Posts Tagged ‘Belgium’

• Belgium to largish French movie idols: Welcome!

  Belgium’s foreign minister Didier Reynders seems a jolly fellow. He should be, given that…

  by Paul Wells - Monday, December 17, 2012

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  A bittersweet royal (well, grand duchy) wedding

  As countries go, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a tad on the small…

  by Patricia Treble - Friday, October 19, 2012

• 24-hour strike to paralyze train traffic

  BRUSSELS – Officials say that a 24-hour strike by Belgian rail workers will disrupt the train traffic to Brussels from London and Paris as of late Tuesday.

  by The Canadian Press - Tuesday, October 2, 2012

• Cursing comes at a cost in Belgium

  The government is putting soap in mouths of citizens after a documentary showed how women are harassed in the streets

  by Jaime Weinman - Monday, September 24, 2012

• Heading for a record?

  The country has been without a government for more than 200 days. The king thinks it’s shameful.

  by Patricia Treble - Thursday, January 27, 2011

• The implosion of Expo '17

  A World’s Fair? Really?

  by Colby Cosh - Tuesday, November 23, 2010

• The Memory Project – Burton Edwin Harper, Battle of the Bulge

  ‘I couldn’t leave him there. So I made one of the worst decisions.’

  by Philippe Gohier - Wednesday, November 10, 2010

• Brave new world

  The Czech Republic is expected to soon be ruled by a coalition of “losers.”…

  by Aaron Wherry - Tuesday, June 15, 2010

• Face veils? No. Racy lingerie? Yes.

  If banned, face veils could result in jail time in Belgium

  by Patricia Treble - Tuesday, April 13, 2010

• Dept. of terrifying headlines

  “Presidency of the EU: The New Frontrunner is Belgian“…

  by Paul Wells - Monday, November 2, 2009

• Wide world of sporting chicanery

  From AP (via TPM):
  The Belgian bodybuilding championship has been canceled after doping officials…

  by Paul Wells - Monday, May 18, 2009

• Can anyone save Belgium from itself?

  Van Rompuy: Dull, unwilling but good for Belgium

  by Kate Lunau - Wednesday, January 14, 2009

• It's come to this

  Belgian editorialist recommends Canadian model for fixing what ails a federation.
  Luc Delfosse at…

  by Paul Wells - Monday, July 21, 2008

• C'est belge

  Belgian papers (I read ‘em all) are reporting that Yves Leterme, who didn’t know…

  by Paul Wells - Monday, July 14, 2008

• Meanwhile in Belgium…

  …Yves Leterme, the Flemish nationalist (well, autonomist) (um, dominationalist?) politician who became prime minister…

  by Paul Wells - Monday, May 12, 2008

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