Financial Time (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
The Belgian king has refused to accept Prime Minister Yves Leterme's resignation and asked three senior politicians to seek a way out of the country's political deadlock
BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Readers react to the country's political crisis
DealBook (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Lazard said Tuesday that it has hired the former chief of staff to Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt as a managing director for its European investment banking team, in what is the firm’s second major political hiring over the past year. Wouter Gabriels, 36, will join Lazard on Sept. 1 and will work on European and [...]
Euractive (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
European Investment Bank (EIB) President Philippe Maystadt could find that his term comes to an early end as the race for the EU top jobs heats up and member states seek to achieve a new balance of power.
Head Rambles (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
“France was just ahead of all the other countries in voting No. It would happen in all Member States if they have a referendum. There is a cleavage between people and governments…There will be no Treaty if we had a referendum in France, which would again be followed by a referendum in the UK.”- French [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
Renowned Hollywood actress, Ashley Judd, has criticized western countries for not doing something to stop the 1994 Rwanda Genocide.
In Flanders Fields (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
After years of continuously professionalizing our organization and reinventing the Liberal Flemish Students Organization (LVSV) as a young dynamic think tank, we decided to join the Stockholm Network in 2007. After having established a solid reputation at home, we are now looking abroad, trying to put the LVSV forward on the international level. In 2006, the LVSV restarted its international activities...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008
Brussels - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso Sunday congratulated Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme on his appointment, saying that he expected Belgium to continue its positive role as host country to the EU authorities. Belgium was...
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008
Belgian members of parliament gave a vote of confidence Saturday to an incoming coalition government led by Flemish Christian Democrat Yves Leterme, sealing the end of a nine-month political crisis.
Elder Law Prof Blog (Free subscription) | 03/22/2008
Belgian writer, poet and artist Hugo Claus has died aged 78, ending his life by euthanasia, his wife has said. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease and had "picked the moment of his death", Veerle De Wit added. He...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008
Belgium finally got a new government on Thursday, after a nine-month political crisis that prompted speculation the country might split...
IOL (Free subscription) | 03/20/2008
Yves Leterme has been named prime minister of Belgium after nine months of political uncertainty in the country.
EU Referendum (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
The good news from Aix is brought to us by EurActiv and one or two other news agencies, including Bloomberg . It seems that early yesterday morning an agreement was reached between the various parties that have been about to form a government in Belgium for the last nine months and as of tomorrow, March 20, there will, indeed, be a government. How did they manage up till now? Well, in the first place,...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 03/18/2008
Leading political parties announced the deal Tuesday, bringing to an end an unprecedented nine-month political impasse that had prompted fears the country might split along linguistic lines.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/18/2008
Brussels - Belgium's warring political parties finally agreed on the formation of a new government on Tuesday after a marathon 21 hours of talks put an end to nine months of bitter wrangling. The five-party deal linking both French- and Dutch-speakin...
