To speak Flemish or French in Belgium?

" As a short introduction to my post I will tell you the followign story. I was born in Antwerp, in the Flemish speaking region of Belgium. In 1940 my parents and I go to Brussels to stay there. Quickly...

Belgian governmental crisis

It's not only Vlaams Belang, all Flemish political party give at least lip service to the idea of more autonomy. It's Yves Leterme who said it would only take 5 minutes of political courage to come with a solution for B-H/V. Meanwhile we're having a moment of governmental...

Drunk Liberal Municipal Executive Talk of the Town

The Antwerp Municipal Executive for Tourism Ludo Van Campenhout has become the talk of the town in Antwerp (Flanders), but even abroad. Invited to debate in the sunday morning live political show on VRT (the...

King Steps in to End Belgian Crisis

Belgium’s King Albert II has interceded in order to resolve the long-running crisis in Belgium, which has had no government for six months now as the Dutch-speaking north and French-speaking south have been...

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