Belgium
Opposition grows to Belgium austerity
By Robert Stevens, February 3, 2012
The six-party coalition government in Belgium is meeting with growing opposition to its imposition of billions of euros in austerity cuts.
Grenade attack on Belgian city square leaves six dead, 123 wounded
By Stefan Steinberg and Alex Lantier, December 14, 2011
Six people were dead and 123 wounded after an attacker threw three grenades and opened fire on a crowded bus station in the Belgian city of Liège.
Belgian burqa ban comes into force
By Paul Bond, August 2, 2011
Belgium has become the latest European country to implement a legal ban on the wearing of the Islamic burqa in public.
Regional divisions threaten to break Belgium apart
By Dietmar Henning, January 31, 2011
By stirring up regional chauvinism, Belgian politicians are driving the country to financial collapse and national fragmentation.
Belgium fears becoming “Greece on the North Sea”
By Paul Bond, August 21, 2010
Negotiations to form the new coalition government are proceeding slowly in Belgium, amid market demands for tough austerity measures.
European trade unions agree to closure of GM plant in Belgium
By Dietmar Henning, April 24, 2010
Trade union work councils at the Opel motor company agreed to the closure of the Belgian plant in Antwerp last Sunday.
Belgian rail workers take wildcat action over safety fears after fatal collision
By Julie Hyland, February 17, 2010
Workers on Belgium’s rail network took wildcat strike action yesterday following the crash between two rush-hour trains near the capital, Brussels, the previous day that left 18 people dead and almost 200 injured.
A socialist program to defend jobs at Opel
For a rebellion against the nationalist policies of the trade unions
By Socialist Equality Party, January 28, 2010
The Socialist Equality Party distributed this statement, translated into Dutch, to workers at the Opel factory in Antwerp, Belgium.
Belgium: Opel plant to close in Antwerp
By our correspondents, January 28, 2010
The trade unions and works council active in automaker Opel organised a sham protest in Antwerp to cover up their own role in the closure of the local factory
GM announces closure of Opel plant in Antwerp
The nationalist poison of the trade unions
By Dietmar Henning, January 25, 2010
From the start of the dispute over the future of Opel, the German trade unions have sought to spread the poison of nationalism among auto workers.
GM to close Antwerp Opel plant
By our correspondent, January 25, 2010
US automaker General Motors has closed down its Opel factory in the Belgian city of Antwerp.
Opel workers demonstrate in Antwerp in defence of jobs
Works councils and unions prepare sell-out
By our reporters, September 25, 2009
On Wednesday, 3,500 Opel employees demonstrated in front of the factory gate at the Opel plant in Antwerp, Belgium, to defend their jobs. Trade union leaders cynically exploited the rally to prepare job cuts.
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