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Alexander De Who? The man who brought down the Belgian government
The leader of the Flemish liberal Open VLD party's sudden exit from the coalition government on 22 April 2010 led to the current Belgian crisis; the country still has no government. Portrait of Alexander De Croo on the Brussels babelblog
guy verhofstadt, belgium, bhv, economical crisis, nationalism, alexander de croo, brussels
EU elections on 7 June in Belgium to contend with crisis and regional elections
On 7 June there will be two kinds of elections in Belgium: European and regional elections. In December 2008, prime minister Yves Leterme’s resignation ended the political crisis in Belgium. So what's really at stake in this context? Can a European issue emerge among the omnipresent discussions on its future?
guy verhofstadt, fortis, vote, belgium, financial crisis, economical crisis, yves leterme
68% non-voting Europeans think their vote doesn’t count
Presenting very different political programmes could be the key to massive voter turnout in Europe for the elections in June 2009. It is still possible that the socialists will present a candidate to run against the current European commission president, conservative José Manuel Durão Barroso
guy verhofstadt, eudebate2009, los verdes, abstencionismo, poul nyrup rasmussen, european elections 2009, eurobarómetro
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