↗ Camer · independent
- Diesel price at record high: ‘For half a day of diesel, Trump threw Ukrainian security under the bus’ ↗ Knack.be · independent
- Rumors of "intense" resumption of war in Iran after the Midterms: gas price exceeds 100 euros per megawatt hour ↗ RTBF · state
- Live - Trump demands withdrawal of Democratic Senate candidate in Alaska after ‘The New York Times’ article • Fed keeps interest rates unchanged, calls inflation still too high ↗ De Morgen · independent
- In China, the AI bubble is already cracking ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Damien Ernst warns about the surge in gas prices in Europe: “An increase of 700 to 1,000 euros per year” ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- The 2.50 euros barrier crossed: is cheap diesel definitely over? ↗ 7sur7 · independent
Trade
- Iran wants to speak with negotiators about reopening the Strait of Hormuz ↗ HLN · independent
- Russia-Africa: six more countries in the mining crosshairs ↗ Camer · independent
- Package from China soon 15 euros more expensive? Influx of cheap packages from outside Europe plummets ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Grain imports from Ukraine come to a halt in North Sea Port - “Putin and Zelensky will meet each other very soon,” says Trump ↗ HLN · independent
- A first: Pakistan is the first country to close its airspace to planes coming from Taiwan ↗ RTBF · state
Politics
- Would you rather have Netanyahu than the Israeli Palestinians? ↗ De Standaard · independent
- What now? Four options for the divided Israel, which is already seeing new elections looming ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Netanyahu receives votes again for his promises of war and diplomatic isolation ↗ De Standaard · independent
- No majority in sight in Israel: and now? ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Israeli elections: Arab parties extend a hand to Netanyahu's challenger ↗ Knack.be · independent
- Elections in Israel: after more than 85% of the votes counted, the bloc around Benjamin Netanyahu remains in the lead ↗ RTBF · state
- Midterm elections in the United States: everything to understand about the Midterms in numbers and graphs ↗ RTBF · state
- Live - Official election results only tomorrow or Friday • Netanyahu's party accuses Arab parties of stealing elections ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Israeli election results provide no clarity: what happens now? ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Netanyahu's party leads after two-thirds of the votes counted ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Israel chooses: Netanyahu seems to lose majority, but opposition is also stuck ↗ Knack.be · independent
- More than 85 percent of the votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc remains in the lead ↗ HLN · independent
- Legislative elections in Israel: Isaac Herzog, the discreet president who holds the keys to the next government ↗ RTBF · state
- Live – Elections in Israel: no majority in sight, Arab parties in the role of "kingmakers" ↗ RTBF · state
- Israelis keep Netanyahu afloat in dramatic election night ↗ De Standaard · independent
- 85 percent of votes counted: 53 seats for Netanyahu's bloc, 48 for that of Eisenkot ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Cameroon - Cameroon: Where Does the State’s Money Go? ↗ Camer · independent
- Paul Biya “in good health”: and Cameroon, is it doing well? ↗ Camer · independent
- Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc takes the lead, the Israeli Prime Minister calls for a 'strong right-wing government' ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Israeli parliamentary elections: a third of the votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc in the lead ↗ Knack.be · independent
- Netanyahu's bloc currently in the lead, but forming a government will be extremely difficult: 'He calls on people from the opposition bloc to switch sides' ↗ HLN · independent
- Legislative elections in Israel: leading after 66% of the counting, Netanyahu's bloc could miss the majority, the Prime Minister calls for a union of the right ↗ RTBF · state
- Live - Elections in Israel: two-thirds of the votes have been counted, Netanyahu and his camp currently in the lead ↗ RTBF · state
- Preliminary results of the elections in Israel leave everyone empty-handed ↗ De Morgen · independent
- With two-thirds of the votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc achieves 54 seats compared to 48 for Eisenkot's bloc ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Live middle east. Netanyahu leads in preliminary official election results ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- A third of the votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc in the lead ↗ HLN · independent
- Will Eisenkot have to cooperate with his great rival Netanyahu, now that neither of them is achieving a majority? Middle East expert: “New elections or a monster coalition” ↗ HLN · independent
- Legislative elections in Israel: the bloc of Benjamin Netanyahu takes the lead in the first partial results ↗ RTBF · state
- Live - A quarter of the votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc in the lead ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Israel - Eisenkot: “Netanyahu's mandate is over” ↗ Camer · independent
- Live middle east. New exit polls predict victory for Netanyahu or a tie with Eisenkot ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Challenger Gadi Eisenkot wants to form a government: “Israel has chosen change” ↗ De Standaard · independent