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	Prime Minister - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In some monarchies the prime minister exercises powers (known as the Royal Prerogative) that are constitutionally vested in the monarch and which can be exercised without the approval of parliament.
		Prime Ministers can be found in both constitutional monarchies (as is the case in the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Norway and Japan), and in republics, where the head of state is an elected or unelected official with varying degrees of real power.
		Contrary to popular and journalistic myth, most prime ministers in parliamentary systems are not appointed for a specific term of office and in effect may remain in power through a number of elections and parliaments.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /prime_minister.htm (1283 words)

	Belgium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Belgium possessed one primary foreign colony during its history: the Congo, which was given to King Leopold II in the Conference of Berlin in 1885.
		Belgium is divided into three communities, the Flemish community, the French-speaking community and the German-speaking community, and in three regions: Brussels (mainly Dutch- and French-speaking, with a population of 980,000), Flemish region (mainly Dutch-speaking, with a population of 5,900,000), and Wallonia (mainly French-speaking, with a population of 3,360,000).
		Belgium was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, the single European currency, in January 1999 and the Belgian franc was completely replaced by euro coins and banknotes in early 2002.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Belgium.htm (3254 words)

	Prime Minister - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In some monarchies the prime minister exercises powers (known as the Royal Prerogative) which are constitutionally vested in the Crown and can be exercised without the approval of parliament.
		The post of prime minister is one which may be encountered both in constitutional monarchies (such as Belgium, Denmark, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and the United Kingdom), and in republics in which the head of state is an elected or unelected official with varying degrees of real power.
		In some presidential or semi-presidential systems such as those of France, Russia, South Korea, or Taiwan the prime minister is an official generally appointed by the President but approved by the legislature and responsible for carrying out the directives of the President and managing the civil service.
	www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Prime_minister (1369 words)

	Head of government article - Head of government cabinet parliamentary system premier prime minister presidential - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In some semi-presidential systems, the head of government is a separate premier or prime minister who is answerable to the president or an absolute or semi-absolute monarch rather than to parliament.
		All of these directly impact on the prime ministerial role, often requiring that the Prime Minister play a 'day to day' role on the floor of the House, answering questions and defending 'his' government on the 'floor of the House'.
		In contrast, prime ministers in semi-presidential systems may be required to play less of a role in the functioning of parliament.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Head_of_government (669 words)

	Prime Minister Article, PrimeMinister Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A prime minister is the chief member of the cabinet in a parliamentarysystem of government, or alternatively an official in a presidential system or semi-presidential system whose duty is to execute the directives of the President and manage the civilservice.
		Prime Ministers can be found in both constitutional monarchies (as is the case inthe United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Norway and Japan), and in republics, where the head of state is an elected orunelected official with varying degrees of real power.
		The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President of the Republic after consultation and with the partiesrepresented in the Assembly of the Republic, due regard being had to the [general] election results.
	www.anoca.org /dates/years/prime_minister.html (1214 words)

	Belgium - Gurupedia
		After Napoleon's demise, in 1815, Belgium was reunited with the northern provinces in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands until the Belgian Revolution in 1830, which established an independent Belgian state.
		Belgium was one of the first countries to adopt the euro, the single European currency, in January 1999 and the Belgian
		In Belgium Roman Catholicism is the majority religion, accounting for between 75% and 80% of the population, although nowadays only about 10% to 20% of the population regularly goes to church.
	www.gurupedia.com /b/be/belgium.htm (2549 words)

	The Chancellery of the Prime Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Prime Ministers discussed bilateral relations, which the Polish PM referred to as "excellent" and added that both countries had good traditions of cooperation which bodes well for our future contacts.
		Prime Minister Juncker said at the press meeting that Luxembourg was fully satisfied with Nice solutions but at the meeting in Nice, Luxembourg had already presented the proposal of "double majority".
		The Belgian Prime Minister added that bilateral meetings were most important since they were an opportunity to learn the arguments and viewpoints of the other party.
	www.kprm.gov.pl /english/2130_6011.htm (657 words)

	UNIDO - 26 November - 2 December
		Prime Minister Verhofstadt wrote the open letter, entitled "The Paradox of Anti-Globalization" after attending the recent G7/G8 summit in Genoa in his capacity as President of the European Union, giving his views on the event and sending "a message to the anti-globalization protesters".
		Former Prime Minister of Japan Yoshiro Mori, was one of the guest speakers at a luncheon hosted by the Embassy of Lebanon in Japan on 20 November 2001 for a business mission from Lebanon led by Lebanon's Minister of Economy and Trade Basil Fuleihan.
		Minister Fuleihan expressed his government?s gratitude for the interest and efforts of UNIDO in the economic and industrial development of Lebanon, highlighting the active relations existing between his office and UNIDO HQ, UNIDO Lebanon and ITPO Tokyo.
	www.unido.org /en/doc/4889 (1812 words)

	Jack Rosen's Letter To Belgium Prime Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		That interpretation would allow Belgium to try American businessmen for alleged offenses against the law of nations committed any where in the world.
		A businessman visiting a plant in Belgium could be arrested and held for trial in Belgium for acts done half a world away and with no plausible connection to Belgium.
		The flaws in Belgium's universal jurisdiction law are glaring and visible for all to see.
	www.ajcongress.org /BelgiumPrimeMinisterLetter.htm (311 words)

	Minister Dr Rupel receives Louis Michel, Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Dr Rupel outlined to the Belgian Minister Slovenia's position that it would be useful to speed up negotiations in the most difficult areas during the Belgian presidency, particularly negotiations on agriculture on the basis of the existing European Union acquis.
		Minister Michel emphasised that European Union enlargement was an irreversible process and that enlargement was necessary and that Belgium supported the principle of the individual evaluation of candidates.
		Minister Michel further stated that Slovenia was proceeding well in negotiations and that the expectations that Slovene citizens would participate in the European Parliament election were therefore realistic.
	www.sigov.si /mzz/eng/news_room/news/01082701.html (423 words)

	On Belgium, Prime Minister Sharon, and International "Justice"
		Belgium, a nation that finessed its long history of colonial brutality by abandoning almost a million defenseless Rwandans to rape and murder, will allow Israel's prime minister to be tried for war crimes in its own courts.
		And while charges were filed in Belgium against Yasser Arafat in November 2001 by relatives of Jewish victims of PLO terrorism, the authorities have yet to act upon this particular complaint.
		Belgium, a country that shamelessly identifies its right to prosecute a Jewish leader for crimes committed by Christians against Muslims, is the nation that brought genocide to the Congo Free State and that stood aside as genocide was committed in the former Belgian colony of Rwanda.
	www.tzemach.org /fyi/docs/beres/february14-03.htm (1403 words)

	BBC News \| EUROPE \| Belgium brings its quirks to the EU
		After all, Belgium's motto as president of the EU is "unity in diversity".
		When EU research ministers gather in Brussels later this year, their host won't be the Belgian research minister, as would seem normal, because federal Belgium has none.
		Belgium's pragmatism and fascination with constitutional matters will come in handy at next December's EU summit, when Guy Verhofstadt will try to find an agreement on such controversial matters as a future constitution for Europe and the division of powers between EU institutions, national governments and regions.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1421000/1421138.stm (734 words)

	When Belgium was liberated in September the country was without a head of state
		As foreign minister in Belgium’s first post-World War II government, Spaak was a pricipal draughtsman of the United Nations Charter and was elected first president of the UN General Assembly in 1946.
		He became prime minister of a coalition government with the Social Christian party in 1947.
		Despite this opposition, Gaston Eyghens, the Liberal prime minister who succeeded Spaak in 1949, pushed through a bill for a referendum which required a 55 percent vote in favor for the king to return.
	www.angelfire.com /pe/riversdale/laura.htm (1585 words)

	BBC News \| AFRICA \| Lumumba's son hails Belgian apology
		Belgium apologised for the first time on Tuesday for the killing of Patrice Lumumba who led Congo, later Zaire, to independence from the former colonial power.
		Belgium is setting up a Patrice Lumumba fund, worth over $3m, in what correspondents describe as an effort to make amends.
		In a similar move two years ago, Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt apologised to the people of Rwanda for his country's attitude during the 1994 genocide.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1802000/1802929.stm (442 words)

	Scoop: Working holiday scheme signed with Belgium
		Prime Minister Helen Clark and Belgium Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt today signed two new agreements between New Zealand and Belgium at their meeting in Brussels.
		The two Prime Ministers also signed a Dependants’ Employment Agreement which will allow the spouses of diplomats to work in the country to which they are posted.
		PM Keen On Peters - Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that she and Michael Cullen had met with Winston Peters and his deputy Peter Brown this morning and that the meeting was very constructive.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/PA0304/S00453.htm (518 words)

	Kinshasa recalls ambassador to Belgium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		KINSHASA, 22 Oct 2004 (IRIN) - Furious over remarks made by the foreign minister of Belgium, the former colonial power, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced on Friday that it is recalling its ambassador from Brussels.
		Mova said his government was now waiting for the Belgian administration to clarify whether its foreign minister "was speaking for himself or whether what he said is the point of view of the whole Belgium government".
		Belgium's prime minister, Guy Verhofstadt, supported De Gucht by saying they were not in contradiction with Belgium's African policy.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=43809 (435 words)

	The Avalon Project : Secretary Colin L. Powell Remarks with His Excellency Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium ...
		It's been my great pleasure to receive Prime Minister Verhofstadt, who is heading the European Union Presidency until the end of the year, and also High Representative Solana, with whom I have worked closely on a number of issues.
		And for the Prime Minister, if you could talk about the issue of extraditions and the death penalty; obviously it keeps coming up, and do you think that cooperation with the US can be reached on this?
		PRIME MINISTER VERHOFSTADT: We are working on the topic that you have mentioned.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/sept_11/powell_brief53.htm (1463 words)

	Belgians may fund Plan, Port Royal - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Minister Knight, speaking on behalf of the developing world, had outlined challenges being faced by sugar brought by Australia, Thailand and Brazil to the European regime, mentioning the negative effect these challenges, if successful, could have on sugar prices.
		The minister also referred to difficulties being faced by Caribbean banana producers which could have "dire consequences" for the economies of Jamaica and these countries if these difficulties were not satisfactorily resolved.
		Jamaica was represented in the talks by Transport and Works Minister Robert Pickersgill, minister of state in the finance and planning ministry, Senator Deika Morrison, as well as senior officials from the ministries of foreign affairs and foreign trade; science, commerce and technology; industry and tourism; and the Port Authority of Jamaica.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20031109T060000-0500_51364_OBS_BELGIANS_MAY_FUND_PLAN__PORT_ROYAL.asp (604 words)

	Belgium May Revive Sharon War Crimes Case
		Belgium is to make changes to its internationally contentious global war crimes legislation which risk resurrecting a politically sensitive case against the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon.
		Belgium gave itself the right in 1993 to try cases of war crimes committed by anyone, anywhere at any time.
		Guy Verhoftstadt, the Belgian prime minister, has thrown his weight behind the plan, saying he has "no objections", and the Belgian media say that the calls for reform of the controversial law are reaching critical mass.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/1-16-2003-33808.asp (682 words)

	Mark Eyskens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He was born in Leuven and is the son of viscount Gaston Eyskens.
		He was a minister several times and became prime minister on April 6, 1981.
		His government quickly collapsed on December 17, due to disagreements on the financing of the Walloon steel industry.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Mark_Eyskens (129 words)

	CNN.com - Court: Sharon case inadmissible - June 26, 2002
		Sharon had faced prosecution under Belgium's unique 1993 law for his alleged role in the massacre of Palestinians at two refugee camps, Sabra and Chatilla.
		The survivors alleged that Sharon, who was defence minister at the time, was responsible for the massacre in the refugee camps near Beirut.
		The World Court ruled that Belgium could not try Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi for allegedly killing hundreds of minority Tutsis in 1998 because of his diplomatic immunity.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/europe/06/26/sharon.belgium (462 words)

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		Pierre Raffarin, the French Prime Minister, and the issue of European integration was evoked again among the political and economic relations.
		The French Prime Minister was informed that these contracts were submitted to audits and he stated that he was looking forward to hearing the result of these analyses that will lay at the basis of a further decision.
	www.roembus.org /gov_agenda/visita_israel_martie2005/meetings/press_statements.htm (696 words)

	Remarks with Prime Minister Verhofstadt of Belgium (in Capacity of EU Presidency)
		Remarks with Prime Minister Verhofstadt of Belgium (in Capacity of EU Presidency)
		And so it is a pleasure to have the Prime Minister and the High Representative here again, and I am pleased that we have such a commonality of views on the Middle East.
		And the Pakistani military has been very cooperative and forthcoming in their work with General Franks and his team, and so we could not have asked for better support from the Pakistani Government than we are receiving.
	www.state.gov /secretary/former/powell/remarks/2001/dec/6928.htm (1490 words)

	Belgium Repeals Controversial War Crimes Law
		The "universal competence" law will be withdrawn and replaced with a new text that has considerably less scope and is more in line with other western countries, Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt told a press conference.
		The 1993 law dragged Belgium into a diplomatic minefield as cases were brought against US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, among others, accusing them of war crimes over the war in Iraq.
		A victim not seeking damages can still however ask a federal judge to bring a case if the victim is Belgian or has lived in the country for at least three years at the time of the alleged crime.
	www.rense.com /general39/blg.htm (428 words)

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		He was appointed Prime Minister on July 12, 1999.
		During the prelude to the Iraq crisis of 2003, Belgium joined France, Germany and Russia in their opposition against the invasion.
		Unofficially there were threats to remove NATO headquarters from Brussels, which was widely seen as a vengeance for Belgium's opposition against the invasion of Iraq.
	en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Guy_Verhofstadt (675 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During the visit, the Prime Minister will exchange views with the Prime Minister of Belgium, Guy Verhofstadt on bilateral relations and other areas of mutual interest including Pakistan- India relations, counter terrorism, UN reforms, reconstruction in Afghanistan, Iraq and European Union, a Foreign Office statement said.
		The Prime Minister will meet with the Belgian business community and will also be the Chief Guest at a dinner hosted by the Federation of Entrepreneurs of Belgium.
		The visit of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to Belgium would provide an ideal opportunity to exchange views on areas of common interest with the leadership of Belgium and the European Union and would act as a catalyst for the ongoing cooperation particularly in the field of trade and economy, the statement said
	www.pakistanlink.com /Headlines/Jan05/23/01.htm (327 words)

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