Flemish-speaking

This extraordinary region, otherwise known as the Flemish-speaking half of Belgium, offers something for everyone: gorgeous architecture, a cutting-edge arts scene, stylish shopping and vibrant nightlife ... and we mustn't forget the food!

Enjoy an autumn city break in Flanders 2011

Split by linguistic differences between a Flemish-speaking north and a French-speaking south, voters in Belgium set a world record this year, by being unable to agree on a formal government since holding elections last June.

The Really Smart Phone Robert Lee Hotz 2011

But apparently they've recently come off an epic stand-off between the Flemish-speaking majority and the French-speaking minority, the crisis resolved with the election as prime minister of Elio di Rupo , a son of Italian immigrants who is gay and a proud bowtie wearer to boot.

The Pride of Belgium Ralph Gardner Jr. 2012

In 1939 the Vlaamse Conferencie (the association of young Flemish-speaking Antwerp lawyers) set a precedent by expelling all of its seventeen Jewish members.

R��gine Karlin-Orfinger. 2009

One 1940s-style comedy sketch lampooned Jews' reactions to comments made by the culture minister of Flanders, the country's Flemish-speaking community.

Now showing: Anti-semitic TV in Belgium.... GayandRight 2009

Btw, walloon refers to the French-speaking region of Belgium, as opposed to the Flemish-speaking one Flanders.

Twitter Tracker | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2009

Brussels is traditionally French-speaking, but it is located deep within the Flemish-speaking region of Flanders.

The French Connection 2008

: The mayor of a predominantly Flemish-speaking suburb of Brussels introduced a measure banning French-speaking children from the town's playgrounds, just days after a new Belgian government was sworn in after months of feuding between the country's linguistic communities.

Is Iraq Ready to Deal 2008

The ring road around the capital, Brussels, was blocked, NATO headquarters on red alert, and police controls thrown up along the border between Flemish-speaking and French-speaking regions.

Blame it on Science Fiction | Diane Duane's weblog: "Out of Ambit" 2006

Flemish-speaking politicians from Flanders wanted to devolve more power to the region, something Francophones in Wallonia stongly oppose.

Archive 2007-08-01 2007