Trade-union and civil-society pressure helps secure a regularisation commitment for undocumented residents

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...

The socialist trade union federation FGTB/ABVV organised Belgium’s first general strike since the mid-1990s. Workers opposed proposed changes to retirement and end-of-career arrangements and raised...

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...

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...

After months in the Beguinage church, around 230 undocumented people began a hunger strike. They said promised regularisation criteria had not materialised and used their own health to force attention...

A Brussels climate-change demonstration mobilised an estimated 13,000 people according to police and around 15,000 according to media and researchers. It formed part of the Belgian climate...

The European Trade Union Confederation organised a Brussels Euro-demonstration as part of a coordinated day of action across Europe. Participants opposed austerity policies and called for investment...