Belgium why no government

An option that was recently attempted and apparently failed. The third possible scenario, if gridlock endures, is the most unpredictable one: a return to the polls at the beginning of The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore. ON TV. On social media. Who are we? Armistice Day: How does Belgium commemorate? Belgium breaks own record for longest period without government Monday, 03 August Abortion rights law could torpedo Belgium's government formation.

Government formation puzzle: Belgium's two biggest parties agree to look for a compromise. Vaccinated only and lockdowns: EU countries tighten restrictions As coronavirus cases continue to rise across Europe, various countries including Austria, Germany and the Netherlands, are looking to tighten Walloon government wants local authorities to make people follow the rules On Thursday, the Walloon government called on local authorities to ensure strict compliance with health measures relating to the coronavirus pandemic The new government to which Mr de Roover objects is a seven-party coalition which includes Greens, Socialists and Liberals in a marriage of convenience with Flemish Christian Democrats.

To the protesters I met at a Vlaams Belang rally on the outskirts of Brussels the months of negotiations provided evidence that the Belgian state has simply run its course. Kelly, a middle-aged man who'd travelled a long way to be there, put it like this: "It's better for Flanders to be independent, because in Flanders the right is winning and in the French-speaking south it's the left.

When I asked him how long he thought Belgium would exist he said simply: "As long as the politicians don't listen to the people. This doesn't necessarily mean the idea of Belgian-ness is dead, though. Peter de Roover, for example, could imagine a future in which it remained as a kind of umbrella identity over two essentially independent states of Flanders and Wallonia.

There could be a federal army, he suggested, but not a federal police force. There's certainly a degree of pride in Belgium's national football team, the Red Devils, although several Dutch-speakers we met said they were drawn to supporting the Netherlands team instead. There are some bridges between the two biggest communities. There's no longer a single national broadcasting service, though separate channels are provided to the different language groups, Dutch, French and German.

The general news agendas of Flanders and Wallonia are also entirely different. De Croo junior is thought to have been chosen as prime minister to balance the fact that the two biggest Flemish parties are in opposition. This article is more than 1 year old. Topics Belgium Coronavirus Europe news.