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Marianne Thyssen, 58, has been named as Belgium’s candidate for European Commissioner. The decision was part of the negotiations to form a new federal government.
Tomorrow (Thursday) is a make or break moment in the formation of a new federal coalition government, according to Kris Peeters of the Flemish Christian Democrats party CD&V.
Nearly 4% of the babies born in Belgium in the last two months received a double surname, reports the VRT, according to figures from the National Register.
A label intended to show when products on sale in Belgium were produced in Israel and occupied Palestinian territories is “practically unworkable,” according to the retail industry federation Come
The Belgian government has introduced a label for goods originating from occupied territories.
Three years after he said goodbye to politics to become director of the Union of Belgian Brewers, Sven Gatz will return to the political scene as Flemish Minister for Culture, Media, Youth and Bru
The final obstacle to the formation of a Brussels government was overcome last weekend when the French-speaking Christian-democrat party CDH voted to join the coalition.
Six parties were due today to present a coalition to form the new Brussels government.
Not Siegfried Bracke (N-VA) but Patrick Dewael (Open VLD) is the new speaker of the federal House of Representatives, after a voting round filled with suspense yesterday.
