Georges-Louis Bouchez uses the threat of a crisis as a negotiating tool in the hope of obtaining a more favorable compromise, but the ongoing pushing can lead to a break with consequences that go beyond the budgetary issues. #surenchère #crise #budget (translated)
Bart De Wever hasCanceled the speech planned for Tuesday about the state of the union due to a lack of agreement within the government on the federal budget and will continue negotiations in the coming days. #EtatDeLUnion #BudgetFédéral #BartDeWever (translated)
The Walloon government led by Adrien Dolimont will present its agreement on the budget on Monday at 10:30 AM, after weeks of negotiations amid increasing financial pressure. #BudgetWallon #PolitiqueBelge #GouvernementDolimont (translated)

EU countries should not bow to a "narrow accountant mentality," said Romanian Christian Democrat Siegfried Muresan, who will represent the parliament in negotiations with the 27 EU countries and the Commission. #EUbegroting #Brusselseonderhandelingen #Cohesievrienden (translated)
The negotiations on the new EU budget for 2028 remain stalled due to conflicting interests between net contributors and the 'Friends of Cohesion', who cling to old subsidies and few are willing to make concessions. #EUbegroting #Brusselseonderhandelingen #Cohesievrienden (translated)

"We do not want an echo of the past," Prime Minister Rob Jetten said on Friday after the visit of EU President António Costa to The Hague. "There can be no successful negotiations without the modernization of the budget." #EUBegroting #Ierland #Hervormingen (translated)
The Brazilian police shot dead a man who had taken thirteen young children hostage in a school in Curitiba, after two hours of negotiations during which he threatened to set himself and the children on fire. #gijzeling #Curitiba #BraziliaansePolitie (translated)

After two days of negotiations in Beijing, the European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic returns to Brussels with concrete progress, particularly in the field of hybrid cars, just before a decisive summit meeting. #CommerceUEChine #NégociationsCommerciales #Hybrides (translated)
The trade unions FNV and CNV have announced a relay strike in regional transport, where bus drivers will stop working for one day every week starting Wednesday to apply pressure on stalled collective labor agreement negotiations, resulting in no bus transport in the region. #Estafettestaking #Vakbonden #OpenbaarVervoer (translated)
FNV and CNV have announced that bus drivers and conductors in the regional transport sector will strike one day a week starting Wednesday until Christmas, due to stalled collective labor agreement negotiations. #staking #streekvervoer #FNV (translated)

Next Wednesday, employees in regional transportation will strike all day due to stalled collective labor agreement negotiations, with the exception of Amsterdam, The Hague, and Rotterdam where buses will continue to operate. #Staking #Streekvervoer #CaoOnderhandelingen (translated)

Colruyt is currently in exclusive negotiations with Carrefour for the possible sale of Codifrance, which could lead to the transfer of some Carrefour Market stores in Belgium. #Colruyt #Carrefour #Distribution (translated)

Fleur Agema wrote that the statements made by Dilan Yesilgöz were primarily intended to secure an additional 19.5 billion euros for the defense budget. According to Agema, Yesilgöz thereby applied pressure on the negotiations regarding the national budget and the 20 billion euros that the VVD deemed necessary: 5 billion euros from tax increases and 15 billion euros from healthcare and social security. #Defensie #Rijksbegroting #Belastingverhoging (translated)
Although buyers have more room for negotiation, the housing market remains tight, with rising prices and a decline in the number of homes sold this quarter. #woningmarkt #woningkopers #huren (translated)

Minister Vijlbrief has emphasized several times that he hopes to reach a broadly supported 'social agreement' with trade unions and employers, which also includes reforms that will ultimately generate revenue again. #socialezekerheid #vakbonden #onderhandelingen (translated)
"must comply with an assignment" FNV chairman Hans Spekman spoke of a "pleasant conversation." #socialezekerheid #vakbonden #onderhandelingen (translated)
Prime Minister Jetten has already expressed hope that the first agreements will take shape this spring. #socialezekerheid #vakbonden #onderhandelingen (translated)
After a 'pleasant and constructive' conversation between the cabinet and the trade unions, both parties have agreed to negotiate this autumn about reforms in social security, although they are not entirely on the same page regarding urgency. #socialezekerheid #vakbonden #onderhandelingen (translated)
"We have laughed too. But it will also hurt on both sides. More than a million people are on the sidelines, due to illness or lack of retraining or reskilling. No one wants that. So we need to find each other." Jetten said that there is 'room for negotiations' now that the cabinet has scrapped the proposed cuts to social security. #najaarsoverleg #socialestelsel #vakbonden (translated)
The cabinet has held a positive first conversation with social partners about a social agreement, during which trade unions confirmed that actions have been suspended and there is consensus on the urgency to continue negotiations. #sociaalakkoord #vakbonden #onderhandelingen (translated)
