Belgium: Minister for Government Modernisation’s circular banning use of DeepSeek AI system in all federal government services enters into force

On 1 December 2025, the Minister for Government Modernisation’s circular banning the DeepSeek AI system in all federal government services entered into force. Federal employees are prohibited from using DeepSeek applications, which had to be removed from staff devices. The measure implements the preventative prohibition adopted on 11 September 2025, following the June analysis that required government services to list their artificial intelligence tools and identified risks linked to data transmitted to the DeepSeek system.