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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...

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...

Another lame duck in the Council. The announcement on Tuesday (25 October) by Iveta Radicova, Slovakia's prime minister, that she will stay on until the general election in...

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...

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...

ECB intervention steadies the markets but fears mount over threats to eurozone.

Yves Leterme is said to be looking for a new job and the UN calls on air carriers to help in Horn of Africa aid effort. Yves Leterme, Belgium's caretaker prime minister, has...

Different way of looking at government. How much government is necessary or desirable? The question has confronted political scientists and lawmakers since long before the...

Proposal for ‘competitiveness pact' met with strong opposition at summit. A plan proposed by Germany and France for closer economic policy convergence in the eurozone...

Brian Cowen is the national leader closest to the exit door, but there are lessons for the whole EU from his country's economic woes. European Councils come round more...

Agreements reached in three important areas as understated approach led to deals with MEPs. Belgium's presidency of the Council of Ministers, which ran from 1 July to 31...

Flexibility and ITER still need to be agreed. The European Parliament's political group leaders agreed today to back a preliminary deal limiting the increase in next year's...

Approval sought before Parliament plenary after agreement reached on size and technical aspects The European Parliament and the member states are close to a deal on next...

Despite being only a junior minister, Melchior Wathelet is at the heart of Belgium's EU presidency. Melchior Wathelet is one of the most prominent figures in Belgium's...

Parliament president says cutting the EU's budget would “cut faith in Europe”. Jerzy Buzek, the president of the European Parliament, clashed with David Cameron, the...

EU leaders to discuss 2011 budget, possible treaty change David Cameron, the UK's prime minister, has been trying to drum up support for cuts to the European Union's budget...

UK and the Netherlands say a rise is unjustified as Council and Parliament begin negotiations The United Kingdom and the Netherlands are leading a campaign for the EU's...

New Flemish Alliance pulls out of negotiations on forming a government. Talks on the formation of a new Belgian government collapsed yesterday after the nationalist New...

EU prepares for talks with Asia's most powerful leaders. The leaders of Asia's most powerful countries will be in Brussels next week for a series of talks with their...