This country report for Belgium prepared in the frame of the POSTING.STAT 2.0 project, examines the characteristics, the scale, and the impact of intra-EU posting from and to Belgium as well as the characteristics and the scale of infringements which are related to it.

Het Actieplan 2015-2020 voorziet in concrete acties om mensensmokkel te voorkomen en te counteren. Acties zijn onder meer het monitoren van verdachte vaartuigen, verhoogde informatie-uitwisseling met financiële instellingen en samenwerking met internet providers en sociale media.

In 2024, 774 unaccompanied foreign minors were reported missing in Belgium—nearly fifteen every week. Around 100 of these cases were considered particularly alarming. The figures, disclosed in response to a parliamentary question by MP Matti Vandemaele (Groen), rank Belgium among the European countries most affected by the phenomenon. Child protection organisations warn that structural gaps may hinder the identification and protection of vulnerable children.

The latest report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) identifies systemic gaps and obstacles to investigating rights violations at EU borders. The report suggests concrete steps to ensure more effective investigations into incidents of loss of life and ill-treatment at the EU’s borders.

This conference aimed at exploring the latest evidence and policy perspectives on the identification and investigation of human trafficking offenses.

Een cel "schijnhuwelijken" werd opgericht binnen de directie van Bijzondere Wetten van de politiezone Brussel-Zuid. De cel heeft zijn activiteiten aangevat sinds 3 december.

In het meest recente jaarverslag roept de waakhond GRETA (Group of experts on action against trafficking in human beings) van de Raad van Europa de regeringen op om de strijd tegen mensenhandel te verhogen.