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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials...solid credentials. A veteran of Belgian Christian Democratic politics, the low-key, ascetic Mr. Van Rompuy was tapped by Belgium's King Albert II last December to heal a serious rift between the Flemish and French-speakers. To a great extent... In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, Dmitry Medvedev, Catherine Ashton, Carbon, Tax, Florida, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Global warming, and European Union |
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The Australian | 3 days ago
Belgium braces for return of divisive leader
...resounding success. Now he is back for another go. Despite presiding over a crisis that nearly broke up the country, Mr Leterme, 49, has been recalled by Albert II, King of the Belgians. Herman Van Rompuy, Mr Leterme's replacement, has...
In this article: Yves Leterme, Herman Van Rompuy, Fortis, Intrinsic value, US Secret Service, Albert II, France, White House, and Europe
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | November 21, 2009
Herman Van Rompuy and Baroness Ashton: the EU's perfect couple of nobodies
...calling. Herman studied economics at the Catholic University of Leuven, found a job at Belgium's central bank, and later joined the centre-Right Christian Democrat party, progressing through the next two decades with near-invisibility.
In this article: European Union, Herman Van Rompuy, Baroness Ashton, Tony Blair, Albert II, Brussels, Economics, and Banana
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Independent.co.uk - Europe | November 13, 2009
Meet Haiku Herman, Will Europe make him, A very famous Belgian?
...retirement when he was plucked from his MP's office at the end of 2008, amid a spiralling crisis that threatened to split the country's Flemish and French-speaking communities and made Prime Minister at the behest of King Albert II. He...
In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, European Union, Europe, Het Nieuwsblad, and Alfred Brendel
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | November 19, 2009
Profile: Herman Van Rompuy: EU's new president
...and French-speaking communities apart. Even then, as opportunity knocked, he was reluctant to step into the limelight as national premier and it took Belgium's monarch 90 minutes to persuade him. Mr Van Rompuy remained almost completely...
In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, European Union, Europe, Tax, Reuters, Eric Van Rompuy, and Steven Spielberg
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 20, 2009
Quiet achiever who let job come to him
...but raises many eyebrows among eastern Europeans, Scandinavians and, of course, the British. He has led Belgium for less than a year. He was summoned last December by King Albert II to try to salvage the country amid speculation it...
In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, EU, Christian Democratic, Tax, Catholic University of Leuven, and Albert II
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TIME | 6 days ago
2-Min. Bio: Herman Van Rompuy, the E.U.'s New President
Appointed Prime Minister in December 2008 the country's third in less than a year (his predecessor, Yves Leterme, stepped down after nine months amid allegations that his aides exerted improper influence over the dismantling of a major bank). A...
In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, Europe, Turkey, Allegation, Christianity, Islamic, Belgium's Parliament, and Catholic University of Leuven
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Guardian | November 19, 2009
Mr Fixit with precious few enemies
...wildest dreams could the Christian Democrat have thought the best was yet to come." Van Rompuy has been prime minister of Belgium for less than a year, summoned last December by King Albert II, to try to salvage a country plagued by...
In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, EU, Christian Democrat, Europe, De Standaard, Catholic University of Leuven, and Tony Blair
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The Kingdom of Belgium /ˈbɛldʒəm/ is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30528 km2 and has a population of about 10.7 million.
Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups, the Flemish and the French-speakers, mostly Walloons, plus a small group of German-speakers. Belgium's two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north, with 59% of the population, and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia, inhabited by 31%. The Brussels-Capital Region, officially bilingual, is a mostly French-speaking enclave within the Flemish Region and has 10% of the population.*
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A small German-speaking Community exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the political history and a complex system of government.
- Name:
- Belgium
- Conventional Long Name:
- Kingdom of Belgium
- Local Name:
- Königreich Belgien
- Capital:
- Brussels
- Language:
- Dutch, French, German
- Motto:
- Einigkeit macht stark
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
- Founding Date:
- April 19, 1839
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 30,528
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $389.518 billion
- GDP (nominal):
- $506.392 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $40,019
- Time Zone:
- CET
- Currency:
- Euro (€)
- Demonym:
- Belgian
- Currency (code):
- EU
- Country Calling Code:
- 32
- ccTLD:
- .be
- EU Accession:
- March 25, 1957
- Anthem:
- The "Brabançonne"
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