FGTB/ABVV calls a 24-hour general strike over retirement and end-of-career reforms

The Belgian Anti-war Platform mobilised demonstrators in Brussels as part of the worldwide day of action against a US-led invasion of Iraq. Vrede vzw records roughly 75,000 participants in Belgium....

Belgium’s same-sex marriage law entered into force on 1 June 2003, making Belgium the second country to open civil marriage to same-sex couples. The change followed years of organising by queer...

Belgium’s law allowing same-sex couples to adopt was published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 20 June 2006, extending legal recognition beyond marriage. This was a distinct political...

The Forum Asylum and Migration called a national Brussels march asking the incoming government to replace discretionary decisions with clear criteria and a permanent commission. The action framed...

After sustained campaigning by undocumented migrants and supporters, trade unions and civil-society groups helped obtain a political commitment on regularisation criteria. The campaign combined...

Around 200 undocumented residents associated with UDEP demonstrated in Ixelles, demanding promised regularisation rules and the implementation of the government agreement. The action followed months...

Undocumented people began occupying the Beguinage church, with support from rights groups and priest Daniël Alliët. The occupation made shelter and public visibility inseparable: participants sought...