Belgian Tax Circular Expands Inpatriate Regime—Retroactive Contract Changes Now Allowed
EU Entry/Exit System Goes Fully Live on 10 April—Belgium Warns of Holiday-Weekend Queues
Flanders Braces for Four-Day Public Transport Strike Starting 7 April
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Belgium’s Passenger-Data Watchdog Flags 80 Arrests, Signals Wider Screening of Bus & Rail Travel
Belgium’s National Travel Targeting Centre says it made 80 arrests in 2025 after screening 39.6 million passenger movements – the first year international bus data were included. The expansion shows how PNR analytics are extending beyond aviation, with rail data next in line. Business travellers and assignees should expect more targeted checks, while employers must ensure booking data accuracy and review privacy compliance.
Council of Europe Prepares Migration-Focused ECHR Declaration; Belgian Rights Bodies Sound Alarm
A draft Council of Europe declaration to be adopted in Chișinău in May seeks tougher standards for migration-related human-rights claims. Belgian rights bodies say the text risks undermining the ECtHR just as Belgium itself is hardening migration laws. Any narrowing of Article 3 and 8 protections could complicate expulsions, family-reunification cases and nationality issues that affect expatriates.