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 ...

The question whether Flemish is a language or a dialect is as interesting, and as futile, as asking if Mancunian, Texan or Appalachian are languages or dialects of English. In the Netherlands as well ...

BELGIUM head into the 2022 World Cup as one of the dark horses to go far in the tournament. Roberto Martinez’s side are blessed with a talented group of young stars – and many are tipping them to ...

Dutch is the official language in Belgium. French-speakers often pejoratively call the Dutch language used by Flemings Flemish but it is Dutch nevertheless. The Flemish tend to use it to refer to the ...

Is Flanders a Continental Ireland? Does the growing violence of the struggle between its Flemish and its French-speaking citizens spell the disruption of Belgium? The answer to these questions is ...

Roberto Martinez heads into his first major tournament as boss hoping to shed Belgium's underachiever tag BELGIUM head into the 2022 World Cup as one of the dark horses to go far in the tournament.