A short animated film about the Belgian political structure. The text was written by Marcel Sel, a Belgian writer, author of Walen Buiten, a best-seller on the «Belgian Crisis». The music was specifically composed by Laurent Aglat for the film, and Emma Dornan's beautiful voice gave the commentary its magical tone. The film was directed by Jerome de Gerlache. blog.marcelsel.com laurentaglat.com jeromedegerlache.com
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Belgium's 13 month search for a government goes on after the country's Flemish separatist party rejected a plan to restart coalition talks. N-VA leader Bart De Wever told a news conference: ''Unfortunately, after a thorough study of the proposal the NVA clearly thinks that this is not good enough to start negotiations.'' The plan presented by French-speaking socialist Elio Di Rupo, the man appointed by Belgium's King to break the political stalemate, proposed controversial electoral boundary changes around Brussels. ... www.euronews.net
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Brussels is the capital of a united Europe — only Washington DC has more lobbyists. While tourists munch tasty treats in the historic town center, on the outskirts of this bilingual city are the bustling modern headquarters of the European Parliament. Inside this glassy Tower of Babel, hundreds of politicians are hard at work shaping Europe's future. For centuries, Europe's cultural and political differences often led to war. Today's challenge is to respect these differences while building a democratic, prosperous and peaceful Europe. Brussels offers travelers the chance to watch this fascinating story unfold. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.
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The partners of Belgian politicians are being urged to go on a sex strike until a government is formed. Socialist senator Marleen Temmerman said after a week of a similar sex ban in Kenya in 2009, a government was formed.
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. . . Imran says: "This is a short message to the King of Belgium and specifically to the Muslims in Belgium. This is the flag [black flag of jihad] that, Allah willing, will soon be flying on top of that building over there [the Belgian royal palace]. There you see the flag [Belgian flag] of the Taghut, the infidels, and soon the flag of 'there is no god but Allah' will be flying there, on top of that palace, and on top of all the other palaces in Europe, until Allah willing, we reach the White House...We will not rest, we will not stop, until this flag flies on top of that building [the royal palace]." The video then continues from another location in Brussels, namely directly in front of the Atomium. Imran says: "We can see nowadays how people are taking photos, and how people from all over Brussels and from all over Europe, come here for what is called 'tourism' and take photos of this monument. They hold on to this monument. On top, you can see the Belgian flag. This monument is a symbol of Belgium...Soon, Belgium will fall apart. May Allah disperse them and their country. Amen. Then this symbol will be useless to them." . . . "But Allah willing, Belgium will soon be freed from polytheism and idolatry...We promise to clean Belgium from the system of idolatry as well as of the idols themselves. Then we will demolish this symbol, this monument. Why? ... We need to ensure the safety of Belgian Muslims and non-Muslims in the Islamic state that will replace this Taghut ...
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Belgian senator Marleen Temmerman says the women of the country should refuse to have sex until a government is formed and an eight-month impasse ended.
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249 days: the length of time Belgium has been without a government has prompted newspapers to proclaim the country world champions of political crises. Whereas Iraq finally managed to bring together rival factions after months of deadlock, in Brussels there is still no national administration in sight. Students plan to demonstrate in protest. "It's a bit late for people to start taking action, we should have begun long ago... but still it's good that we're getting mobilised to bring about change in Belgium," said one young man. ... www.euronews.net
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I love my dialect... The perfect dialect in Belgium... "Half en half"... A mix between french and flemish...
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www.nma.tv Political squabbles mean Belgium has been without a federal government for 15 months. A caretaker government with limited powers is in charge. Europe has been plunged into a deep economic funk. Belgians, however, seem oblivious to the chaos around them. England responded to bad economic news with cuts, but Belgium's caretaker government does not have the power. Belgians were spared from austerity measures. It doesn't hurt that salaries and pensions are indexed to inflation. Belgium is experiencing healthy growth while many Eurozone rivals remain stalled. Maybe more countries should go without governments.
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Tip: think of Jeremy Clarkson reading this. Note: this film is a satirical Comment on the lack of progress in Belgian politics, I am NOT a communist, I think it is going way too slow
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Muslims in Belgium / Moslims in België / Les musulmans en Belgique: A young secular Muslim journalist goes undercover in the Muslim community in Belgium and the widespread radicalization and willingness to use violence in the name of Islam among the second-generation of young Muslims shocked her. She discovers that the radicalization is not only occurring in areas of large Muslim concentration but also in the small rural hamlets among the few young Muslims living there. "It is a problem that has gone beyond cities; it has long since reached rural areas, and not only in Belgium." Watch this report and take note folks. This is not something that we can just turn a blind eye to or sweep under the rug. It is a problem that is growing larger and not smaller and it has the potential to affect us all.
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Webster Tarpley talks about economic sanctions on Iran. aired on March 24th 2012
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www.euronews.net In Belgium King Albert II has appointed a new cabinet. The government will be headed by Socialist leader, Elio Di Rupo, the first native French speaking prime minister of Belgium since 1979. His six-party coalition has already lost a year and a half of its four year term and comes to power facing pressure from financial markets and ratings agencies to carry out structural reforms and reduce debt.
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If you dont want to hear the political background skip to 6:00 The situation is kind of innaccurate due to flaws in the game... for example the USSR never builds anything bigger then a 10KT nuke and both superpowers dont develop ICBMs or some interceptors correctly.
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CERIS Interview Theodore Trefon : Democratic Republic of Congo: Challenges & Future of a Failed State. Theodore Trefon (PhD, Boston University) is a Congo expert specializing in the politics of state-society relations. He has devoted the past 25 years to Congo as a researcher, lecturer, author, project manager and consultant. He heads the Contemporary History Section of the Belgian Royal Museum for Central Africa and is Adjunct Professor of International Relations at Boston University Brussels & CERIS "Centre Européen de Recherchces Internationales & Stratégiques".
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Sunday, Aug 19th 1962 at the famous Ebenezer Baptist Church : just released from jail in Albany, Georgia, Martin Luther King is interviewed by the Belgian state television after having given a speech titled "Loving your Enemies".
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Produced by RTBF Belgium © 2011. / Geproduceerd door RTBF België © 2011. ****** English: This RTBF documentary outlines the current political ambiguity surrounding Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels. (Documentary is NOT in English) __________________ Nederlands/Vlaams Deze documentaire schetst de RTBF huidige politieke dubbelzinnigheid rond Vlaanderen, Wallonië en Brussel.
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Belgiums growing rift between its French-speakers and its Flemish population has left the country without a government for six months and given rise to increasing economic concern. Al Jazeera's Mark Seddon reports on the possible split at the heart of Europe.
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An attempt to explain a year of political crisis in Belgium by using only movie titles. - A longer version is available here: www.youtube.com - This video is for non-political and non-commercial use only. - Music: Laid Back - Sunshine Reggae (courtesy of EMI-Medley Records) - More info (mostly in Dutch): www.noppes.info
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by ... MAINUL ISLAM NASIM www.bdeshtv.com
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