Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Weber asked for his resignation, but the king refused to accept Belgium's King Philippe did not accept the resignation of Prime Minister Bart de Weber on November 2 following the collapse of negotiations on the 2027 budget. The monarch ordered the prime minister to continue the search for a compromise between the five ruling coalition parties. The main disagreements concern measures to stabilize public finances: the state needs to find about 10 billion euros, but the coalition members cannot agree on how to divide the burden between spending cuts and tax increases. On November 6, the Royal Palace confirmed that Philip had refused to accept de Weber's resignation. The Prime Minister is supposed to report back to the King on the results of the negotiations on November 16. Pictured: Prime Minister of Belgium.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Weber asked for his resignation, but the king refused to accept Belgium's King Philippe did not accept the resignation of Prime Minister Bart de Weber on November 2 following the collapse of negotiations on the 2027 budget. The monarch ordered the prime minister to continue the search for a compromise between the five ruling coalition parties. The main disagreements concern measures to stabilize public finances: the state needs to find about 10 billion euros, but the coalition members cannot agree on how to divide the burden between spending cuts and tax increases. On November 6, the Royal Palace confirmed that Philip had refused to accept de Weber's resignation. The Prime Minister is supposed to report back to the King on the results of the negotiations on November 16. Pictured: Prime Minister of Belgium.