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Belgium: federal budget and the coalition’s future

This dossier follows Belgium’s federal budget talks and their consequences for the government, distinguishing political announcements from palace decisions.

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Bart De Wever in September 2025.
September 2025 archive portrait, not the royal audience. Tia Dufour / DHS, public domain; existing crop. — Tia Dufour / DHSgov / Wikimedia Commons — domaine public (gouvernement fédéral américain), septembre 2025, recadrage préexistant.

Where things stand

On the morning of 2 November 2026, talks ended without agreement and De Wever went to the palace to offer the government’s resignation, according to reporting. No royal acceptance is established in the consulted sources.

Reported information

Belgium: De Wever heads to king after budget talks fail

Overnight talks on Belgium’s federal budget ended without agreement on 2 November 2026. Bart De Wever went to the palace to offer his government’s resignation, Euronews reported, citing local media; acceptance of that resignation has not been established.

Bart De Wever in September 2025.
September 2025 archive portrait, not the royal audience. Tia Dufour / DHS, public domain; existing crop. — Tia Dufour / DHSgov / Wikimedia Commons — domaine public (gouvernement fédéral américain), septembre 2025, recadrage préexistant.

The audience with King Philippe had been announced for 9:30 a.m. Belgian time. The move followed another unsuccessful meeting of the Arizona coalition’s core cabinet.

21 News describes disagreements over the balance between new tax revenue and spending restraint. A prime minister’s approach to the monarch does not alone establish the government’s definitive collapse or new elections. The palace’s response remains the key unresolved point.

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