Postcard from Belgium

Australian CPA;  December 1, 2001 ;     661 words ...THE KINGDOM OF Belgium is a cosmopolitan country, adept in the...linguistic and cultural complexities. Belgium has only been a nation state since 1830...French and 1 per cent German speakers. Belgium's claim to fame is to have more politicians...

Belgium faces break-up - will Britain be next? HOT TOPIC: MP Sophie...

The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  September 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ......its 169-year history. For four weeks, Belgium has been without a government after Prime...latest impasse comes just four months after Belgium ended a ninemonth period without a government...the intervention of King Albert himself, Belgium's political parties have found it impossible...

Benelux: the hub of Europe. (Belgium) (includes related article on...

Chemical Week;  July 28, 1993 ;     700+ words ...Belgium enjoyed a wave of chemical sector capital investment during...startup up by the end of the year. In per capita terms, Belgium is the world's highest tonnage plastics processor, which...against further deterioration in the chemicals sector. Belgium's indigenous chemicals base is limited to a handful ...

SOC: Facts and figures for Belgium v Russia

AAP Sports News (Australia);  June 13, 2002 ;     153 words ...00-00-0000 SOC: Facts and figures for Belgium v Russia YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 13 Reuters...World Cup group H soccer match between Belgium and Russia: Match venue : Shizuoka, Japan...Indonesia) Kick-off : 0630 GMT Coaches: Belgium - Robert Waseige Russia - Oleg Romantsev...

The next identity crisis: Belgium.

The Economist (US);  February 22, 1997 ;     700+ words ...BRUSSELS FOR Belgium, it seems, scandals do not come singly...foreigners-and not a few Belgians-that Belgium is a bit of a joke: two cultures yoked...institutions that are rotting from within. Belgium's prime minister, Jean-Luc Dehaene, a...

Belgium's Michel hits back at Israeli critics of war crimes law

AP Worldstream;  February 26, 2003 ;     387 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: BRUSSELS, Belgium Belgian Foreign Minister Louis Michel...back Wednesday at Israeli critics of Belgium's contentious war crimes law, saying...and Israeli newspapers, Michel said Belgium's 1993 law was the expression of the...

Tour of Belgium cycling race results

Xinhua News Agency;  May 24, 2003 ;     148 words ...Tour of Belgium cycling race results BRUSSELS, May 23 (Xinhua...results from the third stage of the Tour of Belgium cycling race, a 246.5km ride from Knokke to Haacht on Friday: 1. Tom Boonen, Belgium, Quick Step, six hours three minutes 2. Jimmy...

Soc: Facts and figures for Brazil v Belgium

AAP Sports News (Australia);  June 16, 2002 ;     218 words ...00-00-0000 Soc: Facts and figures for Brazil v Belgium YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 16 Reuters - Facts...second-round match between Brazil and Belgium: Match venue : Kobe, Japan Match referee...Coaches: Brazil - Luiz Felipe Scolari Belgium - Robert Waseige World ranking : Brazil...

The Carrefour way in Belgium.(Spotlight)(managing finance)

MMR;  March 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ......determination of Carrefour SA need only study Belgium. Indeed, among the 30-odd countries in...world's No. 2 retailer has a presence, Belgium is unique in ways that go beyond the retailer...retain, even increase, its position as Belgium's leading retailer. The hypermarkets accounted...

Soc: Belgium revel in role as hosts and underdogs

AAP Sports News (Australia);  May 14, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Sports News (Australia) 05-14-2000 Soc: Belgium revel in role as hosts and underdogs By...May 13 Reuters - Besides home advantage, Belgium has one other key factor in its favour...coach Robert Waseige who reckons that if Belgium can survive the group stage, it may just...

Belgium falling apart at the seams

Scotland on Sunday;  July 26, 1998 ;     700+ words ...THE difficulty Belgium has in thinking of itself as a nation...music that was either French or Dutch. Belgium has just surrendered its franc to European...rights of minorities around Brussels. Belgium tries - and fails - to give expression...

Taking a day trip from here to Belgium

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 9, 2003 ;     700+ words ......McCann Taking a day trip from here to Belgium A European vacation is possible in Wisconsin...any for a day when I found breakfast in Belgium and dinner in Brussels, but only after...morning I headed up the highway to little Belgium in Ozaukee County, which might be thought...

Belgium to Rely On Team Spirit

AP Online;  May 2, 2002 ;     477 words ...00-00-0000 BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) _ Once again, Belgium's Red Devils have battled their way into the World Cup finals. And once again the world asks, Belgium's Red What? Despite having qualified for soccer's biggest...

In elections, there is always talk of ending Belgium, yet less so this...

AP Worldstream;  May 13, 2003 ;     473 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: BRUSSELS, Belgium No election is complete without some politician seeking the demise of Belgium. But this time, the notion of breaking...from Belgian politics: Should Flanders, Belgium-Dutch-speaking north, and Wallonia, its...

Zaire and Belgium: a question of upbringing. (relations between the...

The Economist (US);  February 11, 1989 ;     546 words ...Zaire and Belgium A question of upbringing EVER since it...Congo in 1960, leaving it in bloody chaos, Belgium has felt a bit embarrassed about its former...debt is burdensome. But last November Belgium, perhaps still feeling guilty, offered...