End to Belgian political crisis in sight

An eight-month-old political crisis in Belgium, one of Europe’s most decentralised states, appeared close to an end on the 25 February 2008 with a compromise under which even more self-rule would be offered to the country’s regions.
After negotiations lasting into the early hours, a committee of Belgian elder statesmen struck an agreement that foresees the transfer of various powers over industrial policy, housing and agriculture.

BBC News, 25.2.08: Deal eases Belgian political woes http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7263246.stm

BBC News, 20.3.08: New Belgian cabinet ends crisis http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7306180.stm

BBC News, 18.3.08: Nine-month crisis over in Belgium http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7302154.stm

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