National Reform Programme 2020

This National Reform Programme (NRP) is the product of a coordination effort that began several months before governments were forced to take drastic measures to combat the spread and the socio-economic consequences of Covid-19. In view of the progress made at the end of March 2020, it was decided to retain the original version of the NRP and to add an annex setting out the measures taken or planned to be taken by the closing date of the document (21 April 2020) in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, in the main text of the NRP as well as in the reform programmes of the federated entities (Annexes 1 to 5), the individual governments report on the structural reforms that have taken place since the country-specific recommendations of 2019 and indicate which measures may be expected in the near future, regardless of the pandemic (unless otherwise specified).

 29/04/2020    NRP 2020   NRP

National Reform Programme 2019

In this National Reform Programme (NRP), the various governments report on the structural reforms that have taken place since the country-specific recommendations of 2018 and indicate which measures may be expected in the near future. The measures are complementary to the budgetary measures developed in the Stability Programme. According to the governments, the reforms meet the findings contained in the Country Report, the country-specific recommendations for 2018, the priorities of the An-nual Growth Survey, the path towards achieving the Europe 2020 goals, and contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar for Social Rights. The 2018-2019 vanguards are employment, invest-ments and mobility.

 30/04/2019    NRP 2019   NRP

National Reform Programme 2018

In this National Reform Programme (NRP), the various governments report on the structural reforms that have taken place since the country-specific recommendations of 2017 and indicate which measures may be expected in the near future. The measures are complementary to the budgetary measures developed in the Stability Programme. According to the governments, the reforms meet the findings contained in the Country Report, the country-specific recommendations for 2017, the priorities of the Annual Growth Survey, the path towards achieving the Europe 2020 goals, and contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar for Social Rights. This year’s NRP is presented in a context of particularly good macroeconomic results for the Belgian economy. Those results are detailed in Chapter 2 and come from an environment with relatively stable income inequality which is rather low compared to other EU Member States.

 30/04/2018    NRP 2018   NRP

National Reform Programme 2017

In its most recent Country Report, the European Commission is relatively positive about the progress Belgium has made with the structural reform of its economy. While the report was being compiled, the Federal Government and the governments of the communities and regions had the opportunity to add comments and further clarifications to the draft text. They considered this particularly valuable.

In this National Reform Programme, the various governments report on the structural reforms since the Country-Specific Recommendations of 2016, indicating which measures can be expected in the near future. The measures are complementary to the budget measures outlined in the Stability Programme. In the opinion of the governments, they are in line with the conclusions of the Country Report, the Country-Specific Recommendations 2016, the priorities of the Annual Growth Survey and the process for achieving the Europe 2020 objectives.

 27/04/2017    NRP 2017   NRP

National Reform Programme 2016

With the measures taken and proposed in this NRP, the governments are convinced that they are responding to the country-specific recommendations that Belgium received from the Council of July 2015. As the programme indicates, fulfilling the European commitments also requires a strong involvement of the different federal entities in the European procedures and projects launched as part of the initiatives of the Europe 2020 Strategy. This will be covered in more detail in chapter 6 of this programme.

 27/04/2016    NRP 2016   NRP

National Reform Programme 2015

This National Reform Programme contains the structural measures taken over the past 12 months by the federal government and the governments of the Regions and Communities.

 06/05/2015     NRP 2015   NRP

National Reform Programme 2014

This National Reform Programme (NRP) covers the measures taken over the past 12 months by the federal government and the governments of the Regions and Communities to reach the targets set in the National Reform Programme of April 2011. In this programme, the governments express their conviction that structural reforms are essential to reaching the targets and that the proposed and updated budgetary objectives should be met.

 25/04/2014    NRP 2014   NRP

Avis du CFDD sur le PNR 2014
Advies van FRDO bij NHP 2014

 24/04/2014    CFDD - FRDO 14_1   Avis

National Reform Programme 2013

This National Reform Programme (NRP) covers the measures the federal Government and the Regions and Communities have taken over the past 12 months to attain the targets included in the National Reform Programme of April 2011. In this programme, the governments express their conviction that structural reforms are essential to attain the targets and that the proposed and actualized budgetary objectives should be met.

 30/04/2013    NRP 2013   NRP

National Reform Programme - Belgium 2012

The National Reform Programme (NRP) covers the measures the federal government and the regions have taken over the past 12 months to attain the targets included in the National Reform Programme of April 2011. In this programme, the governments express their conviction that structural reforms are essential to attain the targets and that the proposed and actualized budgetary objectives should be met.

 01/07/2012    NRP 2012   NRP