Brussels, 17 July 2025 - Belgian National Day without a government, now that's a spectacle Brussels could do without. It should be noted that a new form of political art has been invented here: ‘quantum politics’.
A coalition that is both there... and not there. Like a qubit in a quantum computer, or like in quantum physics, where a particle can be in two states at the same time. A Schrödinger government, in short: we don't know if it exists, but we keep talking about it.
Negotiations that barely touch the agreement, only to run away from it, a staging of immobility that flirts with surrealism... It would almost be funny... But the Region no longer feels like laughing. The institutional deadlock is weighing more and more heavily on businesses, citizens, public services and the image of Brussels itself.
Chaos is mounting behind the scenes
Construction sites on hold, renovations suspended, the budgetary situation in freefall, and soon thousands of jobseekers without benefits… The Region is holding on, but at what cost? No Government means:
- No strategic direction
- Governance stuck in permanent limbo
- Decisions postponed across the board: employment, housing, social care, security
- Crumbling trust, among both Brussels residents and economic players
- A weakening of Brussels’ image
And yet, on Sunday, there was hope. By Monday night, the curtain had fallen. Who’s even playing what role anymore?
The intermission is over: five acts that must be replayed
Beci is not asking for the impossible. Just courage, and a true relaunch focused on five key priorities:
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Trust: restore hope to the 1.2 million people of Brussels and the more than 100,000 businesses waiting for decisions.
- Administrative simplification: less paperwork, more flexibility for businesses.
- Support for employment: implement employment and training policies that match the scale of the challenge, reduce unemployment, and invest in sectors that are hiring.
- Support for economic sectors: reactivate key levers like the Renolution subsidies to connect the green transition with local jobs.
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Social protection: guarantee basic needs such as healthcare and social support (including homelessness, mental health, and addiction services).
- Economic attractiveness: without political stability, there can be no sustainable economic momentum.
Businesses in Brussels keep moving forward despite it all. They invest, innovate, train, and hire. But they cannot hold up the entire stage on their own.
Beci, the voice of business in Brussels, solemnly calls on political leaders to put an end to this bad play. It’s time to take off the masks, turn off the stage lights, and sit down, really this time, to form a coalition government.
As July 21 approaches, let's raise the curtain.
Press contact:
Era Balaj
0484 48 94 17