Gijs Moes
Gijs Moes is a journalist for Dutch daily Trouw. He writes on political and economic issues in an international context.
Updated: 24 May 2009
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By Gijs Moes
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Belgium: Flemish and Francophones, into the void
22 April 2010422 Trouw Amsterdam -
European Parliament: 785 swotting for Europe
21 May 2009Trouw Amsterdam
Just two months before Belgium takes over the EU presidency, the 22 April resignation of PM Yves Leterme has once again revived fears that the country is on the verge of falling apart at the seams. At the heart of the crisis, disputes over rights and privileges of French and Flemish speakers in the bilingual constituency of BHV, or Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde. 
Registration and use of chemical products, reduction of CO2 emissions - MEPs often have to handle very technical issues. Painstaking work.