Expatica : Belgium risks political chaos if talks fail

Politics.be · 1 september 2010, 13:30

The Belgian politician leading marathon talks aimed at forming a new government warned Monday of "political chaos" if Flemish and francophone parties fail to agree.BRUSSELS - Socialist francophone leader Elio Di Rupo offered to stand down on Sunday after the talks between the two sides broke down, but King Albert II refused and asked him to resume his role as lead negotiator.The seven-party talks have dragged on for nearly three months since Flemish nationalists, the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), triumphed in Flanders in the June legislative elections.

"The parties that refuse a balanced compromise will plunge our country into the unknown, or even political chaos," Di Rupo told a press conference.

The main stumbling blocks include the future of francophone suburbs of Brussels that lie within Dutch-speaking Flanders, the refinancing of the national capital region and a new federal financing law.

Di Rupo, whose Socialist party came out on top in the French-speaking Wallonia region in June, said he hoped that "reason will finally prevail."

Should Di Rupo succeed in forming a government, he would be Belgium's first francophone head of government since Paul Vanden Boeynants, a Brussels Christian Democrat who was prime minister from October 1978 to April 1979.

A country of 10.5 million people, 60 percent Flemish, Belgium already has heavily devolved regional governments, divided along linguistic lines.

AFP/Expatica

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Pelgrim · 1 september 2010, 14:06

political chaos

smash the bourgeois Belgian state

Johan Bollen · 1 september 2010, 14:17

't zou mooi zijn de andere zijde ook eens aan het woord te laten.

Zwartengeel · 1 september 2010, 14:19

Wie of wat is Expatica?

Txiki · 1 september 2010, 14:31

Citaat:

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Wie of wat is Expatica?

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roger verhiest · 1 september 2010, 14:34

Expatica is de vereniging van mensen met een vreemde nationaliteit die tijdelijk werkzaam zijn in ons land. Het gaat voormalig oim engelstalige "kaderleden" van multinationale ondernemingen.

Persoonlijk vind ik het bericht dat in de eerste plaats aan hun leden gericht is volkomen objectief ze stellen correct vast dat het "heikele" punt gaat over de uitbreiding van Brussel en de financiering van het "Gewest Brussel" ermee rekening houdend dat dit gewest extra kosten heeft om te fungeren als "belgische hoofdstad". wat zou "de andere kant" van dit verhaal moeten zijn ?

1 september 2010, 13:30	#1
Politics.be Redactie Geregistreerd: 27 november 2004 Berichten: 28.704	Expatica : Belgium risks political chaos if talks fail The Belgian politician leading marathon talks aimed at forming a new government warned Monday of "political chaos" if Flemish and francophone parties fail to agree.BRUSSELS - Socialist francophone leader Elio Di Rupo offered to stand down on Sunday after the talks between the two sides broke down, but King Albert II refused and asked him to resume his role as lead negotiator.The seven-party talks have dragged on for nearly three months since Flemish nationalists, the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), triumphed in Flanders in the June legislative elections. "The parties that refuse a balanced compromise will plunge our country into the unknown, or even political chaos," Di Rupo told a press conference. The main stumbling blocks include the future of francophone suburbs of Brussels that lie within Dutch-speaking Flanders, the refinancing of the national capital region and a new federal financing law. Di Rupo, whose Socialist party came out on top in the French-speaking Wallonia region in June, said he hoped that "reason will finally prevail." Should Di Rupo succeed in forming a government, he would be Belgium's first francophone head of government since Paul Vanden Boeynants, a Brussels Christian Democrat who was prime minister from October 1978 to April 1979. A country of 10.5 million people, 60 percent Flemish, Belgium already has heavily devolved regional governments, divided along linguistic lines. AFP/Expatica Bron: politics.be __________________ Politics.be - Jouw politieke portaalsite

1 september 2010, 14:34	#6
roger verhiest Eur. Commissievoorzitter Geregistreerd: 18 november 2007 Locatie: 2100 Meneghem Berichten: 9.288	Expatica is de vereniging van mensen met een vreemde nationaliteit die tijdelijk werkzaam zijn in ons land. Het gaat voormalig oim engelstalige "kaderleden" van multinationale ondernemingen. Persoonlijk vind ik het bericht dat in de eerste plaats aan hun leden gericht is volkomen objectief ze stellen correct vast dat het "heikele" punt gaat over de uitbreiding van Brussel en de financiering van het "Gewest Brussel" ermee rekening houdend dat dit gewest extra kosten heeft om te fungeren als "belgische hoofdstad". wat zou "de andere kant" van dit verhaal moeten zijn ? __________________ Tempo toleras sed vero aperas

1 september 2010, 14:06	#2
Pelgrim Secretaris-Generaal VN Geregistreerd: 30 april 2002 Locatie: Bankrijk Berichten: 49.945	political chaos smash the bourgeois Belgian state

1 september 2010, 14:17	#3
Johan Bollen Secretaris-Generaal VN Geregistreerd: 11 januari 2008 Locatie: La Paz - Lanaken Berichten: 23.618	't zou mooi zijn de andere zijde ook eens aan het woord te laten.

1 september 2010, 14:19	#4
Zwartengeel Secretaris-Generaal VN Geregistreerd: 22 juli 2005 Berichten: 34.995	Wie of wat is Expatica?