In Europe there are laws that restrict the usage of cookies (opt-out in some countries, opt-in in others (like the Netherlands)). This website proves how stupid that is. Letting politicians mess with technology is dangerous, at least they should be advised better. I understand everyone is worried about their privacy, but just outlawing cookies is NOT going to fix anything.
Edit: I just looked up the Belgian "Telecommunication law" and article 129 talks about "The storage of information or accessing information that's already stored in the device of a user" [1] (Loose translation). So I guess it's very broad.