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Belgian politics for dummies: Who is in power where? - The …
WEBThe government is led by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo – a member of the Flemish liberal Open VLD party – and took 494 days to form after the Belgian federal election of May 2019. In terms of political views, these elections split Belgium in two as Flanders voted overwhelmingly to the right while Wallonia voted strongly to the left.
Why Belgium has six governments (and not seven) - The Brussels …
WEBNov 6, 2022 · By Maïthé Chini. Credit: Belga. To many, Belgium's fractured politics may seem impenetrable. Even those who have lived here all their lives can get lost on the intricacies of regional competencies, advising committees and federal legislators. But a basic understanding of the tangle of governments that make up the Belgian political puzzle ...
How NATO changed Belgium – and Belgium changed NATO - The …
WEB22 hours ago · How NATO changed Belgium – and Belgium changed NATO. NATO only set up its headquarters in Evere, outside Brussels, in 1967, after the alliance was effectively booted out of its previous base in Paris. But NATO settled to its new home, a military hospital, and grew into a cornerstone of security in the West. I …
Facing the truths of Belgium’s colonial past: The unresolved case …
WEBSep 24, 2024 · Lumumba’s son Roland brought a court case in January 2001 in Kinshasa against Belgium “for hiding its role in the murder.”. In 2010, the sons of Lumumba appealed again and started a case in a Brussels court. According to them, the order for the murder was directly given “by Brussels.”.
100 years of Belgian surrealism: Brussels organises two major …
WEBFeb 21, 2024 · As surrealism is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, Brussels is celebrating it with two exhibitions on Belgium's famous avant-garde movement – both opening today. From Wednesday, Bozar is highlighting the Belgian scene in Histoire de ne pas rire. Surrealism in Belgium and the Royal Museums of …
Belgium in the grip of second-biggest Covid-19 wave, but no new …
WEBDec 19, 2023 · Credit: Belga/Benoit Doppagne. With an "enormous" rise of Covid-19 cases in recent weeks, Belgium is currently experiencing its second-largest infection wave ever, according to tests on the country's sewage water conducted by the Rega Institute in Leuven. Now that extensive testing is no longer taking …
How Bastogne changed the Second World War - The Brussels Times
WEB3 days ago · By Richard Harris. It was an especially brutal fortnight in an already savage conflict. In the village of Bourcy, near the Ardennes town of Bastogne, the Gestapo, the Nazi secret police, began searching homes. It was at the end of 1944, in the Battle of the Bulge, the counter-offensive by the German army against the advancing Allies.
From bilingual to polyglot Brussels: Radical linguistic shifts underway
WEBMay 31, 2024 · Whereas competence in both French and Dutch has kept shrinking since then, competence in English managed to rise from 33.% to 34.4% by 2017. Seven years later, the latest Taalbarometer has revealed a sharp rise to 46.7%. The strengthening of the position of English as Brussels’ second language leads to some surprising new practices.
The Dutroux case, and how it changed Belgium - The Brussels Times
WEBAug 15, 2021 · The Dutroux case, and how it changed Belgium. On 15 August 1996, 25 years ago today, convicted rapist Marc Dutroux gave the police information which resulted in the release of two young girls from a basement and the solving of other cases. His case held the nation in thrall from the disappearance of Julie and Mélissa in 1995 to the trial in ...