Feedback Form
Home
Landslide
He is the “king of Flanders”, “the Flemish lion”, “the Cannibal”. The Flemish newspapers used metaphors normally reserved for their cycling heroes to describe Bart De Wever, whose N-VA convincingly won the federal elections

With more than 28% of the Flemish votes, the electoral landslide of the Flemish nationalist N-VA, headed by the increasingly popular Bart De Wever, is historic. This is the first time that a non-traditional party has won so spectacularly.
Anja Otte
(June 15, 2024)
Good to be gay
On the eve of Antwerp Pride, we look back at the coalition government that made Belgium the most progressive country in the world for gays and lesbians

Last month, 35,000 revellers swarmed around Anspachlaan in downtown Brussels for the gay pride parade and village, a record number and a nearly 30% increase on last year. Although the sunny skies didn’t hurt, the crowds were also a testament to an increasing collaboration between the country’s three gay rights organisations in the three regions.
Lisa Bradshaw
(June 15, 2024)