News Summary:
De Tijd, along with Le Soir, reported on June 21, 2026, that Belgian wealth managed via Luxembourg reached €91 billion, with nearly 9,800 Belgians partially or fully owning 11,200 companies in the Grand Duchy, positioning them as the third most-represented nationality in Luxembourg's commercial register. Earlier, on May 13, 2026, De Tijd highlighted a significantly faster rise in long-term sickness rates in Wallonia compared to Flanders, noting that nearly 10% of working-age people in French-speaking Belgium received invalidity benefits in 2023, versus 7.3% in Flanders. On January 29, 2026, Prime Minister Bart De Wever stated at a New Year's event co-hosted by De Tijd and L'Echo that member states must influence the European Commission to slow its climate agenda, deregulate, and deepen its internal market. This followed a January 28, 2026 report by L'Echo and De Tijd, based on National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (Inami) figures, which indicated almost 2.4 million Belgians benefited from increased intervention (BIM) as of June 30, 2025, representing 21% of Belgians and a nearly 400,000 increase since June 2020. Previously, on December 13, 2025, a De Tijd survey revealed investors sold more physical gold than usual due to the January 1 introduction of a capital gains tax and uncertainty regarding its application.
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