There is a growing feeling among many people in Europe that old fashioned discrimination against women or gays belongs to the past and in the modern world there increasingly is a commitment to equality regardless of race, age, gender or ethnicity. However, a recent report from the Institute For Equality Between Men And Women(IEBMWW) […]
Entries Tagged as 'Belgium'
Belgian Women Encounter Workplace Discrimination
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Belgium · Europe · Gender Issues · Human Rights · Politics · Social Justice · World News
Are Belgian Youth Exceptionally Materialistic?
June 4th, 2008 · No Comments
A recent survey of about 1,762 Belgian youth between the ages of 12-24 revealed the type of information all such surveys generally report in modern times– youth are pampered and materialistic. The poll did highlight contemporary youth spend a great deal of time on the Internet, and, in the case of Belgian young people that […]
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Illegal Immigrants Strike In EU
May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Nearly 240 illegal immigrants went on a hunger strike as the European Union’s 27 member states were putting the final touches on a new document which allows governments to detain illegal immigrants for up to 18 months and then prevent them from re-entering the EU for up to five years. The illegals are bunkered […]
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Turkey Upset At Belgium Failure To Convict Terrorists
February 12th, 2008 · No Comments
The Turkish government responded with anger at failure of Belgian courts to convict seven terrorists who belonged to the Revolutiionairy People’s Liberation Party. The group is on the European Union terror list and Turkey wanted them to receive extended sentences, but the court merely convicted them of lesser charges related to possession of firearms and […]
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Turmoil Continues In Pakistan As Taliban Storms Fort
January 17th, 2008 · No Comments
The confusing twisting tale of Pakistan continues as the Taliban stormed a fort on the frontier and allegedly killed 15 Frontier Corps(FC) soldiers and captured about 24. A source told the Lahore Daily Times that seven of the captives has their throats slit by Taliban victors. The Pakistan army claims it killed forty militants and […]
Tags: Belgium · Human Rights · Military · Peace · Politics · War · World News
Bel-Gium Is Dividing As A Nation
December 2nd, 2007 · No Comments
Belgium’s chances of surviving as a unified nation took a serious blow when Yves Leterme the Flemish Christian Democrat leader, abandoned his efforts to create a government and told King Albert the situation was hopeless. Belgium has been without an effective government since June. He admitted being unable to bridge differences between the Dutch-spoeaking […]
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Belgium Disintegrating Over Language And Culture
November 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment
The country of Belgium has been without benefit of an effective government since parliamentary elections in June gave the Flemish speaking parties a majority. Belgium is essentially two separate areas - a Flemish speaking north and a French speaking south. Historically, the French speaking Walloon area was the economic dynamo of the nation due to […]
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