Same-sex marriage becomes legal after decades of queer organising

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....

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...

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...