GRETA monitors the implementation of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings in its Member States through successive evaluation cycles. Belgium is currently being assessed under the fourth cycle, which prioritises preventing and detecting vulnerabilities, supporting victims, and sanctioning perpetrators.

Ahead of the evaluation, Belgian authorities completed a detailed GRETA questionnaire covering numerous points, including the resources and tools used to collect data on factors increasing vulnerability to trafficking, measures to reduce the vulnerability of children, persons from disadvantaged minorities, and individuals with disabilities, as well as prevention efforts in the context of sport. The questionnaire also addressed awareness-raising initiatives targeting children, parents, teachers, child protection professionals, and social workers, and sought information on services for particularly vulnerable victims, such as persons with disabilities, LGBTI+ individuals, victims with children, those with serious trauma, and people experiencing homelessness.

From 3 to 7 November 2025, GRETA conducted an on-site evaluation in Belgium, meeting with representatives of federal authorities (including the Federal Public Service Justice, the Federal Public Service Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue, the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, the National Social Security Office, Fedasil, the Office of the Foreigners, the Guardianship Service, the Federal Police, the College of Prosecutors General, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office, and the Commission for Financial Aid to Victims of Intentional Violence), regional and community authorities, the Federal Migration Centre (Myria), the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRA), Children’s Rights Commissioners, NGOs, lawyers, and the International Organization for Migration. Visits included a centre for asylum seekers in Ghent and a secure facility for child victims of trafficking in Flanders.

Following the evaluation, GRETA will draft a preliminary report, which will be sent to Belgian authorities for comments. The final report is expected to be adopted and published in autumn 2026.

For more information on the visit, please read this press release, and for further details on the fourth evaluation cycle in Belgium (including Belgium's reply to the GRETA questionnaire), please consult this page.