Belgium

Further articles on 'Belgium':

• 08/04/2014: Belgium: 50,000 join ETUC Brussels demonstration
  Eric Byl, General Secretary, Linkse Socialistiche Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (PSL/LSP)
• 05/04/2014: Belgium: The rise of the PTB/PvdA
  Eric Byl, LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium)

2013:

• 19/03/2013: Belgium: Caterpillar Gosselies – dragged in by wave of layoffs
  Eric Byl, General Secretary, Linkse Socialistiche Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (PSL/LSP)
• 29/01/2013: Belgium: "Expropriation and nationalisation!"
  Eric Byl, LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium)
• 04/01/2013: Belgium/Sri Lanka: Victory in campaign to stop deportation of a Tamil activist
  Socialistworld.net

2012:

• 12/11/2012: Belgium: Over 15,000 on ’March for the Future’, Genk
  PSL-LSP (CWI in Belgium)
• 07/11/2012: Belgium: Genk Ford workers blockade plant
  Eric Byl, LSP/PSL (CWI Belgium), Brussels
• 26/06/2012: Belgium: United left election lists launched successfully
  LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium) reporters
• 05/03/2012: Belgium: Thugs used against Meister strikers
  Geert Cool, LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium)
• 03/02/2012: Belgium: January 30 General Strike
  Eric Byl, LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium)
• 06/01/2012: Belgium: New government is no reason to celebrate
  PSL/LSP (CWI in Belgium)

2011:

• 16/12/2011: Kazakhstan: Solidarity protests held at Kazakh embassies
  Socialistworld.net & CWI Reporters
• 08/12/2011: Belgium: Tens of thousands rally calling for nationalisation of steel plant
  Socialistworld.net
• 06/12/2011: Belgium: 80,000 demonstrate against cuts
  Geert Cool, LSP/PSL (CWI Belgium)
• 26/10/2011: Belgium: Nationalise the steel sector under workers’ control!
  Nicolas Croes, Parti Socialiste de Lutte/Linkse Socialistiche Partij (CWI in Belgium)
• 25/10/2011: Belgium: 10,000 youth protest on 15 october in Brussels
  Boris Malarme and Mathias Vander Hoogerstraete PSL/LSP (CWI in Belgium)
• 10/10/2011: Kazakhstan: Solidarity protest at football match in Brussels
  PSL/LSP (CWI in Belgium) reporters

2010:

• 20/12/2010: History: 50 years since “strike of the century” in Belgium
  By Nicolas Croes, LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium)
• 30/09/2010: Belgium: Over 100,000 demonstrate against European governments’ savage cuts
  Geert Cool, LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium)
• 28/06/2010: Belgium: Flemish nationalists and Walloon social-democrats win elections
  Interview with a Belgian socialist, Socialistworld.net
• 08/05/2010: Belgium: Government plans to ban the burqa
  Anja Deschoemacker, LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium)
• 12/03/2010: Belgium: Successful mobilisations against far right
  Geert Cool, LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium)
• 10/03/2010: Belgium: Attacks on jobs and wages threaten women’s gains
  Anja Deschoemacker, national women’s organiser of PSL/LSP (CWI Belgium)
• 25/02/2010: Belgium: Joe Higgins MEP - ‘Privatisations causes enormous dangers’
  Socialistworld.net
• 18/02/2010: Belgium: Halle train crash
  Article on the based on a discussion with Belgian railway workers by LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium)
• 25/01/2010: Belgium: Victory for Inbev workers
  LSP/PSL reporters (CWI in Belgium)

2009:

• 11/10/2009: Belgium: Anti-fascists organise against violence
  Geert Cool, LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium)
• 08/09/2009: Belgium: Antwerp - repression used to force through anti-veil measures
  Left Socialist Party reporters (CWI in Belgium)
• 20/08/2009: Belgium: A future for Opel Antwerp is possible
  Jan Vlegels, Linkse Socialistische Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (the CWI in Belgium)
• 18/05/2009: Belgium: 50,000-strong Brussels demonstration joins 300,000 other trade unionists across Europe fighting for jobs
  Eric Byl, Linkse Socialistische Partij / Parti Socialiste de Lutte (the CWI in Belgium), Brussels
• 28/03/2009: Belgium: Strong anti-fascist demonstration in Leuven.
  Geert Cool – LSP/PSL (CWI in Belgium)
• 25/03/2009: Belgium: Car industry in crisis
  Thomas, LSP/PSL (CWI in Belguim), Antwerp

2008:

• 26/12/2008: Belgium: Government resigns
  Eric Byl – LSP/MAS (CWI Belgium)
• 17/10/2008: Belgium: 6 October - national day of action
  Els Deschoemacker, LSP-MAS (CWI Belgium)
• 16/06/2008: Belgium: Successful union ‘Week of action’ to protest rising cost of living
  By Belgian CWI correspondents
• 29/05/2008: Belgium: Spontaneous strike wave pushes union leaders into calling action over wages
  Eric Byl, LSP/MAS (CWI Belgium)
• 02/05/2008: Belgium: May Day demos show growing anger at falling living standards
  Geert Cool, LSP/MAS (CWI Belgium)
• 17/03/2008: Belgium: 1,000s demonstrate against racism and sexism
  Geert Cool, LSP/MAS, Brussels
• 30/01/2008: Belgium: Strike wave for higher wages
  Els Deschoemacker, LSP/MAS, cwi Belgium

2007:

• 13/11/2007: Belgium: 150 days plus…still no government
  Anja Deschoemacker (LSP/MAS)
• 22/06/2007: Belgium: Federal elections will result in new right wing government
  Eric Byl, LSP-MAS (CWI Belgium)
• 03/06/2007: Belgium: A call for an alternative - the CAP’s first the election campaign
  Anja Deschoemacker (LSP/MAS and CAP Senate candidate)
• 03/06/2007: Belgium: Preparing the next state reform
  Anja Deschoemacker (LSP/MAS and CAP Senate candidate)
• 03/05/2007: Belgium: Mayday 2007 - Committee for Alternative Politics (CAP) starts its election campaign!
  Els Deschoemacker, LSP/MAS, Brussels
• 20/02/2007: Belgium: New step in the direction of a political alternative
  Karel Mortier (LSP/MAS)

2006:

• 15/12/2006: Belgium: National conference of LSP/MAS
  Geert Cool, LSP-MAS, CWI, Brussels
• 05/12/2006: Belgium: 25,000 demonstrate in solidarity with striking car workers
  Geert Cool, LSP/MAS (the CWI in Belgium)
• 25/11/2006: Belgium: Closure of Volkswagen factory shocks country
  Simon Van Haeren, CWI, London
• 04/11/2006: Belgium: Six hundred at conference for a new left formation
  Eric Byl, LSP/MAS secretary, Brussels
• 18/10/2006: Belgium: Local elections
  Els Deschoemacker, LSP/MAS (CWI in Belgium)
• 06/10/2006: Belgium: Growing potential for new anti-neo-liberal political initiative
  Bart Vandersteene, LSP/MAS (CWI in Belgium), Friday 6 October 2006
• 06/10/2006: Belgium: interview with Jef Sleeckx
  socialistworld.net, London, Friday 6 October 2006
• 14/09/2006: Belgium: raids led to arrest of neo-Nazis and arms finds
  Geert Cool, LSP/MAS (CWI Belgium)

2005:

• 29/11/2005: Belgium: 700 people demonstrate against Vlaams Belang conference
  Geert Cool, LSP/MAS
• 01/11/2005: Belgium: 100,000 workers demonstrate in Brussels
  Geert Cool, LSP/MAS (CWI), Belgium
• 25/10/2005: Belgium: Unions call national day of action against pension reforms
  Geert Cool, LSP/MAS (Belgian section of the CWI)
• 14/10/2005: Belgium: Successful general strike shuts down major workplaces
  Eric Byl, LSP/MAS (CWI in Belgium)
• 05/10/2005: Belgium: general strike planned for Friday over pension reforms
  Eric Byl, General Secretary LSP/MAS (CWI Belgium), Brussels, Wednesday 5 September 2005.
• 02/05/2005: Belgium: letters of support for ALS
  socialistworld.net
• 28/04/2005: Belgium: Sign the online petition to support Active Left Students
  socialistworld.net
• 25/04/2005: Belgium: Active Left Students (ALS) under attack by university authorities
  cwi online, Monday 25 April 2005
• 06/04/2005: Belgium: Socialism 2005 weekend in Belgium
  Geert Cool, LSP/MAS (Belgium, cwi)
• 21/03/2005: Belgium: mass anti-war and anti-cuts demonstration in Brussels
  Geert Cool, LSP/MAS (CWI Belgium), Brussels, Monday 21 March 2005

2004:

• 02/12/2004: Belgium: 1500 at anti-fascist demo in Ghent.
  LSP/MAS, Belgium, 3 December 2004.
• 01/12/2004: Belgium: Vlaams Blok - new name, same racism
  Geert Cool, LSP/MAS, Belgium, 3 December 2004.
• 06/11/2004: Belgium: Instability reigns in Belgium
  Anja Deschoemacker, LSP-MAS, Belgium.
• 19/09/2004: Belgium: A "new course" for the Vlaams Blok?
  Geert Cool, LSP-MAS, Belgium
• 27/05/2004: Belgium: Student election success
  Karl Debbaut, cwi
• 08/05/2004: Belgium: Concerted attack against Active Left Students
  Karl Debbaut, cwi
• 26/04/2004: Belgium: cwi wins right to stand in elections.
  Karl Debbaut, cwi
• 20/04/2004: Belgium: A managed democracy
  Karl Debbaut, cwi
• 16/04/2004: Belgium: LSP/MAS (cwi in Belgium) to stand in Euro elections for the first time
  Tanja Niemeier, cwi
• 12/03/2004: Belgium: Demo against fascist student organisation in Antwerp.
  Geert Cool, LSP-MAS, Belgium

2003:

• 13/11/2003: Belgium: CWI conference marks big step forward
  Eric Byl, General Secretary LSP/MAS
• 27/10/2003: Belgium: Hundreds arrested during anti-NATO protest
  Geert Cool, LSP/MAS
• 14/10/2003: Belgium: 3,000 jobs threatened at Ford Genk
  Eric Byl, LSP/MAS, Belgium
• 15/09/2003: Belgium: Vlaams Blok: what it is and how to fight it?
  Linkse Socialistiche Partji (LSP)/Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste (MAS)
• 14/08/2003: Belgium: Afghan refugees on hunger strike in Brussels
  Linkse Socialistische Partij/Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste
• 25/05/2003: Belgium: Elections - Growing polarisation
  Geert Cool, Linkse Socialistische Partij/Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste, CWI in Belgium.
• 24/04/2003: Belgium: Cockerill workers face police brutality in Luxemburg
  Nicolas Croes, Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste, Liège
• 13/03/2003: Belgium: Fifty thousand demonstrate against Cockerill closure
  Geert Cool, Belgium
• 11/03/2003: Belgium: Does the ’Resist’ electoral List offer unity?
  Els Deschoemacker
• 28/02/2003: Belgium: Blockade stops fascist march in Leuven
  Geert Cool, Belgium
• 11/02/2003: Belgium: Fight steel closures
  Guy Van Sinoy, Brussels
• 24/01/2003: Belgium: 10,000 demonstrate in Brussels
  Geert Cool, Gent, 21 January 2003

2002:

• 02/12/2002: Belgium: Racist murder in Antwerp leads to riots
  Linkse Socialistische Partij - Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste, 28 November 2002
• 07/10/2002: Belgium: Bomspotting. 2,000 protest against nuclear weapons
  Geert Cool, Linkse Socialistische Partij/Mouvement pour une Alternative Socialiste
• 02/04/2002: Belgium: Tensions in Middle East lead to clashes
  Geert Cool, 2 April 2002