Wallonia reforms support for business and research innovation networks
Official title: Projet de décret relatif aux clusters d'innovation stratégique et aux écosystèmes d'innovation stratégique
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted in plenary session’)
In plain language
- The Walloon government is replacing current clusters and competitiveness poles with a single network for each strategic innovation domain.
- This mainly affects Walloon businesses, universities, research centers, and the managers running these innovation networks.
- As a citizen, you will not see an immediate impact, but the goal is to use public funds more efficiently to boost the economy and create jobs.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
From proposal to law
- Submitted 17 July 2026
- Approved by parliament 30 September 2026
- Given royal assent by the government not yet
- Published in the Belgian Official Journal not yet
- In force not yet
After the vote, the government (or, for a European law, the Council) still has to sign the proposal. Then it appears in the official journal. This usually takes a few weeks; we check every day.
How parliament voted
Passed on 30 September 202640 for · 5 against · 24 abstention(s)
A parliamentary group is the group of members of parliament from one party. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.
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MR Voted for
23 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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PS Abstained
0 for · 0 against · 18 abstentions
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Les Engagés Voted for
17 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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PTB Voted against
0 for · 5 against · 0 abstentions
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Ecolo Abstained
0 for · 0 against · 4 abstentions
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Indépendant Abstained
0 for · 0 against · 1 abstention
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Indépendante Abstained
0 for · 0 against · 1 abstention