Jean-Luc Dehaene

...the question of devolution and proposals to re-draw the political boundaries round the capital, Brussels. Former Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene was given the task by King Albert of proposing solutions to Belgium's political and...

In this article: Yves Leterme, Belgium, Allegation, Fortis, and Brussels

...himself studied both economics and philosophy. Ironically, he came close to becoming Belgian prime minister in 1994, when Jean-Luc Dehaene looked set to become president of the European Commission. Van Rompuy was supposed to take...

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...times critical of Leterme's government. -- He was budget minister in 1993-1999 under the Christian Democrat-led government of Jean-Luc Dehaene and brought Belgium's debt down sharply from 130 percent of gross domestic product in the year he...

In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, Christian Democrat, Yves Leterme, Brussels, Economics, Philosophy, Recession, and Catholic University of Leuven

...the EU. The EU has a long history of horse-trading for plum jobs. At a 1994 summit in Greece, Britain vetoed then-Belgian leader Jean-Luc Dehaene as European Commission president. After 12 hours, the job went to Luxembourg premier Jacques...

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...one of Belgium's most important governments, because it successfully transformed Belgium into a federal state. In March 1993, Dehaene offered the King the resignation of his government, because of diverging views on how to handle the...

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...financial fair-play system that will ultimately lead to a more stable financial regulation of European football," Dehaene said. Dehaene's team, which met for the first time Tuesday at UEFA's headquarters, is drawn from eight different...

In this article: Michel Platini, Europe, Champions League, Brian Quinn, Celtic, Chelsea, Bank of England, and AC Milan

Ex-Belgian PM to help contain Euro soccer spending UEFA appointed former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene on Tuesday to lead its campaign to control excessive spending by Europe's top soccer clubs. Dehaene, who led Belgium's...

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By GRAHAM DUNBAR, The Associated Press FILE - In this Tuesday June 8, 1999 file photo former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene is seen in Brussels. UEFA has appointed former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene to lead its campaign...

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Posted: Tuesday September 15, 2009 10:27AM; Updated: Tuesday September 15, 2009 10:27AM Dehaene to lead UEFA fight on clubs' spending NYON, Switzerland (AP) -- UEFA appointed former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene on Tuesday to lead...

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The Former Belgian prime minister Jean-Luc Dehaene has emerged as the most likely candidate to take over as the country's leader after the collapse of Yves Leterme's government. King Albert yesterday accepted Mr Leterme's resignation, which...

In this article: Yves Leterme, Fortis, Recession, Ghent University, Supreme Court, and Belgium