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British MEP has been elected president of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform party. Graham Watson, sometime leader of the liberal group (ALDE) in the European...

Willy De Clercq (1927-2011). Willy De Clercq saw two principal dynamics in modern European politics. “For years now, power has been shifting both upwards and downwards,”...

Guy Verhofstadt sets his sights on north Africa. The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) is preparing an ambitious recruitment drive to drum up support for...

Belgium's political stalemate could cause problems for the EU presidency. Less than a month before Belgium was to take over the presidency of the Council of Ministers, a...

Flemish nationalists and Walloon socialists in talks; caretaker government to guide Council presidency. The result of Belgium's federal elections confirms what her EU...

N-VA victory could bring Belgium closer to constitutional split. The nationalist New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) was expected to record the most votes in Belgian elections today...

New Flemish Alliance leader says splitting Belgium along linguistic lines would not lead to conflict. Bart De Wever, leader of the nationalist New Flemish Alliance (N-VA),...

Forming a coalition could be a lengthy process. Belgium's federal elections on 13 June are most unlikely to deliver a clear-cut result that would allow the swift formation...

Fears for country's EU presidency Belgium will hold elections on Sunday, 13 June, Yves Leterme, the outgoing prime minister announced last night.

Van Rompuy's move causes problems in his home country. The collapse of the Belgian government was unwelcome but not a complete surprise. After all, Yves Leterme had...

King accepts resignation of government; doubts over new elections. The Belgian government, which is supposed to take over the presidency of the EU's Council of Ministers...

The Belgian government is on the verge of collapse after the Flemish liberals quit the five-party ruling coalition.

Former Belgian foreign minister starts work on development and humanitarian aid portfolio. Karel De Gucht today stepped down as Belgium's foreign minister and began work...

Belgium's European commissioner to become an MEP. Louis Michel has tendered his resignation as European commissioner for development and humanitarian aid, to become a member...

Former Belgian prime minister elected unopposed. Guy Verhofstadt, a former Belgian prime minister and elected to the European Parliament in June as head of the list of the...

Initial results suggest that the Flemish Christian Democrats (CD&V) have finished far ahead of the Flemish liberals (VLD). But Verhofstadt strengthens VLD rating in European...

European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party aims to win around 75 seats in the June polls. The European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) is aiming to win ...

A Belgian-German face-off? Expect an entertaining struggle for the leadership of the Liberal group in the next European Parliament. The leader of the Alliance of Liberals...

Next week Louis Michel goes on holiday from his day-job as European commissioner for development and humanitarian aid. He is taking a month's leave of absence to campaign in...