Belgium’s Queen Mathilde leads 400-strong economic mission to Türkiye
Nationwide 12 May strike set to paralyse Belgian air, rail and urban transport
EU committee backs overhaul of social-security coordination, easing paperwork for Belgium’s mobile workforce
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Belgian asylum authority keeps interviews running despite upcoming demonstration
Belgium’s refugee agency CGRS confirmed on 8 May that asylum interviews scheduled for the strike-hit 12 May will proceed. Applicants who truly cannot reach Brussels must e-mail the office the same day to avoid being deemed a no-show. Keeping the calendar intact helps the authority stay on track for EU-mandated procedural changes in June and prevents added delays that could ripple into corporate family-reunification cases.
Brussels haulage firms relieved as EU scraps advance-notice rule for multi-country drivers
A fresh EU deal on social-security coordination, confirmed on 8 May, abandons a proposed pre-notification system for drivers who work in several EU countries. Belgian hauliers avoid a heavy administrative burden, while benefiting from stricter but faster A1 dispute timelines and up-to-24-month validity of coverage decisions.