Dutch-speaking

When a boy welcomes a native Dutch-speaking journalist to the hideout zone of Subcomandante Marcos in the Lacandon jungle of Chiapas, Mexico, the lingua franca is Spanish.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

When a boy welcomes a native Dutch-speaking journalist to the hideout zone of Subcomandante Marcos in the Lacandon jungle of Chiapas, Mexico, the lingua franca is Spanish.

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

Tensions have been high between French-speaking Wallonian parties, where the socialists won the elections, and Dutch-speaking Flemish ones, where the Flemish, conservative N-VA party—which would ultimately want to make Flanders independent—got most of the votes.

Accord Puts Belgium Closer to New Coalition Alessandro Torello 2011

After the previous government collapsed in April, an election in June delivered a big win for the New Flemish Alliance, a party advocating more autonomy for Dutch-speaking Flanders.

Belgian Bond Auction Eases Concerns John W. Miller 2010

Elections were held in June 2010 but coalition talks have dragged on amid reluctance between the French-speaking and Dutch-speaking regions to share power, and after a surge in support for the Flemish separatist party, the N-VA.

Belgium to Start Talks on Budget Frances Robinson 2011

Belgium has been without a government since a separatist party from the Dutch-speaking north garnered the most votes in national elections in June 2010.

Belgian Parties Seek to End Impasse Frances Robinson 2011

"The NVA won the election because they advocated more regional autonomy, not separation," said a Dutch-speaking senior politician.

Belgian Bond Auction Eases Concerns John W. Miller 2010

Then as now, this Maryland-sized land was divided between the Dutch-speaking Flemish or Flemings of Flanders and the French-speaking Walloons of Wallonia to the south—two peoples straddling the weighty and meaningful border between Latin and Germanic Europe.

A House Long Divided John W. Miller 2011

Prosperous Dutch-speaking Flanders in the north wants greater autonomy, whereas poorer, French-speaking Wallonia in the south argues enough powers have been devolved.

Language Dispute Threatens the Future of Belgium | Impact Lab 2010

On the table at Friday's meeting are proposals to reconfigure Belgium's federal system of government, which divides the country of 11 million into three regions—Francophone Wallonia, Dutch-speaking Flanders and bilingual Brussels.

Belgian Parties Seek to End Impasse Frances Robinson 2011