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 ...

The Flemish and Walloon regions of Belgium have reached a series of agreements on conflicts that existed over radio frequencies in the country. The two provinces had been at odds for years but the ...

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 ...

Belgium’s history of linguistic bickering between Flemings and Walloons entered a new phase this week when police arrested a Flemish woman for calling her Walloon husband lazy, Belgian media said on ...

(JTA) — The Parliament in the northern Belgium Flanders, or Flemish, region unanimously passed a resolution banning ritual slaughter without stunning. The decision, made last week, follows a similar ...