Belgium

  • Aug 5, 2010
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EUROPE/INT: NATO announces new security division

NATO announced yesterday the creation of the Emerging Security Challenges Division (ESCD), which...

  • Jul 5, 2010
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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...

Belgium
  • Jun 29, 2010
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BELGIUM: Commission quits after raid against church

A commission assigned to investigate sexual abuse allegations against clerics in Belgium...

Belgium
  • Jun 14, 2010
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BELGIUM: 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...

Belgium
  • Jun 11, 2010
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INTERNATIONAL: Burqa ban proposals divide opinion

Proposals to ban the burqa (loose clothing that covers the entire body) and/or the niqab (facial...

  • May 27, 2010
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BELGIUM: Thyssen and de Wever push Flemish dominance

Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) party leader Marianne Thyssen and the increasingly...

Belgium
  • May 7, 2010
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BELGIUM: Elections will not solve political deadlock

The parliament dissolved yesterday, clearing the way for new elections to take place on June 13.

Belgium
  • Apr 27, 2010
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BELGIUM: King dismisses government as crisis deepens

King Albert II yesterday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Yves Leterme who will lead a...

Belgium