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  2. Hypothetical partition of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    The creation of three small states (Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia) was preferred by 23%, a union between France and Wallonia was supported by 14%, and a union between Flanders and Brussels together with an independent Wallonia by 12%. In Flanders, 27% supported a three-state scenario and 26% supported a union between Flanders and Brussels.

  3. List of universities in Belgium - Wikipedia

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    LUCA School of Arts (Genk, Ghent, Leuven, Brussels) Thomas More Kempen (Geel, Lier, Turnhout, Vorselaar) Thomas More Mechelen-Antwerpen (Antwerp, Mechelen, Sint-Katelijne-Waver) UC Leuven-Limburg (Diepenbeek, Leuven, Genk, Hasselt, Diest) Katholieke Hogeschool VIVES (Kortrijk, Bruges, Roeselare, Ostend)

  4. Walloon Flanders - Wikipedia

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    The term "Walloon Flanders" appeared after the French conquest and was fixed in the literature by the beginning of the 19th century. Walloon Flanders was part of the County of Flanders from the early Middle Ages, but was ceded to the Kingdom of France from 1304 to 1369, by the Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge which concluded the Franco-Flemish War (1297-1305). [1]

  5. Wallonia - Wikipedia

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    Wallonia is a cognate of terms such as Wales, Cornwall and Wallachia. [9] [10] [11] The Germanic word Walha, meaning the strangers, referred to Gallic or Celtic people. Wallonia is named after the Walloons, a group of locals who natively speak Romance languages.

  6. Belgian nationalism - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] Because the Flanders region is by large majority regionalist (with a minority seeking independence) and because both the Wallonia and Brussels regions and the German community are also by majority regionalist, there is no popular support for Belgian nationalism in any region of Belgium, and political parties that support this ...

  7. In Davos, European executives join Trump's call for action on ...

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    Business leaders in Davos joined calls by U.S. President Donald Trump for the European Union to speed up efforts to reduce regulation and increase competition to prevent the bloc from falling ...

  8. Reichskommissariat of Belgium and Northern France - Wikipedia

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    In January 1945, Van de Wiele was negotiating with Foreign Ministry representative Diehl about the future establishment of separate subdivisions for Flanders and Wallonia; he did not care whether Flanders was to be called a Reichsgau or Reichsmark, as long as the 'artificial' Belgian state was split, and the 'unnatural union' of Flemings and ...

  9. “Pride and Prejudice” Fans Are Flocking to Budget Remake of ...

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    The BBC’s iconic 1995 TV adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice reportedly cost roughly £1 million per episode (about $9.6 million) to make. And it shows. The attention to period ...