Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Jean-Luc Dehaene" produced 168 items.
| 1. 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... | |
| 2. EPP president criticises Dutch coalition | October 4, 2010 |
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Wilfried Martens unhappy at deal that relies on support of anti-Islamic Freedom Party.
The head of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) has criticised the Dutch... |
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| 3. Belgium's movers and shakers | July 1, 2010 |
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The main men of Belgian politics. |
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| 4. The dispute explained | April 29, 2010 |
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The complicated electoral district of Brussel-Halle-Vilvoorde. What has brought the Belgian government down – not for the first time – is a dispute over the electoral... | |
| 5. Corbett's obsession | January 7, 2010 |
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Former MEP gets a new job. Sometime MEP Richard Corbett (pictured) has not cut a happy figure since he lost his seat as a in the European Parliament elections in June. He... |
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| 6. The EU's reluctant president | November 26, 2009 |
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nsought promotion appears to be turning into a habit with Herman Van Rompuy. Herman Van Rompuy was known – to the extent that he was known at all – as the poet and... |
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| 7. EU's top jobs are worthy of more thought | October 8, 2009 |
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A long and distinguished history of botching important appointments. The European Council has a long and distinguished history in botching appointments to the European... | |
| 8. Opposition mounts against Blair for Council president | October 8, 2009 |
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Leaders of EU member states are split over who should become the first president of the European Council. The national governments of the European Union are divided over... | |
| 9. Friends reunited in Belgium | June 11, 2009 |
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Thick skin preferred. Belgian voters (well, at least those in Flanders and Brussels – if they chose the Dutch-speaking lists) had the chance to choose in the European... | |
| 10. Christian Democrats to the fore in Belgian regional elections | June 7, 2009 |
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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... |
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| 11. MEPs want greater influence over appointments | March 19, 2009 |
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Call for more control over make-up of Commission; concern that some parties are being left out. MEPs want to politicise the appointment of the next president of the European... |
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| 12. Belgian entertainment | January 29, 2009 |
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Ex-PM versus ex-PM versus ex-gadfly journalist: the competition for Belgium's seats in the European Parliament. An entertaining contest for the European Parliament is in... | |
| 13. Irish referendum stalls Brok | May 29, 2008 |
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When not dumping data is data-dumping. The Irish referendum has already forced the common consolidated corporate tax base and the healthcare services directive onto the... | |
| 14. Regional champion | April 3, 2008 |
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The new president of the Committee of Regions is -- fittingly -- the former head of a region that knows a thing or two about keeping power local: Flanders. Two former... |
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| 15. The Cruyff turn | October 31, 2007 |
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Nicolas Sarkozy emerged from the Lisbon summit (18-19 October) proclaiming the value of a “comité des sages” which is to reflect on the future of Europe. But some... | |
| 16. Different Voices | October 11, 2007 |
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“I will not attend. No senior government minister will attend.” Gordon Brown, UK prime minister, on the prospect of an EU-Africa summit in December being attended by... | |
| 17. A meddling evangelist bids farewell | June 21, 2007 |
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This week's European Council is an occasion for greetings and leave-taking. Nicolas Sarkozy, France's new president, will be making his first appearance at an EU summit.... | |
| 18. Merkel rejects ideas to restart constitution talks | September 28, 2006 |
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has rejected a number of new ideas for restarting stalled negotiations on the EU constitution. Her comments will lower expectations that... | |
| 19. Belgian democracy is just the ticket | September 28, 2006 |
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I was a little taken aback when a colleague expressed surprise that I was registered to vote in the local elections that will be held across Belgium on Sunday 8 October. Did... | |
| 20. MEPs climb ladder out of parliament | June 30, 2005 |
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The European Parliament is barely one year through its five-year term, but there are several among its 732 members who hope not to see another year out. They harbour... | |
