New data shows that an incredible 60 percent of those without work in Belgium were of non-Belgian background in 2023, and now new rules mean 180,000 people could lose their social welfare benefits starting next year. Employment Minister David Clarinval found the data “rather astonishing” but also noted, according to Politico, that migrants not only … Continue reading ‘Rather astonishing’ – 6 in 10 unemployed are foreign origin in Belgium, government ends benefits for long-term recipients