Europe.Table Dessert Finances

Why Brussels could soon face a US-style shutdown

The Brussels region is sitting on a mountain of debt, has a high deficit, no new government and no budget for 2026. Two banks want to suspend their credit lines at the end of the year.

27. November 2025
Schuman Brussels
The permanent construction site on the Schuman traffic circle in the Europaviertel. (picture alliance / dts Agentur)

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Last updated: 27. November 2025