Flanders
'Bart de Wever's willingness to nominate Elio Di Rupo for Belgian PM seems a trap'
Vincent Laborderie, a researcher at the Catholic University of Leuven (UCL), bakes some humble pie for the alarmists with his portrait of post-crisis Belgium
flanders, alexander de croo, yves leterme, identity, european union, populism, elections
Belgium elections: rise of radical Flemish nationalist party, N-VA
13 June 2010 marks just under twenty years since Belgians went to the polls for an early election. Belgians have voted six times in the last seven years: surrealism? Maybe. The last years resemble one long-winded election campaign, during which not one party made the smallest concession
flanders, yves leterme, constitution, vote, herman van rompuy, populism, elections
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
flanders, economical crisis, bhv, alexander de croo, guy verhofstadt, nationalism, vlaams belang
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?
flanders, fortis, economical crisis, financial crisis, yves leterme, european elections 2009, eudebate2009
Press review: the European right after Jörg Haider's death
Following the death of the Austrian politician after a car accident on 11 October, the European press speculates on the consequences for coalition negotiations in the country. Haider's Alliance for the Future of Austria could now possibly reunite with the Freedom Party of Austria
flanders, european elections 2009, jörg haider, eurotopics, presse, eudebate2009, right wing extremism
Brussels, collateral damage in the Belgian conflict
Neither Flemish nor Walloon, Brussels is the battlefield of choice for the divisive struggle that is plaguing Belgium. Faced with a situation that does not seem to be getting any better, some residents of Brussels have decided to form a new political party. We meet one of them
flanders, crisis, fiamminghi, valloni, europe on the ground, brussels, belgium
Yves Leterme: good things come in three’s
Belgian prime minister Yves Leterme threw the towel in for the third time on 15 July after his Flemish Christian democrat party CD&V failed to make political reforms. But King Albert II refused to accept the resignation. What is happening in Belgium?
Jean Quatremer: a nation has been born - Flanders
The crisis between the Flemish and francophone Belgians continues. After 172 days without a government and big provocations by the Flemish political class, has Belgium come to a point of no return?
flanders, right-wing, regions, jean quatremer, european commission, elections, european democracy
Belgium partition: voice of the populace
Almost three months after the Belgian legislative elections, negotiations with a view to forming a government are still in deadlock. The country hopes for better days
flanders, society, elections, separatism, western eu, brussels, politics
Belgium: a linguistic laboratory
Belgium's autonomous regions aren't speaking the same language.
flanders, university, languages, culture, federalism, economy, united kingdom
“National sovereignty cannot be the basis of Europe’s future.”
Frieda Brepoels, vice-president of the New Flemish Alliance, the party fighting for the political autonomy of Flanders from Belgium, explains why regional governments must be given a European platform.
flanders, interview, commitee of the regions, regionalism, european democracy, separatism, europe
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