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EUROPE/INT: NATO announces new security division
NATO announced yesterday the creation of the Emerging Security Challenges Division (ESCD), which...
BELGIUM: Domestic woes will not harm EU presidency
Belgium assumed the rotating EU presidency on July 1. Belgium takes up the task at a time of...
BelgiumBELGIUM: Commission quits after raid against church
A commission assigned to investigate sexual abuse allegations against clerics in Belgium...
BelgiumBELGIUM: Tough talks ahead after N-VA poll triumph
Bart de Wever's New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) won a landslide victory in yesterday's elections. In...
BelgiumINTERNATIONAL: Burqa ban proposals divide opinion
Proposals to ban the burqa (loose clothing that covers the entire body) and/or the niqab (facial...
BELGIUM: Thyssen and de Wever push Flemish dominance
Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) party leader Marianne Thyssen and the increasingly...
BelgiumBELGIUM: Elections will not solve political deadlock
The parliament dissolved yesterday, clearing the way for new elections to take place on June 13.
BelgiumBELGIUM: King dismisses government as crisis deepens
King Albert II yesterday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Yves Leterme who will lead a...
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