Flex-office provider Clockwise formally opened “The Louise” on Avenue Louise on 3 November, offering more than 300 desks, meeting rooms, bike storage and showers aimed at remote workers and internationally mobile professionals. The Ixelles-based site, minutes from tram stop Defacqz and metro Louise, positions itself as a soft-landing platform for non-Belgian consultants and start-ups who struggle with the country’s complex visa and registration rules.
Dispatches Europe notes that Belgium still lacks a formal digital-nomad visa; non-EU freelancers must obtain a professional card or D-visa, while employed expats require employer-sponsored single permits. Clockwise therefore pairs membership with referrals to relocation lawyers and accountants, mirroring serviced-apartment models in Amsterdam and Berlin.
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For multinationals the campus offers swing-space during office refurbishments and project spikes, while its short-term passes help travelling staff avoid hotel-lobby working. HR directors say such facilities are increasingly written into global-mobility policies as “third workspace” options, especially where home-office setups do not meet health-and-safety standards.
The launch underscores Brussels’ growing ecosystem of flexible offices – the city added 28 000 m² of co-working supply in the past 12 months – and could nudge policymakers to revisit stalled proposals for a Belgian digital-nomad permit, now under review by the Interior Ministry.
Dispatches Europe notes that Belgium still lacks a formal digital-nomad visa; non-EU freelancers must obtain a professional card or D-visa, while employed expats require employer-sponsored single permits. Clockwise therefore pairs membership with referrals to relocation lawyers and accountants, mirroring serviced-apartment models in Amsterdam and Berlin.
For multinationals the campus offers swing-space during office refurbishments and project spikes, while its short-term passes help travelling staff avoid hotel-lobby working. HR directors say such facilities are increasingly written into global-mobility policies as “third workspace” options, especially where home-office setups do not meet health-and-safety standards.
The launch underscores Brussels’ growing ecosystem of flexible offices – the city added 28 000 m² of co-working supply in the past 12 months – and could nudge policymakers to revisit stalled proposals for a Belgian digital-nomad permit, now under review by the Interior Ministry.
