The Belgian Debt Agency informs that the following 2 OLO lines will be auctioned on Friday 05 September 2025 for a maximum amount of EUR 500 million : 1.Description : OLO 3.00%  22/06/2034ISIN code : BE0000333428OLO number : OLO 73Outstanding : EUR 11 676 000 000.00 2.Description : OLO 2.25%  22/06/2057ISIN code : BE0000343526OLO number : OLO 83Outstanding : EUR 8 544 000 000.00 Payment date will be 09 September 2025.

The EU is moving dangerously close to allowing wines with up to 6% alcohol to be qualified as ‘low-alcohol’. Belgium strongly opposes this. Such a qualifier misleads consumers, creates a false sense of safety and undermines public health objectives. ‘Reduced alcohol’ is the only fair, factual and consistent description, according to the Belgian Federal Public Service Health.

On 14 September, the FPS Chancellery of the Prime Minister will put Belgium in the spotlight in Japan during Belgian National Day at the Expo 2025 Osaka world exhibition, in collaboration with BelExpo and the Belgian pavilion. Belgian artists Mentissa and Helena will perform at the National Day Hall together with the Nishinomiya Boys and Girls Choir, composed of 100 Japanese children.

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency

The Belgian Debt Agency informs that it has accepted bids for a total amount of EUR 2.723 billion, distributed into the following lines : OLO 3.00%  22/06/2033 (OLO 97)ISIN Code : BE0000357666 - 22/06/2033Amount taken (EUR billion) : 1.021Weighted average yield : 2.982%Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.80 OLO 2.85%  22/10/2034 (OLO 100)ISIN Code : BE0000360694 - 22/10/2034Amount taken (EUR billion) : 0.933Weighted average yield : 3.177%Bid-to-cover ratio : 1.58 OLO 3.50%  22/06/2055 (OLO 101)ISIN Code...

The Belgian Debt Agency informs that the range for the upcoming auction on Monday 25 August 2025, has been determined at EUR 2.3/2.7 billion3 OLO lines will be auctioned: 1. OLO 3.00% 22/06/2033 ISIN BE0000357666 (OLO 97)2. OLO 2.85% 22/10/2034 ISIN BE0000360694 (OLO 100)3. OLO 3.50% 22/06/2055 ISIN BE0000361700 (OLO 101)

Despite growing awareness of cyber threats, recent research by the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) shows that Belgian companies are not making sufficient use of two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA) on external connections. While 70% of the organisations surveyed say they consider it somewhat to very likely that they will soon be targeted by cybercriminals, only 46.4% have actually implemented 2FA.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs that the following 3 OLO lines will be auctioned on Monday 25 August 2025 :1.Description : OLO 3.00% 22/06/2033ISIN code : BE0000357666OLO number : OLO 97Outstanding : EUR 20 188 000 000.002.Description : OLO 2.85% 22/10/2034ISIN code : BE0000360694OLO number : OLO 100Outstanding : EUR 17 874 000 000.003.Description : OLO 3.50% 22/06/2055ISIN code : BE0000361700OLO number : OLO 101Outstanding : EUR 9 033 000 000.00Payment date will be 27 August 2025. On Friday 22...

From 25 to 29 August 2025, the Belgian Federal Public Service Chancellery of the Prime Minister will receive a delegation of Japanese journalists in the context of country branding campaign ‘Belgium. Open for Business’. The purpose of the visit is to discover the ‘Belgium Health and Biotech Valley’. Some of Japan's largest media outlets, including Yomiuri Shimbun, Nikkei Business and NHK, will be taking part.