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News about Kris Peeter
Flemish economy gets a boost
The Flemish government will invest €800 million extra in the Flemish economy. Flemish Prime Minister Kris Peeters announced this in the Sunday VRT news programme De Zevende Dag. The PM is hopeful that by investing
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Belgium takes Opel case to next level
The question of job safety amid the ongoing recession fears is seemingly brewing a bilateral row between Belgium and Germany. The Belgian authority last week heightened its resistance against German state aid to auto manufacturer
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KBC gets a 2-bln Euro boost
The Flemish government held an emergency meeting to discuss the problems at KBC bank finally deciding on an economic boost to the tune of two billion Euro. Following this the bank will also get the
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The longest week of the year, and the solstice too
“Only in semblance are the outward and inward seasons of a life identical; in verity, wealth of experience is the sole measure of living, and the spirit is timed by another clock than that of
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A legion of tractors, trucks and taxis descends on Brussels
On June 18, farmers, taxi drivers and truckers rallied in their vehicles at the Cinquantenaire Park in Brussels from to protest what they said was the government’s inaction with regards to helping different sectors of the economy cope with the
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Council of Europe hears Minister Keulen’s justification
On May 13, Flemish Minister of Interior Administration, Marino Keulen (Open VLD), met with the commission from the Council of Europe investigating the issue concerning three non-appointed mayors of the facilitated municipalities of Kraainem, Wezembeek-Oppem
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Go east, Veritas dresses up and expands fast now
Veritas, the haberdashery chain founded in Antwerp in 1892, is eyeing targets in Eastern Europe. Its only foreign presence is found in Luxemburg, which will soon be joined by five more. Verigroup managing director Marc
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Invest in Belgium launched, please ignore the politics
The Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, along with Belgium’s regional leaders, launched a new promotional campaign called “Only in Belgium” early last week. The main purpose of the initiative is to promote Belgium as an
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Budget balance in favour with states
Federal Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (Open Vld) has asked the federal states to make an extra budgetary effort in order to balance the federal budget, something to which Flemish Minister- President Kris Peeters (CD&V) has
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No housing crisis here, bubble shows no signs of bursting
Apartment prices in Sweden are continuing to rise, according to new figures from Maklarstatistik, The Local reported on September 10. Over the last 12 months the cost of buying a flat has increased by an
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Sacked VRT boss paid out
The departure of sacked VRT chief Tony Mary has been settled quicker than expected, reported expatica last Wednesday. Mary, chairman of the board Guy Peeters and Flemish Media Minister Geert Bourgeois reached a deal over
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Flood warning system promised
Flanders will receive at the end of next year a flood-warning system for the entire region, Flemish Environment Minister Kris Peeters said recently. The environment administration Aminal will tender the contract out in the near
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Flemish-Dutch in crucial Antwerp port deal
Belgian and Dutch government authorities reached a deal in the Zeeland city of Middelburg on Wednesday before last aimed at deepening the Schelde River which runs between the two countries, expatica reported. The excavation works
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New Flemish nitrate regulations
Flemish farmers will have to use less manure to fertilise fields following a decision by Flemish Environment Minister Kris Peeters to expand the number of designated “vulnerable” areas by 142,000 hectares, expatica reported Friday before
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Starman gains foothold on phone market in Estonia Calls within company’s network will be free of charge
Competition in the fixed-line phone market in Estonia is poised to get tougher as Starman, the country’s largest cable TV and cable Internet provider, began offering its clients fixed-line telephony services starting February 1, the
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sProminent Estonian centre party for EU membership
Although the Centre Party will officially determine whether it favours Estonian membership of the EU at its party congress on August 9, some of its most prominent members have signed a petition advocating membership, according
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sELDR council prepared to admit Estonia's Centre party
The European Liberal Democratic Reform Party (ELDR), at its Party Council in London, backed a proposal to admit Estonia's Centre Party, with the final approval depending on the party's position on Estonia's entry into the
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Kassandra
David Cameron and the Rumble in the Jungle
It is said that a week is a long time in politics and this week has been as long as
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Suffer Little Children
The Commission are sometimes accused of making propaganda, especially when engaging with children, but their
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Farage to Belgium: I'm sorry; but he's not apologizing to Van Rompuy
Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with European Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the
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Banking
Banks can create and destroy -...
Banks can create money. This time-cherished truth opened the way to the last credit crisis, which still threatens the world
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Down with the bankers, loan sharks...
Europeans have rightfully blamed greedy American bankers whose blood lust for money caused the worldwide recession that put scores of
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EU says ok to Greek deficit...
After the European Union once again delayed any decision on whether to bail out Greece as the country struggles to
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EU Council/Presidency
Farage To Belgium: "I'm Sorry"...
Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the unrepentant EFD Leader spoke about being
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Spanish Presidency plan for electric...
 Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, has pledged to present a
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World unites in Haiti aid effort:...
With the whole world watching, as Haiti tries to recover from the 7-richter earthquake that has reportedly killed 50,000, a
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USA
Despite defeat, US could still access EU citizen’s bank data
Although the European Parliament dealt a surprise defeat to an EU-US deal that would have allowed American investigators to look
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Obama gives $8 billion loan guarantee to boost nuclear power
US President Barack Obama on 16 February announced $8 billion worth of loan guarantees to
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Hillary flies to London for Afghanistan Conference
In what is gearing up to be the event of the Defense calendar 2010, UK
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The grades are in for Obama’s first year in office – and they’re not so good
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit
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Russia
Baltics question need for sale of French warship to Russia
The Baltic states of Latvia and Lithuania said on 24 February that they remained to be convinced that the sale
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Russia may consider new Iran sanctions
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said his country is ready to consider new sanctions against Iran
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Khodorkovsky condemns Russia’s legal system
Russia’s justice system is still mired in violence and arbitrariness, despite reforms promised by Kremlin
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Two years into Medvedev’s first term as president
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev marked the halfway point of his four-year term in office on
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CHINA
Will China re-define great power politics?
Will China redefine great power politics?   China is presenting its ascent not as a power shift, but as a paradigm shift.
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EU firms bullish on China, intellectual property debated
The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets,
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China miffed over German snubs at Frankfurt book fair
Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas
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The destiny and potential of the OSCE
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan



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