Since the 1950s the newspaper market has been in decline in Belgium.
[1] The number of national daily newspapers in the country was 50 in 1950,[1] whereas it was 30 in 1965.
[2] The number became 33 in 1980.
[1] There were 32 newspapers in the country in 1995.
[1] Below is a partial list of newspapers published in Belgium: * — La Capitale, La Meuse, La Nouvelle Gazette, La Province and Nord Eclair