Flemish Liberals and Democrats
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Flemish Liberals and DemocratsThe or OpenVLD (Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party , created in 1992 from the former Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV) and a few other politicians from other parties. The party has been part of the government... In this article: Guy Verhofstadt, Flemish Liberals and Democrats, Jean-Marie Dedecker, Vivant, Annemie Neyts, Party for Freedom, and Liberal International |
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Wikipedia | October 19, 2009
Marc Verwilghen
...at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the University of Ghent and is the holder of an honorary doctorate from Ghent. A member of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD), he was elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1991...
In this article: Belgian Senate, University of Ghent, Marc Verwilghen, Belgian Chamber of Representatives, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Marc Dutroux, and Dendermonde
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Wikipedia | October 04, 2009
Liberalism in Belgium
...1972 the traditional liberal current is divided in parties for each language. In Flanders the liberal Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, member LI , ELDR), comprising both market and left of center liberals, is one...
In this article: Party for Freedom, Liberalism, Liberal Party, Liberal Party, Progressive Party, Belgium, and Flanders
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Wikipedia | August 26, 2009
Belgian general election, 1999
...Belgian Senate. The federal general elections were held on the same day as the European elections and the regional elections. The Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) won the elections. The Christian People's Party (CVP) noted a historic...
In this article: Belgian Senate, Belgian Chamber of Representatives, and Jean-Luc Dehaene
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | August 20, 2009
Belgians urged to boycott Dutch mussels in port row
...remains inaccessible. "I can't shake the feeling that there are protectionist ideas at work," said Annick De Ridder, an MP for the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD). "The Dutch blocked the Westerschelde back in the 16th and 17th century...
In this article: Belgium, Antwerp, Scheldt, Netherlands, Tax, and World Cup
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Wikipedia | August 19, 2009
Belgian general election, 2007
...take part in a federal government whose sole concern is state reform. Open Flemish Liberal Democrats (Open VLD) is the alliance list of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) of prime minister Guy Verhofstadt, and the small liberal...
In this article: Yves Leterme, Guy Verhofstadt, Belgian Chamber of Representatives, and Flanders
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Wikipedia | July 18, 2009
Patrick Dewael
...Hugo Dewael, (born 13 October 1955) in Lier, Belgium is a liberal Belgian politician. He is a member of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats, or Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (VLD). He is the nephew of the late liberal minister Herman...
In this article: Patrick Yvonne Hugo Dewael, Minister of the Interior, Chamber of Representatives, Belgian Parliament, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laurette Onkelinx, and Marleen Vanderpoorten
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Wikipedia | July 08, 2009
Politics of Flanders
...to include them in the alliance, but the outcome is in the balance and is unlikely to happen. Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten) -- part of the alliance VLD/VIVANT Socialist Party - Different...
In this article: European Union
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Wikipedia | January 24, 2009
Verhofstadt I Government
...from 12 July 1999 to 12 July 2003. It was the first government headed by Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (VLD ). It consisted of the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD), the French -speaking Liberal Reformist Party (PRL), the Flemish...
In this article: Guy Verhofstadt, Sustainable development, Minister of Finance, Pierre Chevalier, and Laurette Onkelinx
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SPIEGEL ONLINE - International | December 22, 2008
Banking Scandal Brings Down Government: Belgian King to Name New Ministers
...line for his job have held it before. Jean Luc Dehaene, also from CDV, led Belgium for most of the 1990s, and Guy Verhofstadt, from the Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD), was Leterme's predecessor as prime minister. Wreckage of the...
In this article: Yves Leterme, Fortis, BNP Paribas, Belgium, Jo Vandeurzen, and Albert II
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Wikipedia | December 16, 2008
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The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or OpenVLD (Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 from the former Party for Freedom and Progress (PVV) and a few other politicians from other parties.
The party has been part of the government continuously since 1999; it led the government for three cabinets under Guy Verhofstadt from 1999 until March 2008. It most recently formed the Federal Government from June 2003 through 2007 with the cartel SP.a-Spirit, the Walloon Socialist Party (PS) and the liberal Reformist Movement (MR). In the Flemish Parliament the VLD formed a coalition government with SP.a-Spirit and Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) after the 2004 regional election. Currently, VLD is a member of the Leterme I Government formed on 22 March 2008.
Ideologically, the VLD started as a right-wing, somewhat Thatcherite party under its founder, Guy Verhofstadt. On economic issues the VLD rapidly became more centrist and gave up much of its free-market approach, partly under the influence of Verhofstadt's political scientist brother Dirk Verhofstadt. Party chairman Bart Somers called in November 2006 for a "revolution" within the party, saying that "a liberal party," like the VLD, "can only be progressive and social."
On 19 June 2004 the VLD successfully negotiated a regional coalition government with CD&V/N-VA, the Christian democrats and moderate nationalists, and with the social democratic SP.a-Spirit. In a federal cabinet reshuffle in July 2004, VLD chairman Karel De Gucht replaced Louis Michel (MR) as minister for Foreign Affairs. Former Flemish Minister-President Bart Somers is the new party chairman.
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