Archive for Flanders

“The Mill and the Cross”

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , on 12 March 2012 by delclem

“In his new film The Mill and the Cross Polish director Lech Majewski explores the life and work of painter Pieter Bruegel.” Interview (c) wieninternational.at, 2012

Belgium: a never-ending story?

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , on 6 May 2011 by delclem


Is it just political shadow boxing or has the last act of the “Flemish vs Walloon” tragicomedy already begun? However, Belgium is not Central Europe – or is it? Some food for thought for nationalists and Europeans.
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Belgium is like the unloved rich aunt in the nursing home, whose death is expected with impatience by her would-be heirs. However, auntie has been surviving quite a few serious illnesses throughout the years – only to be carried away by a simple flu one day. Is it so with Belgium this time – now that the country holds the dubious European record of not having a working new government more than a year after elections were held in 2010 after another year of political crisis?

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