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Belgium, [b] officially the Kingdom of Belgium, [c] is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries , it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west.
Following the 2024 Belgian federal election, government formation talks began on 10 June. King Philippe named Bart De Wever (N-VA) as informateur. Incumbent Prime Minister Alexander De Croo would announce his resignation, although his government would continue to oversee their duties until a new coalition could be formed.
In Belgium, aside from a few minor German-speaking parties, most political parties are either Dutch-speaking (Flemish) or French-speaking; the only major bilingual party operating across all of Belgium is the Workers Party of Belgium (PVDA/PTB), [8] a far-left party which first won seats in the Chamber in 2014 and as of 2019 has three seats in ...
The Government of the Brussels-Capital Region is the executive branch of the Brussels-Capital Region. Following the 7 June 2009 election , the French-speaking parties PS , Ecolo and CDH formed a coalition with the Dutch-speaking parties Open VLD , Sp.A , CD&V and Groen! .
Belgium – sovereign country located in northwest Europe. [1] It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations , including NATO , of which it is also a founding member.
The Belgian Government in London (Dutch: Belgische regering in Londen; French: Gouvernement belge à Londres), also known as the Pierlot IV Government, was the government in exile of Belgium between October 1940 and September 1944 during World War II. The government was tripartite, involving ministers from the Catholic, Liberal and Labour Parties.
Belgium switched from the Belgian franc to the Euro as its currency after 1 January 2002. Belgian per capita GDP ranks among the world's highest. In 2008, the per capita income (PPP) was $37,500. The federal government has not managed to present balanced budgets in recent years and public debt remains high, at 99% of 2009 GDP.
The De Croo Government was the Federal Government of Belgium, led by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo from 1 October 2020 to 3 February 2025. It acted in a caretaker capacity from the resignation of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on 10 June 2024, following the 2024 Belgian federal election , until the formation of the next government .