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 Belgium - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Belgium
At the beginning of the 9th century, under Charlemagne, Belgium became the centre of the Carolingian dynasty, and the peace and order during this period fostered the growth of such towns as Ghent, Bruges, and Brussels.
Dying before his father, Philip left the Low Countries to his son, the future Emperor Charles V, who also became king of Spain, and so began the connection of the region (now referred to as the Spanish Netherlands) with Spain, that was to last until the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.
Martens resigned after the November 1991 elections, but was persuaded to carry on as caretaker prime minister until March 1992 when, on the request of the king, the deputy prime minister Jean-Luc Dehaene, also a Flemish Catholic, formed a new coalition in alliance with the Socialists.
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Climate The climate of Spain is mainly Mediterranean.
The major universities of Spain include the University of Madrid, the Polytechnic University of Madrid (1971), the University of Barcelona (1450), the University of Granada (1526), the University of Salamanca, the University of Seville (1502), and the University of Valencia (1510).
Spain and the United States renewed their bilateral defence agreement in 1988, allowing the continued use of bases in Spain by the United States for an additional eight years.
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 MALTA - LoveToKnow Article on MALTA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A council of government, of which the members were nominated, was constituted by letters patent in 1835, but this measure only increased the agitation for a representative legislature.
Ministers at home havi often appeared to be inclined to the policy of pleasing by avoid ing the reforming of what might be left as it was found.
An executive council was established in 1881, and the franchise was extended in 1883.
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 Everything about State   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The district of the Chatham Islands Council is termed the Chatham Islands Territory, although it is in all legal senses an integral part of New Zealand.
Ministers may in theory act as advisors to the head of state, but in practice have a certain amount of direct power in specific areas.
Many conferences between trade and finance ministers of the core globalizing nations have been met with large, and occasionally violent, protests from opponents of "corporate globalism".
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 PolitInfo.com: Current Events January 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Former French Prime Minister and current Mayor of Bordeaux Alain Juppe is convicted of a party funding scam in the 1980s and early 1990s, and is given an 18 month suspended jail sentence and disqualified from elected office for 10 years, although he retains his mayoralty pending his appeal.
South Korea's foreign minister Yoon Young-kwan resigns after a controversy in which his ministry was accused of diverging from the government's policy of increased independence from the United States.
Iran's provincial governors are threatening to resign unless a decision by the conservative Guardian Council is reversed.
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 Russia
The plan worked, in some sense, as the Soviet Union successfully transformed from an agrarian economy to a major industrial powerhouse in an unbelievably short span of time, but widespread misery and famine ensued for many millions of people as a result of the severe economic upheaval.
In 1936 the USSR was in strong opposition to Nazi Germany, and supported the republicans in Spain who struggled against German and Italian troops.
Russia saw her comparatively developed centrally planned economy contract severely for five years, as the executive and legislature dithered over the implementation of reforms and Russia's industrial base faced a serious decline.
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 BLOG.THISMAGAZINE.CA: June 2005 Archives
The UK press has had fun detailing the many ridiculous orders that have been served, from the woman who is no longer allowed to garden in her underwear to the new rule that allows local councils to fine people who let their hedges grow too high.
On June 9th, Europe returned the favour, in the form of a report from the Council of Europe commissioner for human rights, Alvaro Gil-Robles.
The deal is expected to be approved by the G8 finance ministers this weekend, and would write off $16.7-billion (US) "owed" to foreign lenders such as the IMF and the World Bank.
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