Belgium · Evidence
Belgium: what was counted on 29 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
93 articles
At home
Regulation
- 453 consultants, useless licenses and 139.4 million euros in costs: how i-Police went off the rails ↗ De Morgen · independent
- A saving or will you pay more? Check how much the new traffic tax will cost you ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Brussels City loses millions due to forced temporary extension of casino concession ↗ De Standaard · independent
- An "exceptional number" of cancellation requests: the (very) contested capital gains tax ↗ 7sur7 · independent
Disruption
- For the first time, more jobs are being lost in Limburg companies than are being created ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Three ships on fire after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- SD Worx in Leuven temporarily evacuated due to suspicious letter with white powder, but substance turns out to be harmless ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- No data leaked after cyberattack on FOD Finance, various services still offline: filing deadline postponed to November 16 ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Live - Billions in profits for Shell and TotalEnergies thanks to high oil prices due to wars • Diesel prices will be slightly cheaper again starting tomorrow ↗ De Morgen · independent
- VRT unions prepare actions against cuts: strike notice must make protest possible until the end of summer ↗ De Morgen · independent
- A ship on fire in the Strait of Hormuz ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Knokke-Heist cancels permits for all 25 beach bars after Council of State decision: “Pure shame” ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Live train disaster spain. The toll remains at 68 dead for now, while recovery efforts continue - “Failure caused by three computers from the 90s” ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Failed computers from the 90s and five minutes of silence: this is how the deadly train accident in Spain happened ↗ De Morgen · independent
Internal tension
- Live war in ukraine. Putin says he is 'prepared' for war with Europe, 'but Russia does not want that' ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- According to Putin, Europe is preparing for war in 2030: 'Russia does not want that, but is ready for it' ↗ HLN · independent
- France will deploy 70,000 police officers again on Saturday during protests: 'Very high risk of violence' ↗ HLN · independent
- Live - French minister warns: 70,000 officers again at French protests on Saturday • French retailers brace for new violence ↗ De Morgen · independent
- How an orchestra in Paris climbed onto the barricades, 'with music and with a smile' against tear gas ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Voices are raised against Theo Francken's invitation to Reza Pahlavi in Brussels ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Live war in ukraine. Death toll after attack on Dnipro station rises to 14, also 5 dead elsewhere in Ukraine ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Politics: how the anti-woke movement has normalized far-right discourse ↗ RTBF · state
- Live - French retailers brace for new protest and violence • Calls for demonstrations in Brussels and Liège again on October 31 ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Live war in ukraine. “In one night more than 1,200 Ukrainian drones shot down” over Russia ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
Safety & health
- At least 17 dead in Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian train station and apartment building ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Firefighters celebrate the arrival of rain in Indonesia, the video goes viral ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Data of 2,300 study participants stolen after cyberattack on Institute of Tropical Medicine: 'We will inform affected individuals directly' ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- World Stroke Day: do you recognize these 12 stroke symptoms? ↗ Knack.be · independent
- Death toll after attack on Dnipro station rises to 14, also 5 dead elsewhere in Ukraine ↗ Knack.be · independent
- Data of 2,300 people stolen in cyberattack on Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp ↗ HLN · independent
- 13 dead in Russian drone attack on train station in Dnipro ↗ De Standaard · independent
Companies
- Lommels company maps revenue in Flemish hospitality businesses: half see profits decline ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- A profit increase of 400% year-on-year: what accounts for the windfall profits of major oil companies, and how to tax them? ↗ RTBF · state
- Google loses 500 billion dollars in market value in a few minutes ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Weight loss drug gives pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly wings on the stock market ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Shell and TotalEnergies double their profits thanks to high refining margins ↗ De Standaard · independent
- ING will cut 400 jobs, including 12 in Belgium, despite an increase in its profits ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- ING will cut 400 jobs, despite an increase in its profits: what impact in Belgium? ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Salaries of Belgian CEOs rose nearly twice as fast as those of employees ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Live middle east. Oil companies Shell and TotalEnergies report billion-dollar profits in the third quarter ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- ING cuts 400 jobs worldwide: “Impact on Belgium will be very limited” ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Non-alcoholic beer and ready-made cocktails boost sales and profits of the world's largest brewer AB InBev ↗ HLN · independent
- ING cuts 400 jobs worldwide: jobs also disappear in Belgium ↗ HLN · independent
- Live - Billion-dollar profits for Shell and TotalEnergies thanks to high oil prices due to wars ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Samsung aims for a sixfold increase in net profit thanks to enormous demand for semiconductors in the AI race ↗ HLN · independent
Markets
- European Central Bank maintains interest rate at 2.5 percent despite rising inflation ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Inflation in Belgium reached 5.26% in October, still driven up by energy prices ↗ RTBF · state
- Inflation rises to 5.26 percent, highest level since April 2023 ↗ De Morgen · independent
- ECB maintains interest pause despite high inflation after previous increase in September ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Inflation rises to 5.26 percent ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Electricity price at highest level in four years ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Belgian inflation climbs back above 5 percent, and that is bad news for employers ↗ De Standaard · independent
- Inflation rises to its highest level in over three years ↗ 7sur7 · independent
Trade
- EU member states release 42 million barrels from oil reserves onto the market ↗ De Standaard · independent
Politics
- The core is finished, no major progress ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- LIVE POLITICS. Core cabinet finished, no landing in sight: 'We are not an inch closer to an agreement' ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Meeting of core cabinet finished, talks will continue Friday afternoon ↗ HLN · independent
- Federal budget: the core meeting is over, no major progress ↗ RTBF · state
- Live - Meeting of core cabinet finished, budget talks will continue Friday afternoon ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Core cabinet finished, no landing in sight ↗ De Standaard · independent
- LIVE POLITICS. Top ministers meet again for marathon meeting on budget ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Poor follow-up, faulty budget management and too many consultants: audit of the Court of Audit is devastating about i-Police ↗ De Standaard · independent
- New pension overview replaces pension sheet and should bring more clarity: this is what you can expect ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Federal budget: the core intends to accelerate the pace with daily meetings ↗ RTBF · state
- N-VA will place the Court of Audit's audit on the failed i-Police alongside Annelies Verlinden's statements: “This raises questions about political responsibility” ↗ De Standaard · independent
- A little pressure from Vooruit and a new pace: the point on the negotiations ↗ 7sur7 · independent
Abroad, in its press
Disruption
Internal tension
- Cameroon - Snake in Bonapriso: panic in a chic restaurant in Douala ↗ Camer · independent
- Ex-minister, athlete, gendarme: the first victims begin to be identified ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Demonstrations, calls for looting and Halloween: France brings out the heavy artillery ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Cameroon - What the suspension of Issa Tchiroma's party hides ↗ Camer · independent
- Cameroon - 460 corruption cases: and 250 that evaporate ↗ Camer · independent
- LIVE US. Failures at freezers on American military bases, Pentagon suspects hackers ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
- Hundreds of drones launched towards the Moscow region ↗ 7sur7 · independent
Safety & health
- Netherlands imposes nationwide confinement after three outbreaks of bird flu ↗ Het Belang Van Limburg · independent
Companies
Markets
- Cameroon - Loan 2027: Yaoundé aims for up to 2.5 billion $ ↗ Camer · independent
- Alphabet drops more than 10% and drags down Wall Street ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- More oil flows through the Gulf, yet a barrel of Brent oil costs 115 dollars. How much more absurd can the oil market become? ↗ De Standaard · independent
Trade
Politics
- 'The deadlock in the Israeli Knesset is a lesson for all parties' ↗ Knack.be · independent
- 'Netanyahu wants to cast doubt on the election results,' says Israeli opposition leader Eisenkot ↗ HLN · independent
- Live - Atmosphere in White House below zero in run-up to midterms: 'Trump is making his circle of confidants smaller' ↗ De Morgen · independent
- Live - Almost all votes counted: deadlock threatens after elections in Israel ↗ De Morgen · independent
- NYT: 'White House arranged private jet for Bolsonaro's flight to the US' ↗ De Standaard · independent
- What the polls say in the key states where Trump's future will be decided ↗ 7sur7 · independent
- Press review: Spanish newspapers fire on Sanchez and his government ↗ RTBF · state
- CD&V demands an explanation from Francken about the minehunter in a conflict area near Yemen: “No government decision” ↗ De Standaard · independent
- The news read for you in the Cameroonian press of this 29 October 2026 ↗ Camer · independent
- Press review: the Spanish press fires real bullets at Sanchez and his government ↗ RTBF · state
- The Arab parties are the key to a government without Netanyahu: what do they want? ↗ De Morgen · independent