Maroun Labaki
Maroun Labaki is a journalist at Belgian daily Le Soir where he covers business and European institutions. Originally from the Lebanon, he also keeps track of events in the Middle East.
Updated: 19 November 2009
On 17 February, Belgium beat the world record for the longest period a country has gone without a government - 249 days. Far from despairing, Belgian are facing the future with humour as this letter from Angela Merkel to Nicolas Sarkozy, dreamed up Le Soir columnist Maroun Labaki, demonstrates.