Crisis in Belgium

blog about the present political crisis in Belgium, as events unfold

Thursday, 1 October 2020

Fixed again, after 494 days

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   Alexander De Croo, 44 years old, and since 2012 deputy prime minister in the federal government for the Flemish liberals, is the new prim...
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Wednesday, 23 September 2020

Two for the last straight line

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  At day 484 of the Belgian government negotiations king Philip has at last been able to send out a real 'formateur' to create a new...
Saturday, 12 September 2020

Corona slowdown

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     Belgian government negotiations, today in their 473th day, have slowed down this week, due to a positive corona-test last Tuesday of Eg...
Saturday, 5 September 2020

Did you say breakthrough?

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  At day 465 in the Belgian government negotiations a breakthrough was announced: formal negotiations are going to start between seven polit...
Saturday, 29 August 2020

Last try, heading for center left

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   King Philip has given Egbert Lachaert, the president of the Flemish liberals, one more week to start formal government negotiations in Be...
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Rolf Falter (Leuven 1958) is an historian, who published five books on Belgian and European history. He was for a long time a journalist at the newspapers De Standaard and De Tijd. He lectured in journalism, was an official at DG COMM of the European Parliament , and an sadvisor in communication and policies for Belgian politicians (Johan Van Hecke, Guy Verhofstadt and Annemie Turtelboom). rolf.falter@gmail.com Rolf Falter (Leuven, 1958) is historicus, en publiceerde een vijftal werken over Belgische en Europese geschiedenis. Hij was lange tijd journalist bij De Standaard en De Tijd, Hij doceerde over journalistiek aan de Xios-hogeschool in Hasselt, was communicatie-ambtenaar bij het Europees Parlement. en werkte ook als adviseur in communicatie en beleid bij Johan Van Hecke, Guy Verhofstadt en Annemie Turtelboom. Hij publiceerde onder meer '1302. Opstand in Vlaanderen' (met JF Verbruggen) en '1830. De scheiding van Nederland, Belgiƫ en Luxemburg', 'Belgiƫ, een geschiedenis zonder land' en 'De geboorte van Europa, 1945-57'. rolf.falter@gmail.com
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