Egmont pact — The Egmont pact (Dutch: Egmontpact , French: Pacte d Egmont , German: Egmont Pakt ) of 1977 is an agreement on the reform of Belgium into a federal state and on the relations between the linguistic communities in the country. [cite book | last =… … Wikipedia
Egmont — or Egmond may refer to the following:* Egmond family (often spelled Egmont ), an influential Dutch family, lords of the town of Egmond * Egmond, a town in North Holland, the Netherlands. First mentioned in the 10th century, the family may be… … Wikipedia
Egmont Palace — The Egmont Palace (Dutch: Egmontpaleis , French: Palais d Egmont ) is a large mansion at the Wolstraat / Rue aux Laines and the Kleine Zavel / Petit Sablon in Brussels, Belgium. It is being used by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.It was… … Wikipedia
House of Egmond — The Egmond or Egmont family is named after Dutch town of Egmond and played an important role in the Netherlands during the Middle Ages. The family also had a link with Buren. Eventually the family died out in the 17th century except for the van… … Wikipedia
Hugo Schiltz — (Borsbeek, 27 October 1927 Antwerp, 5 August 2006) was a Belgian lawyer and politician. He was Belgian MP from 1965 to 1988 and senator from 1992 to 1995. He was also twice minister, from 1981 to 1985 in the first Flemish Government and between… … Wikipedia
Egmond — is a former municipality in the north western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In 2001, it was merged with the municipalities of Schoorl and Bergen to form the municipality of Bergen. The three main towns in the former municipality… … Wikipedia
Vlaams Belang — Infobox Belgian Political Party party name=Vlaams Belang party logo= party wikicolourid=Vlaams Belang leader=Bruno Valkeniers foundation=2004 ideology=Nationalism, Separatism, National conservatism, Right wing populism international= none… … Wikipedia
Gaston Geens — Gaston C.S.A. Geens (Kersbeek Miskom, 10 June 1931 5 June 2002) was a Flemish politician and minister president of Flanders.Geens received a PhD in law from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven as well as a licentiate of economy.In 1961 Geens,… … Wikipedia
Federalization — Belgium became a fully federal state through a progressive series of state reforms in 1970, 1980, 1983, 1988, and 1993. As demands for autonomy grew in Belgium in the 1960s and 1970s, the status of Brussels proved a major stumbling block to … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
Front Démocratique des Francophones — (FDF) The Front démocratique des Francophones was formed in 1965 by proponents as well as opponents of federalization for the purpose of defending French language rights in Brussels. The party won 10 percent of the vote in its first contested… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
