Where is the light at the end of the tunnel?

The political autumn has begun. The prime minister immediately laid out the main lines for the budget negotiations, while the other parties offered glimpses of their positions.

Everyone now understands that the talks will be difficult, even as several politicians deny that the government is nearing collapse. The uncertainty hangs over the negotiations without becoming an openly acknowledged threat.

Other difficult files will make the season harder. A law on home searches must be approved in the autumn, and the PS is waging an especially fierce opposition campaign, at times crossing what VRT NWS describes as the political belt.