US EditionBrussels Government Reaches Coalition Agreement After 600-Day Deadlock
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Brussels government reaches coalition agreement after 600-day deadlock
Brussels' complex institutional set-up was a complicating factor in the coalition talks. To be sworn in, a government needed to hold a majority in both of the local parliament's two linguistic groups, each of which has different parties.
Brussels has finally concluded a regional government, after the parties reached an agreement over 600 days of negotiations, reports POLICY.
Brussels finally got a regional government, after seven parties managed to agree on positions after more than 600 days.
After more than 600 days, there's nothing to be proud of... But we can be relieved to have a Brussels government," said Georges-Louis Boucher. ...
Belgium: There's "white smoke" in Brussels. The Belgian region will have a seven-party government, without the Flemish nationalist N-VA of Prime Minister Bart…
Public pressure led to the sudden formation of a Brussels government after 600 days of fruitless negotiations, according to De Tijd columnist Rik Van Cauwelaert in Terzake. Van Cauwelaert also attributed financial constraints to the situation: "16 of the 19 Brussels municipalities are in need of assistance."
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