Belgium

  • Mar 18, 2008
  • 7 min read

FRANCE/EU: EU-6 defence group may get tacit support

Paris intends to prioritise the European Security and Defence Policy during its forthcoming EU...

France
  • Mar 18, 2008
  • 2 min read

BELGIUM: Nine-month government crisis over for now

Flemish Christian Democrat leader Yves Leterme today announced that he has concluded a coalition...

Belgium
  • Feb 26, 2008
  • 2 min read

BELGIUM: Compromise achieved on devolution

The outgoing (and interim) prime minister, Guy Verhofstadt, yesterday brokered a deal on the...

Belgium
  • Feb 1, 2008
  • 12 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: Treaty implementation faces delays

All member states must ratify the Lisbon Treaty before it can come into effect. The timing of...

  • Jan 16, 2008
  • 2 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: Opposition threatens emission targets

The European Trade Union Confederation yesterday said that it opposes the current draft of the...

  • Dec 19, 2007
  • 7 min read

BELGIUM: Regional tensions will not disappear

After six months of deadlock following the June election, caretaker Prime Minister Guy...

Belgium
  • Dec 4, 2007
  • 7 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: Brussels endorses nuclear option

EU energy ministers will meet today to discuss the European Commission's recently published...

  • Dec 3, 2007
  • 2 min read

BELGIUM: Political crisis deepens as negotiations fail

Yves Leterme, leader of the Flemish Christian Democrats, resigned on December 1 as the official...

Belgium