While event professionals continue to organise and connect, the challenging economic climate is taking its toll. The April 2026 event sector survey reveals some tough realities. https://t.co/7h65tShPyz
๐๐ผ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐! We believe in the power of connection and unity. Our Daily Office team is looking for a driven ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ & ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ who will help our members and clusters grow: https://t.co/LptfnLfi1o
Belgians are flocking back to events in massive numbers. While the desire to connect and enjoy is stronger than ever, ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด. Todayโs visitors demand a clear focus on event safety and well-being. https://t.co/IhHGHJv4ok
The event sector is done being invisible. Our industry has evolved into a high-tech, professional, and economic engine. To ensure a resilient future, we call upon our policymakers to anchor this vital sector in a solid legal framework. https://t.co/gg8VX0Niz8
Brussels Parliament is set to vote on drastic budget cuts, incl. for the promotion of Brussels as a destination. Bringing conferences to Brussels is not a cost. It's an investment that delivers immediate returns. Don't cut off the branch we're sitting on! https://t.co/0KBmPQsJRa
According to Belgian law, the event sector doesnโt exist. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐? Chaotic regulations. We need a dedicated Joint Committee, specific NACE-BEL codes and a formal Decree. ๐ช๐ต๐? Legal certainty, uniform regulations, increased professionalism, stronger economic impact!
๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ'๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ? During a meeting with Joke Schauvliege, we addressed the market-distorted challenge of free local equipment lending services to events. There is a better way!
Despite a turbulent 2025, our Belgian event professionals have kept their eyes firmly on the horizon. New research (Jan. 2026) confirms the incredible resilience of the event sector.
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๐ง๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐นโ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ด๐ถ๐๐บ! Having both our Dutch and French-speaking schools on the same schedule is vital for our organisers to plan large-scale events, and also for the well-being of our employees. https://t.co/QONHe4Go0M
๐ง๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น! Our Belgian event sector is world-class. Itโs no surprise that more of our companies are setting their sights on international horizons. Mark your calendars for these upcoming economic missions. https://t.co/ivpdrhRjvS
Brussels has everything it takes to be a global leader in events, yet the reality is still a struggle with: hard-to-reach venues, restrictive noise standards, lack of vision. Weโre calling for more transparency, workable rules, a clear vision. https://t.co/xT8RtJBMud
2025 was a challenging year, in which we had to navigate through a storm of regulations and cutbacks. By joining forces and thanks to its enormous resilience, the event sector remained afloat and will remain to do so as well in 2026. https://t.co/YYVFYAGXFb
We are disappointed that the government wants to ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ on festival and leisure tickets to 12%. This measure will lead to an economic setback for organisers, more expensive tickets, a competitive disadvantage and reputational damage of our sector.
๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, according to the results of the sector survey conducted by Event Confederation and research partner iVOX in October 2025. https://t.co/kfPSaPaMr3
๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, just like the cultural sector. Read the research summary on our website: https://t.co/rLDjT0hLLT
Uniting event professionals is what we are good at. We are putting that into practice more than ever in November. Our president highlights four extra networking and learning opportunities for our event sector, next month, in our quarterly newsletter https://t.co/hEd3NK8NNU
On 26 November, Event Confederation organises - in collaboration with Flanders Convention Bureau and EventFlanders - its annual congress for the Belgian event sector, at Asiat Park in Vilvoorde. Discover the programme and secure your tickets via https://t.co/lYanxTu5gI
New alliance! Seven ETIA associations will combine expertise and resources to determine the future viability of the international event sector by developing new and sustainable technologies, services, and standards. https://t.co/2HFFre5VLL
Only 34% of the Belgians is willing to pay more for more sustainable events. 47% has had enough of everything to do with sustainability. ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ? https://t.co/Gby4saida7
After barely 2 hours, Tomorrowland holds a press conference announcing the festival will go ahead. This shows how ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐น๐ฒ our event sector can respond when it comes down to ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ.
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