Lee Reynolds on August 26, 2007, 7:32 pm | Readers 0
Belgium is having some trouble getting a government, nothing necessarily unusual about that but this time seems particularly bad. Almost three months after an election it is still without a government and negotiations have basically hit a brick wall. In addition to the usual tensions and disagreements between the linguistic groups, some are arguing that Belgium’s decision to join the euro is contributing to the failure. The argument is that in the past such a political crisis would have created a monetary crisis, this risk or event focused minds to ensure a government was created but now no such risk exists.
We are reader supported. Donate to keep Slugger lit!
For over 20 years, Slugger has been an independent place for debate and new ideas. We have published over 40,000 posts and over one and a half million comments on the site. Each month we have over 70,000 readers. All this we have accomplished with only volunteers we have never had any paid staff.
Slugger does not receive any funding, and we respect our readers, so we will never run intrusive ads or sponsored posts. Instead, we are reader-supported. Help us keep Slugger independent by becoming a friend of Slugger. While we run a tight ship and no one gets paid to write, we need money to help us cover our costs.
If you like what we do, we are asking you to consider giving a monthly donation of any amount, or you can give a one-off donation. Any amount is appreciated.
Belgium is having some trouble getting a government, nothing necessarily unusual about that but this time seems particularly bad. Almost three months after an election it is still without a government and negotiations have basically hit a brick wall. In addition to the usual tensions and disagreements between the linguistic groups, some are arguing that Belgium’s decision to join the euro is contributing to the failure. The argument is that in the past such a political crisis would have created a monetary crisis, this risk or event focused minds to ensure a government was created but now no such risk exists.
