Belgium

...by officials in the UK and Spain. Didier Reynders, Belgium's finance minister, said he wanted the European Commission to investigate state aid given by Germany to Magna International, the lead investor. Mr Reynders's comments came after GM...

In this article: Opel, Magna International, General Motors, Didier Reynders, Europe, European Union, Germany, Angela Merkel, and Liberal Party

...said. "We've seen very clear statements on this issue from President Obama. " "It is better to do it together," said Didier Reynders, Belgium's finance minister. "It is better to do it in all the eurozone countries and, if possible, also in...

In this article: European Union, Anders Borg, Recession, Europe, Indonesia, London, Tax, Unemployment, and Didier Reynders

...Liberals and nationalist hard-liners from both sides of the linguistic divide. Francophone Finance Minister Didier Reynders told Belgium's RTBF radio on Tuesday that Leterme's Christian Democrats and above all their nationalist allies, the...

In this article: Yves Leterme, New Flemish Alliance, Flanders, Der Spiegel, Didier Reynders, RTBF, and Albert II

None of this prevented Leterme and Reynders from working hand in glove to save the country's single largest private employer (headcount in Belgium of 25,000) that serves 6 million accounts domestically, or roughly one in two families in the...

In this article: Fortis Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bankruptcy, Yves Leterme, Flanders, Didier Reynders, and Santander

...the year 2009." Belgium's government is locked in a complex legal battle with minority shareholders of the banking and insurance group Fortis over the sale of its Belgian assets to French bank BNP Paribas. Leterme's office stands...

In this article: Yves Leterme, Fortis, Jo Vandeurzen, Christian Democrat, Belgian Federal Parliament, Malaise, Didier Reynders, and BNP Paribas

...round-Reynders Belgium is mulling a second bailout for its troubled banking sector, whose shares have come under renewed pressure in recent days, Finance Minister Didier Reynders told Belgian news agency Belga on Tuesday. "This time we...

In this article: Didier Reynders, Fortis, L'Echo, De Tijd, BNP Paribas, and Dexia

...be approved by shareholders. Belgium's premier Yves Leterme and finance minister Didier Reynders huddled Saturday to talk about finding a way out of the latest twist in the crisis that nearly toppled Fortis. The "surprised" Belgian...

In this article: Fortis, BNP Paribas, Plaintiff, Didier Reynders, ABN AMRO, Yves Leterme, Netherlands, and Revenue

...crunch. Belgium's King Albert, who under the constitution must decide whether to accept the resignation, held late-night talks with Leterme in the palace about the resignation offer on Friday but deferred any immediate decision. "We'll...

In this article: Yves Leterme, Fortis, Supreme Court, Recession, Credit crunch, Didier Reynders, Standard de Liege, and BNP Paribas

...the local currency untradeable. Belgium meanwhile offered a lifeline to Iceland's biggest bank, Kaupthing Bank, and was sending Prime Minister Yves Leterme to visit Iceland on Friday to meet Haarde. Belgian Finance Minister Didier...

In this article: Iceland, International Monetary Fund, Geir Haarde, Kaupthing Bank, David Oddsson, Inflation, Didier Reynders, Washington, and Russia