The European Commission has approved Belgium’s fourth payment request for €567 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility of the NextGenerationEU package. The approval follows Belgium’s satisfactory completion of 16 milestones and 11 targets set in the plan. Funds support reforms and investments in green and digital transitions, mobility, education, training and housing. Key measures include ecological connectivity projects in the Flemish Region—three ecoducts, one eco‑valley, a wildlife crossing, two shared‑use viaducts and a wildlife detection system—and reforms in the Walloon Region that streamline renewable energy assessment, revise wind‑farm planning and prohibit coal or oil heating in new buildings. The Commission sent its preliminary assessment to the Economic and Financial Committee; payment will proceed after the Committee’s opinion and the Commission’s decision. Belgium’s plan is financed by €5 billion in grants and €230 million in loans, with total funds reaching €3.64 billion—69 % of the plan.
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