The 1830 Belgian Revolution led to the establishment of an independent, Catholic and neutral Belgium under a provisional government.
On the eve of the first world war, Eichengreen shows, the Dutch guilder, Belgian franc and Austrian schilling were all more important as reserve currencies than the dollar.
One of the reasons the credit crunch in the UK has been particularly fierce is because Irish, Icelandic and Belgian Banks that had lent aggressively during the boom suddenly withdrew from the market.
The third night was spent in the Belgian farmer's garden.
Danny Pieters, the N-VA president of the Belgian Senate, says he sees no need for a Flemish army: one day Belgian forces will be part of a European one.
Absolute nonsense. Just assume you have a ship with a crew of one third Belgian,one third Portuguese,and one third Danish. It won't work. Won't work.
Several of Europe's big bailed-out firms, including Dexia, a Franco-Belgian lender to local governments, rely heavily on the state in the absence of securitisation markets that are still not working.
They were created by Belgian studio Coming Soon for the Gent Scheppende Stad (Ghent Creative City).
On the day I visit, a bespectacled Belgian man sits at one end of a long table in front of a pile of bones.
In 1978, Belgian cyclist Michael was found changing his urine sample, which was waiting for inspection, after he got the yellow jersey. He was driven out of the race immediately.
The ale is a brewed by Belgian firm Caulier since 1995 and is originates from the country's Walloon region.
She preferred Miss Marple to her equally famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, saying in 1968. "Miss Marple is really much more fun, a less artificial character and easier to introduce...."
In Spain the group is fighting a price war and its Italian and Belgian businesses are both being restructured.
At one recent EU summit the Belgian and Dutch leaders even shouted at each other.
After Allied defeat in “Dieppe Raid”, Hitler ordered the German forces to further consolidate the “Atlantic Fortress.” This was a defense belt running from Belgian coast to the entire western coast of France, and linked with fortified strongholds.
HEARD the one about the Scotsman, the Spaniard and the Belgian?
In “Lorna’s Silence” (Sony), the Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, shooting on location in Liège, use symbolic and theatrical elements to transcend practical naturalism.
A new study reported by Belgian scientists suggests that there are severe chromosome abnormalities found in over 90% of eggs fertilized for in vitro treatments.
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