Still without a government!

After six months without a sitting government, Belgium still seems no closer to solving its ever lengthening constitutional crisis.

Protracted legal arguments between the Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia regions still show no sign of being resolved (the caretaker/interim government has only been in office for some 3 weeks) to the point where if not settled before 23rd March it could plunge Belgium back into political crisis and renew talk about the country splitting into Dutch- and French-speaking halves.

What would a split Belgium mean for Europe? There would be quite serious consequences I think as it’s one of the main hubs of major EU activity.

What is strange to me is how little we see this major story covered in the UK mainstream media. I suppose it’s another example of over there and out of sight. Just adds to the feeling that the UK media has no idea and no interest in anything outside of the UK except for the USA!!!

Interesting comments in Mark Mardell’s Blog.