Belgium will require at least one-third female representation on executive teams at state-owned firms. The move extends existing boardroom quotas, aims to dismantle structural barriers, and reflects a political compromise after resistance to stricter rules and broader private-sector coverage
Fifteen years after the Buizingen tragedy, Belgium has completed ETCS installation across its main rail network, strengthening train speed control, preventing human error, and setting a deadline for ETCS-only train operations nationwide as a cornerstone of long-term transport safety reformy
Despite several rounds of reconciliation meetings, the unions—ACOD Spoor/CGSP Cheminots, ACV/CSC-Transcom, VSOA-Spoor/SLFP-Cheminots, OVS/SIC, and ASTB/SACT—have confirmed their decision to maintain the strike
The appeal comes amid a week-long strike by the independent union METISP-Protect, which concluded Sunday, only for the country’s two largest rail unions, ACOD Spoor and ACV-Transcom, to join the ongoing general strike, further disrupting train services
The alternative train service put in place has varied depending on staff availability, and the impact has differed from day to day. As the strike approaches its end, train conductors are set to halt work on Thursday and Friday, causing further disruptions
