SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 23, 2012
Belgium's new prime minister, Elio Di Rupo, met German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday on his first official visit to Germany. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, the Socialist voices doubts about German ideas for solving the euro crisis, such as introducing balanced-budget laws across the EU, and argues for more efforts to boost growth. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 14, 2011
Police have found a woman's body at the home of the man who went on a killing spree in Liege, Belgium on Tuesday. With that discovery, the death toll now stands at four. Police say the killer was a known "gun freak" and had been arrested on weapons charges before. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 13, 2011
An attacker armed with grenades and an assault rifle killed three people and injured dozens in Liege, Belgium, before killing himself on Tuesday. The 33-year-old man, who had a criminal record, went on the rampage in the heart of the city. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 10, 2011
The European banking crisis claimed its first victim on Monday: The Dexia group will be broken up. The Belgian government is paying 4 billion euros to acquire the company's operations in that country. Meanwhile, the Belgian, French and Luxembourg governments all plan to provide billions in guarantees. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- July 13, 2011
Belgium is the holder of an unenviable world record. For over a year, the country has not had an elected goverment. But the paralyzing conflict between the Flemish and Walloons comes with a high risk. The divided country could get caught up in the euro crisis. By Christoph Schult more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- July 13, 2011
For more than a year now, Belgium has been without an elected government. Didier Reynders, the longest-serving finance minister in the European Union and deputy Belgian prime minister, discusses his country's political crisis and why, despite pessimism from rating agencies, he doesn't believe Belgium will require a euro bailout. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 07, 2011
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium has been repeatedly targeted by pie-throwing activists angry over comments he made about gay people. Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard reportedly claimed AIDS was an "intrinsic justice" for homosexuals. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 17, 2011
Belgium has just broken the world record for taking the longest time to build a government. The tension between the country's French- and Dutch-speaking halves holds a lesson for the rest of Europe. As the European Union gets stronger, and national governments get weaker, ethnic groups are demanding more self-determination within a Europe of regions. By Walter Mayr in Brussels more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 16, 2010
Six months after the general election, Belgium still has no new government. Flemish nationalist Bart De Wever, head of the country's largest party, wants to split Belgium into two states. In an interview that has caused a scandal in his country, he told SPIEGEL why the nation has "no future." more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 23, 2010
Ten people suspected of planning terrorist attacks in Belgium were arrested in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands on Tuesday. The raids were the culmination of months of investigation into international jihadist activities. more...
