Behind most of Belgium’s recent political troubles has been the rising strength of the Flemish-speaking people. From 1831, when Belgium gained her independence from The Netherlands, until 1914.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Tuesday upheld the legality of Belgium’s Flemish and Walloon decrees which requires that all animals slaughtered for human consumption must be killed only ...

In Charleroi, the Walloon banners screamed “No to a Flemish dictatorship!” An orator in Flanders shouted, “We reject all further compromises!” The angry shouts over much of Belgium last week were the ...

Walloons depict Flemings as narrow-minded and inward-looking. The result is an often divided country, even though both languages are taught in almost all schools. There are no statistics on how many ...

Now that I’m back in the United States, I’m happy to report that Belgium seems to function just fine despite near-paralysis of federal politics over bitter disputes between francophone Wallonia and ...

2010 is drawing to a close and it’s a chance for Belgian cinema to take a last look back in order to celebrate a past year rich in film productions. Since 2005, this is exactly what the organisers of ...