Belgian centrists urge federal government to join EU windfall tax on energy superprofits

Les Engagés, a Belgian centrist party, is pressing the federal government to join a six-country European initiative, including Germany, to capture part of the 'crisis rent' from exceptional energy profits. The proposal, framed as a crisis-rent capture rather than a tax on success, signals growing domestic political pressure for coordinated EU-level fiscal action. The outcome depends on federal coalition dynamics and broader EU consensus, which remain uncertain.