Belgians stage big protest rally

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Series Details 15.12.07
Publication Date 15/12/2007
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Thousands of trade union members protested in Brussels, 15 December 2007, against rising prices and the failure of Belgium's politicians to form a new government since the general election in June 2007.

On the 17 December 2007 the Belgian caretaker Prime Minister, Guy Verhofstadt, agreed to form an interim government.

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BBC News, 21.12.07: Belgian interim cabinet sworn in http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7155403.stm
Deutsche Welle, 19.12.07: Belgian Parties Agree on Coalition, Could Form New Government http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3012048,00.html
BBC News, 17.12.07: Belgian king acts to end crisis http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7148143.stm

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