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NEWS ABOUT: Belgium

Belgium stories: 40 news summaries

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ANALYSIS

Takeover Could Leave Anheuser A Bit Skunked

Bottom-line culture of Brazil's InBev not always a smooth pour

May 28, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Anheuser-Busch executives are surely examining the fate of Interbrew, the Belgian company swallowed in 2004 by InBev, the Brazilian juggernaut reportedly preparing to grab the iconic US brewer, the Wall Street Journal reports. InBev's locker-room, bottom-line-oriented corporate culture has quickly replaced beer-loving Belgians with Brazilian execs, a situation that would... More »

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Belgium • Brazil • corporate culture • Anheuser-Busch • InBev

Belgium Breaks Impasse, Forms New Govt.

Deal reached after 9-month crisis that almost split the nation

Mar 18, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - It took 9 months of negotiations and threatened to break the country in two, but Belgium's fractious Dutch- and French-speaking political parties struck a deal today to form a new coalition government and work toward shared priorities. Yves Leterme, the leader of the Flemish center-right party that won the June... More »

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Belgium • Yves Leterme • Flanders • King Albert • Guy Verhofstadt • coalition government

Terror Threat Douses Brussels Fireworks

Officials say large crowds still a risk

Dec 31, 07 8:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Brussels has canceled or cut short many of its traditional New Year's Eve events, saying the terror threat level is still too high to permit large gatherings. Last week, Belgian police arrested—and released on lack of evidence—14 people accused of plotting to break a convicted terrorist out of... More »

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national security • Belgium • terror plots • fireworks • terrorist • Brussels • New Year's Eve

Belgium Frees Terror Suspects

Court finds lack of evidence to hold 14 men; country remains on high alert

Dec 22, 07 4:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Today Belgian police released 14 men accused of plotting to break free an al-Qaeda suicide bomber, the AP reports. A court ruled there was not enough evidence to justify holding them more than 24 hours—the standard time to present evidence on a suspect in Belgium. "The police get... More »

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Belgium • terror plots • terrorist • terror suspects

Belgium Foils Terrorist's Prison Break

14 arrested in plot to free Osama disciple; security tightened

Dec 21, 07 5:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Police in Belgium today arrested 14 men accused of plotting to bust one of Osama bin Laden's devotees out of jail; authorities then ramped up security at airports and Christmas markets to guard against a terror attack. Police say the men planned an armed assault on the prison holding Nizar... More »

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terrorism • Belgium • terrorist • Osama bin Laden

A Belgian Government, at Last

Late-night deal puts defeated PM in charge of interim coalition

Dec 19, 07 10:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Six months after inconclusive elections, Belgium will finally get a new government, thanks to a deal struck overnight. The emergency administration, to be led by "outgoing" prime minister Guy Verhofstadt, will include five parties from both French- and Dutch-speaking Belgium and will only govern until March 23, when the... More »

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Belgium • Yves Leterme • Flanders • Guy Verhofstadt • Wallonia • interim government

It's All Greek to Miss Belgium

Beauty queen is no Dutch treat; caretaker PM tries to mend government

Dec 17, 07 2:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The new Miss Belgium sparked fury in Flanders this weekend with her admission that she doesn't speak Dutch, AFP reports. In a country already torn over the Flemish-French conflict that's derailed the government for months, 20-year-old Alizee Poulicek's attempt to speak the language of the country's majority was met with... More »

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Belgium • Netherlands • beauty pageant • language • Flanders • Guy Verhofstadt • Alizee Poulicek

6 Months After Losing, He Still Runs Belgium

After stalemate, 'outgoing' PM may head emergency government

Dec 4, 07 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Six months after he was defeated in inconclusive elections in June, Guy Verhofstadt is still Belgium's "outgoing" prime minister—and might end up leading a new government. Verhofstadt has met with the king twice and now will try to head a provisional coalition of French and Flemish parties, the... More »

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Belgium • Yves Leterme • Guy Verhofstadt • coalition government

PM-Elect Quits As Belgian Crisis Deepens

Kingdom edges nearer to split as Leterme walks out

Dec 2, 07 2:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Belgians awoke today to a fresh political crisis: last night Yves Leterme, the putative PM-elect of last summer's inconclusive elections, abandoned his attempts to form a coalition. Leterme submitted his resignation to the king after an ultimatum issued to other party leaders fell on deaf ears, the Observer reports, and... More »

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Belgium • Yves Leterme • Flanders • King Albert

Belgian Monks Balance Brewing and Benediction

'Insatiable' thirst complicates simple life

Nov 29, 07 6:42 PM CST
(Newser) - A Belgian monastery is struggling to balance the growing global craving for Westvleteren, the "holy grail of beers," with its devout way of life, the Wall Street Journal reports. Customers are limited to two cases per month of the St. Sixtus brew, which the monks neither label nor... More »

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Belgium • beer • monks • brewery

Who Needs a Government? Not Belgium

Country has no PM
149 days after elections; foreign policy on hold

Nov 6, 07 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Belgium marks a record 149 days without government today, and the binational kingdom is still mired in protracted coalition talks. It's the most serious political crisis in the nation's history, and yet Belgians are growing used to the situation, the Telegraph reports. "If they are not careful they will... More »

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Belgium • European Union • Yves Leterme • Christina Democratic and Flemish Party • coalition government

Flemish Recycling Runs to Chicken Feed

Flanders pioneers pay-as-you-dispose policy, reuse centers

Sep 26, 07 5:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Belgian region of Flanders is attracting international attention with novel recycling schemes that include reuse centers, pay-per-bag garbage collection, and omnivorous chickens. The Russians, the Chinese and the British have come calling to see how Flanders has managed to hold its total waste generation steady even as its population... More »

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China • Russia • Belgium • recycling • steam • Flanders • Britain • chickens • reuse

Franco-Flemish Split Widens
in Belgium

66% of Belgians believe the nation will break apart sooner or later

Sep 21, 07 5:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tensions in Belgium over whether the country should be split in half have reached a crescendo, with 3-month-old elections still unsettled and Flemish separatist politicians calling for a divorce, the New York Times reports. "We are two different nations with nothing in common except a king, chocolate, and beer,... More »

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Belgium • Brussels • nationalism • Flanders • Walloon

With No New Government, Belgium Edges Towards Split

Still no compromise 3 months after election

Sep 11, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's been 3 months since Belgians went to the polls, and their binational kingdom still has no government. Yves Leterme, the winner of June's elections, has been unable to form a coalition in parliament. Now the king has been forced to step in, and the perennial question of whether Belgium... More »

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Belgium • Yves Leterme • Flanders • Walloon • King Albert • split • coalition government

US Laborers Work Hard for the Money

New UN report says Americans more productive than peers

Sep 3, 07 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Labor Day is a well-deserved rest for Americans, as a new UN report shows US laborers work longer, harder, and get more done than their counterparts worldwide. The average US worker produces the most wealth, raking in $63,885 yearly, followed by Irish laborers at $55,986. Only Norway beat... More »

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China • technology • agriculture • Belgium • Japan • European Union • France • United States • labor • Norway • Luxembourg • fishing • US productivity • manufacturing

DNA From Café Does Not Match Missing Maddy

Sighting in Belgium leads to cold trail; search continues

Aug 8, 07 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - DNA taken from a bottle found at a Belgian café is not missing British 4-year-old Madeleine McCann's, say local police. Tests were ordered after a child therapist said she was "100% sure" she saw the girl sitting with an English-speaking woman and a Dutch man in his 40s whose... More »

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Belgium • Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • DNA • disappearance • missing child • Britain

Belgians Test DNA After Maddy Sighting

Restaurant patron spots child resembling missing 4-year-old

Aug 3, 07 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Belgian authorities have taken DNA from a bottle after a child therapist said she was “100% sure” she’d spotted Madeline McCann, who has been missing for exactly 3 months. The Guardian reports that the child was seen with a Dutch man and English-speaking woman at a restaurant. The... More »

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Belgium • Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • DNA • disappearance • missing child

Native Son
Takes Belgian
Stage in Tour

Steegmans earns second-leg victory
at home

Jul 10, 07 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Belgian Gert Steegmans pedaled to an easy victory in Stage 2 of this year's Tour, crossing the finish line in Gand, Belgium, in just over 3 hours and 48 minutes. Most weren't so lucky: The 104.7 mile trek captured much of the peleton—including yellow-jersey holder Fabian Cancellara—in... More »

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Belgium • cycling • Tour de France • Tom Boonen • Gert Steegmans • Dunkirk

Swift Boater Gets Recess Appointment

Bush slips three controversial conservatives past Senate

Apr 5, 07 7:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush doled out three major recess appointments yesterday to  conservatives Democrats found distasteful. Ambassador to Belgium went to Sam Fox, a top-tier donor to Republican causes including Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the 527 that sank John Kerry’s shot at the White House. More »

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Bush administration • Belgium • Democrats • Republican • politics • John Kerry • recess appointment • Sam Fox • Swift Boat • OMB • Social Security • George W. Bush • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth • William Kristol

Miners Dig for Gold in Belgian Museum

A collection of colonial-era maps of the Congo draws mining firms to musty stacks

Mar 20, 07 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Belgian museum filled with stacks of faded geological maps of the Congo—a former colony—has become an unlikely mecca for mining companies searching for new deposits. With prices soaring and on-site exploration impeded by armed militias, drillers are eager to shell out hefty research fees to the... More »

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Belgium • King Leopold I • mining • museums • maps • geology • colonialism • Democratic Republic of Congo

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