Explaining the Belgian government crisis...in under 3 minutes

Explaining the Belgian government crisis...in under 3 minutes
Copyright Euronews
By Meabh McMahon
Share this articleComments
Share this articleClose Button
Copy/paste the article video embed link below:Copy to clipboardCopied

The country remains without a government, and critical decisions on the climate crisis, budget and migration are on hold. The question is - will they beat their own score? From 2010-2011 Belgium got the Guinness World record for longest time without a government in peacetime.

ADVERTISEMENT

Belgium is facing another deadline to form a government on Tuesday, January 28.

It has been without a government since December 2018, and elections in May 2019 failed to produce a working coalition.

Belgium has two different language communities: the Flemish and the French plus a German-speaking minority.

And even though daily life continues in Belgium, many long term issues are being put on hold.

Euronews takes a look at why making a coalition government in a country of three official languages and several parliaments is such a puzzle.

Watch the video report in the player above.

Share this articleComments

You might also like

Belgian farmers call for weaker protection of wolves, as environmentalists want greater

'We have to welcome Ukraine in NATO,' says new Latvian prime minister in first visit to Brussels

Six young people sue 32 nations for climate inaction at European Court of Human Rights