Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
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| 1. Peter Praet named as ECB chief economist | January 3, 2012 |
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Belgian economist beats German and French candidates to crucial position. The Belgian economist Peter Praet has today been named as chief economist of the European Central... | |
| 2. Council rejects pay increase for EU staff | December 21, 2011 |
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Austerity measures make pay increase inappropriate. The Council of Ministers has rejected the pay rise that the European Commission proposed for EU staff for 2011, arguing... |
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| 3. National governments say ‘No' to pay-rise for EU staff | December 16, 2011 |
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Member states launch legal challenge against European Commission. The member states of the European Union have rejected a proposal from the European Commission that officials... |
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| 4. Eco-friendly federalist | December 15, 2011 |
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Isabelle Durant, a Brussels native who has taken a short trip to the European Parliament. “Isabelle Durant is a friend of the Marxist guerrilla movement and has come here... |
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| 5. Karel's taxing problem | December 8, 2011 |
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Belgium's European commissioner takes aim at tax authorities. Karel De Gucht announced this week (5 December) that – in a personal capacity, rather than as European... |
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| 6. Belgium's return to normality asks questions of liberalism | December 8, 2011 |
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The long-delayed formation of a government in Belgium brings to an end an interesting post-modern experiment in apolitical politics. At just the moment that the leaders of... | |
| 7. Call for radical steps to save the euro | December 8, 2011 |
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Senior politicians say treaty change should wait until euro crisis is under control; convention needed for democratic legitimacy. A group of senior European politicians has... |
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| 8. Belgian cabinet sworn in | December 6, 2011 |
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Elio Di Rupo becomes first prime minister from Wallonia since 1974. Elio Di Rupo was today sworn in as Belgium's prime minister, ending nearly a year-and-a-half of political... |
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| 9. Deal struck on Belgian budget | November 28, 2011 |
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Budget agreement clears the way for formation of a government. Belgian politicians have reached agreement on a federal budget that aims to cut the deficit to 2.8% of... |
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| 10. EU warns of recession | November 10, 2011 |
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Growth has come to a standstill, Commission says, as five member states are told to do more to cut deficits. Economic recovery in the EU has come to a standstill and there... |
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| 11. Additional MEPs could take up seats next month | November 6, 2011 |
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Addition of 18 MEPs will increase the Parliament's size temporarily to 754. The addition of 18 MEPs to the European Parliament could happen as early as next month as Belgium,... |
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| 12. Champion of European federalism | November 2, 2011 |
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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,”... |
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| 13. The adventures of Didier | October 27, 2011 |
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Meeting of finance ministers or film premiere? Didier Reynders, Belgium's finance minister, has long exhibited a taste for the showbiz limelight. Even so, his decision to... |
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| 14. Belgium agrees Dexia rescue deal | October 10, 2011 |
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Bank's Belgian operations to be bought by the state for €4 billion. The Belgian government has announced that it is to nationalise part of the troubled... |
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| 15. Carry on camping | September 29, 2011 |
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From Belgium to Iraq for Jean De Ruyt. Jean De Ruyt, Belgium's ambassador to the EU until earlier this month, has found new employment as the personal envoy of Catherine... |
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| 16. An African adventure | September 1, 2011 |
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An off-campus trip for European commissioners. European commissioners began their autumn term with a preparatory seminar on Tuesday and Wednesday (30-31 August), held... | |
| 17. Electrolux - Project Manager Energy & European Affairs Brussels, Belgium | August 23, 2011 |
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| 18. Can military might save the eurozone? | July 20, 2011 |
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The choice of 21 July as the date for a summit of eurozone leaders is not without symbolism in Brussels. It is a national holiday – marking the date when the first king... | |
| 19. A life at the heart of history and politics | July 7, 2011 |
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Otto von Habsburg, an improbable doyen of the European Parliament, dies at 98. Otto von Habsburg, who died this week at the age of 98, served 20 years in the European... |
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| 20. Free-wheeling economist | June 9, 2011 |
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It was third time lucky for Belgium's members of the ECB executive board. As he settled into his 34th-floor office in downtown Frankfurt last week, Peter Praet could have... |
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