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Belgium political crisis sets new world record - 30 March 2011 - News

289 days after general elections held in June last year, Belgium is still without a government and yesterday (29 March) replaced Iraq as the country to have experienced the longest period with no official government. The milestone was noted less in the country than abroad.

Is Belgium next? - 15 October 2010 - Analysis

As Belgium's political instability continues, the country's economic future looks increasingly precarious and whether it will be next to succumb to a debt crisis depends on which scenario the Belgians end up choosing, write Susanne Mundschenk and Raphael Cottin, executive director and research associate at Eurointelligence.

Belgium coalition talks back to square one - 05 October 2010 - News

The political crisis in Belgium hit a new low yesterday (4 October) when Flemish separatist party N-VA announced "the end of the story" after 114 days of negotiations on state reform that were expected to pave the way for a new government to take office.

Belgium cabinet talks still stuck in dead end - 20 August 2010 - News

A series of consultations of political leaders with Belgian King Albert II to be held today (20 August) are expected to herald a standstill in negotiations to form a new government. Hopes are evaporating that the country, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, will have a functional executive just after the summer recess.

Belgium bids to ease Lisbon Treaty tensions - 14 July 2010 - News

As a founding member of the European Union and the host of its institutions, the Belgian EU Presidency is in a good position to help solve inter-institutional tensions linked to the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, Olivier Chastel, state secretary for European affairs, told the European Parliament yesterday (13 July).

Despite internal divisions, Belgium ‘thinks big’ about EU - 29 June 2010 - News

Belgium takes on the EU's rotating presidency on Thursday (1 July) with no less than its national unity at stake, as ongoing government coalition talks seek to secure make-or-break internal reform. But unsolved internal problems are by no means preventing Belgian politicians from "thinking big" about the European Union, EurActiv has learned.

Why the incoming EU presidency will not suffer from Belgium’s domestic turmoil - 22 June 2010 - Analysis

Despite the domestic political turmoil in the country, Belgium's forthcoming EU presidency will probably be unaffected and run smoothly for a number of reasons, including the introduction of a Council president and the country's experience as a member state, write Steven Van Hecke and Peter Bursens, members of the Research Group on European and International Politics at the University of Antwerp, in an exclusive commentary for EurActiv.

Analyst: Best Belgian politicians work for EU - 10 June 2010 - Interview

Belgium could have avoided early elections to be held on Sunday (13 June) if its experienced politicians had stayed in national politics, Jean-Michel de Waele, professor of political science at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), told EurActiv in an exclusive interview.

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