Why did Brussels become the capital of the EU ... - The Brussels …
Mar 13, 2024 · At the December 1992 summit held in Edinburgh, the “provisional” character of the seats was finally lifted. Brussels was confirmed as the official seat of the Commission, the Council and the Economic and Social Committee, and Strasbourg as the official seat of …
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Do you know your Belgian Royal family? - The Brussels Times
5 days ago · The King and his wife are often given credit for modernising the Belgian Monarchy, as well as playing an active role in many political decisions and complex diplomatic cases.. While the King's role is largely ceremonial, he played an important part in securing face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic, helping to release aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele from Iran, and kickstarting the debate on ...
Belgium's government formation for dummies
Nov 20, 2024 · Once the coalition is formed, the formator draws up a government agreement, which will then become the basis of cooperation during the next legislature. The text details the government's priorities and is written in negotiation with all involved parties. While it is not written in stone, (one of) the person(s) who succeeded in forming a government is usually "rewarded" by becoming Prime ...
Local elections 2024: Who's running in the City of Brussels?
Belgium's 2024 local elections are around the corner. Brussels residents will vote to elect their local council on Sunday 13 October, and indirectly, their new mayor (bourgmestre in French or burgemeester in Dutch).Knowing how the local election list system works is …
What's the latest on Belgium's Federal Government formation?
Jul 10, 2024 · As the Flemish socialist party Vooruit agreed to give the talks to form the Federal Government "a fair chance" following a meeting on Tuesday, preformator and leader of the rightwing N-VA Bart De Wever will likely be appointed as official "formator" on Wednesday.
Remembering the Belgian Resistance in WW2 - The Brussels Times
5 days ago · A young Jewish doctor in occupied Belgium set out with two comrades to wait for a train. It is 19 April 1943, and these men in their twenties are quietly waiting for the 20th Jewish transport from Mechelen to Auschwitz.
Now what? How Belgium's government formation works - The …
3 days ago · Now that all votes have been cast and counted, Belgium's government formation process can start. The notoriously long negotiations that take place after general elections are evidenced by Belgium holding the world record for the longest period without a …
Belgium News - The Brussels Times
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Belgium’s forgotten wartime mutiny - The Brussels Times
3 days ago · After 18 days of fighting in which Belgium’s outnumbered and ill-equipped forces were pushed back into the north-west corner of the country, King Leopold III ordered the army to surrender – without bothering to consult the government.