THE moment the Belgian Parliament opened last November, the dangerous and complicated language question provoked a new ministerial overturn; and a crisis has been latent ever since. The November ...

Flanders’ battle for linguistic rights in Belgium is well documented. Yet until the last century, Walloons spoke their own regional language – Walloon – which UNESCO labels "definitely endangered". C’ ...

Belgians do not know why their country has a language border. No single social, political or historical factor can explain it – but a team of Belgian researchers at KU Leuven are using new ...

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Belgium is in breach of the European Union’s rules on the single market in the way it imposes language requirements for jobs in public service. The ...

While many romantics claim that football is a universal language, the truth is that verbal communication is essential to performing at a high level on the pitch. Often at the highest professional club ...

BRUSSELS — In March, the first meeting took place in a new effort to coordinate Belgium’s public support for film production. In a nation addicted to divisions, the response was typically split. Some ...