{
  "id": 17760621,
  "title": "Possible resignation: Belgian Prime Minister apparently threatens with resignation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/moglicher-rucktritt-belgischer-ministerprasident-droht-offenbar-mit",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-02T06:55:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/moeglicher-ruecktritt-belgischer-ministerpraesident-droht-offenbar-mit-ruecktritt/100266540.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Belgium is heading towards a government crisis, according to a report in the Belgian newspaper \"De Tijd\". Prime Minister Bart De Wever is expected to resign after failing to reach an agreement on the 2027 budget, with disagreements over 10 billion euros in spending cuts and tax increases. De Wever's coalition partners are at odds over cuts to healthcare spending and increases to wealth taxes. He plans to meet with King Philippe, who is unlikely to immediately accept the resignation.",
  "summary": "The Belgian coalition is arguing over a austerity plan to ease the burden on the budget. According to a report, Prime Minister Bart De Wever will be submitting his resignation today.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}