Belgium studies Czechoslovakia breakup
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The split of Czechoslovakia into two countries 15 years ago has been referred to as a "velvet divorce" &#151; hassle-free, peaceful and as amicable as a breakup can be.
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Tuesday's papers look at intercommunal tension in the Netherlands and the far right in Germany
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PRAGUE- EU institutions view the Czech Republic as a country posing "a risk" to the EU Constitution's future, as there exist fears in Brussels that the Czechs could reject the document, former Czech EU ...
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Suddenly and shockingly, Belgium came to an end. State television broke into regular programming late Wednesday with an urgent bulletin: The Dutch-speaking half of the country had declared independence and the king and queen had fled. Grainy pictures from the military airport showed dark silhouettes of a royal entourage boarding a plane.
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Guy Verhofstadt, Belgium's prime minister, was trying to stop the crisis wrecking his coalition government yesterday, although doctors told him to work from home after he broke two ribs in a car accident on ...
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By Julien PonthusBRUSSELS  - A French-speaking party agreed on Wednesday to join a coalition that Belgium's caretaker Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt is trying to form, and media reported an interim government could be formed by the end of this week."The prime minister has unblocked the situation," a spokesman for Verhofstadt said of the decision by the Christian Democratic party.Belgium has been without a government since an election in June.Verhofstadt was asked by King Albert to try to end the political deadlock and form an interim government. Read more
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Belgium's political tensions entered the glamour stakes after it was revealed that the new Miss Belgium does not speak Dutch.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Belgian counterpart sought Thursday to hammer out their differences over a new EU treaty, in the run-up to a crunch summit next month.
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Belgium&#39;s prime minister-in-waiting,  who has irked Belgium&#39;s French speakers by saying they were too  stupid or unwilling to learn Flemish, could not remember his  country&#39;s anthem on National Day this weekend.
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Czech dailies consider their prime minister's position after a routing at the polls. German papers debate the moral issues of a forthcoming trial, while France's troubles in Ivory Coast seem far from over.
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BUDAPEST, Aug 15 (IPS) - The European Union has agreed on a document to  reform itself institutionally, but Brussels is beginning to  understand it will have to get used to tough opposition from some  of its Eastern European member states.
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Belgium's caretaker prime minister reached agreement on Wednesday on forming an interim coalition government, providing a temporary solution to a political crisis after an election six months ago.
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But these apparently insignificant arguments provide a key insight into the different streams of opinion in the Czech Republic, a country whose attitude to EU membership is complex and sometimes contradictory.
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BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on Czech attitudes to Brussels' red tape, and the ancient practice of rhinokopia.
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The 60th anniversary of the last major confrontation on the western front is commemorated in Belgium.
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50275)  has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report: Computer  Hardware in Belgium to their offering.
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In a fictional broadcast by Belgian public television, Flanders had proclaimed its independence.