Perhaps it was the advent of Christmas that focused the minds of Belgium’s squabbling factions, who finally joined together Friday to form an emergency coalition government. Because there have been ...

Despite expectations that the new Belgian government, led by the Flemish nationalist party N-VA, would lead a tougher policy in combating antisemitism and adopt a more understanding position toward ...

King Philippe of Belgium receives Chairman of the right-wing New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), Bart De Wever (L) for a meeting at the Royal Palace. The King appointed De Wever to form a new government, ...

Belgian prime Minister Bart De Wever (L) and King Philippe of Belgium pictured after the oath ceremony of the government at the Royal Palace. Negotiators from the five parties that make up the Arizona ...

The Belgian government is set to cut almost half a billion euros from Belgium’s federal civil service over the coming years. The savings will come mainly from limiting staff replacements and ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme offered the resignation of his entire government Friday over allegations it sought to interfere with a court case on the Fortis bank bailout.

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium finally secured a government on Monday after record-long talks to form a coalition that promises the most profound state reform in decades and a commitment to restore the ...

Though militant students have often shaken governments, particularly in the world’s less stable areas, they have seldom actually brought them down. Yet last week, in stable, bourgeois Belgium, the ...

In another blow to the supremacy of Microsoft’s Office franchise, Belgium on Friday became the second governmental body to approve the use of the OpenDocument format as a way to exchange government ...