Flanders

...with having one of your nationals in "the top job". On the other hand, Belgium's best option for internal consensus has just gone - Flanders and Wallonia will be at each other's throats again! Mark Harrison, Canterbury, UK Genevieve,...

In this article: European Union, Europe, Baroness Ashton, United Kingdom, Tony Blair, Democracy, Belgium, London, and Angela Merkel

...of the cell. This is the new finding of a team of biologists that includes Joris Messens of VIB, a life sciences research institute in Flanders, Belgium, connected to the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The scientists made this discovery by...

In this article: Oxygen, Cysteine, Escherichia coli, Proteins, Sulfur, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, E mail, Amino acid, and Sugar

...and Security Policy. Now these heavy-hitting posts have been bestowed on a kindly Christian Democrat who is known only in Flanders and Wallonia and to and a Labour Party stalwart ... with zero experience running foreign affairs. The...

In this article: Europe, Michel Rocard, Tony Blair, Federalism, and Christian Democrat

...December by King Albert II to try to salvage the country amid speculation it might split apart due to tensions between Dutch-speaking Flanders to the north and Francophone Wallonia to the south. ''Herman did everything not to become Prime...

In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, EU, Belgium, Christian Democratic, Tax, Catholic University of Leuven, and Albert II

...parties bore a duty to avoid a crisis. Leterme pledged in the 2007 election to deliver more power to the regions -- Dutch-speaking Flanders, French-speaking Wallonia and Brussels. French-speakers fear such a move would pull Belgium...

In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, Yves Leterme, Belgium, European Union, Brussels, Le Soir, Paralysis, and Universite Libre de Bruxelles

...as early as next month, many predict a new turbulent and chaotic period in Belgian political history. Although popular in Flanders, few Walloon voters have forgotten Leterme's communitarian stands and his inability to unite the...

In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, Belgium, Yves Leterme, European Union, and Guy Verhofstadt

...him support yesterday for the EU job from the Vlaams Belang, or Flemish Interest, party on the extreme anti-immigrant right wing in Flanders. But news of a Franco-German alliance triggered anger in some European capitals. "We're not having...

In this article: EU, Herman Van Rompuy, Angela Merkel, Europe, Gordon Brown, Turkey, Nicolas Sarkozy, Brussels, and Germany

...economic times, our business is proving to be resilient. This award demonstrates the strength of Flanders." About Flanders Corporation Flanders is a leading air filtration products manufacturer. Flanders' products are utilized by many...

In this article: United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Aberdeen, Maryland, Safe harbor, and Semiconductor

...our board in this new role. We welcome him back onto our board and look forward to his guidance and direction." About Flanders Flanders is a leading air filtration products manufacturer. Flanders' products are utilized by many...

In this article: Semiconductor, Washington, and North Carolina

...blow, in some, grow. Of course, the poem ends with the lines, "If ye break faith with us who die we shall not sleep, though poppies grow in Flanders fields." The editor at Punch asked McCrae to change the first line to blow, because the...

In this article: John McCrae, Punch, Remembrance Day, University of Toronto, and Battle of the Somme