Belgium forms a government after 7 months of quarrels

Belgium reached an agreement to form a coalition government on Friday, the royal in the country DeclareSeven months of partisan trees ended the unpopular unbroken cuts of social spending and other issues. The full details of the agreement have not been officially issued.

The new government was formed under the leadership of Bart de Wayer, the leader of the Conservative National Party, the new Flemish alliance. He won the party Elections in June With 17 percent of votes, the largest share of CompetitorsIn the victory, which was a victory over the right -wing extremist separation party.

With the approval of Friday, Mr. De Weaver is preparing to become the next prime minister in the country, as he led an alliance of five parties negotiating with a difficult line on immigration and abandoning pensions of pensions and care in the country. Mr. De Weaver joined the liberal and medium reformist movement, Les Engagés, two Frankovone, as well as the Flemish Socialist Party (forward) and the Christian Democratic and Flemish Party.

Belgium, which includes its capital, Brussels, is home to the headquarters of the European Union and NATO, with a population of only 12 million and represents only About 3.4 percent of the European Union GDP. But it faces many common challenges among European countries, including the population who are applying for the cost of pension and health care.

Because of this, the nation has a relatively large deficit, around it 4.6 percent From GDP last year, based on estimates. The financial rules of the European Union I came into effect last year The pressure was raised to control the costs.

If the country does not provide a budget plan for the European Union on time, it risk setting it Four years strict amendment path Ultimately, sanctions and fines can be faced.

It is expected that the final deal to form a government of large budget discounts, increase military spending and discounts on some taxes, will include, based on The leaks that have already reported the means of news. The details of the agreement have not yet been issued late on Friday night in Belgium, but at least some parties indicate that many popular spending programs have continued.

on Social mediaMaxime Prévot, the leader of the Coalition Party, Les Engagés, published that “a reform agreement for the future, which guarantees indexing and ensures the payment of pensions for this day and tomorrow.”

A long operation to form a government is not new to Belgium; One confrontation in 2010 and 2011 ScoreWith the parties that take 541 days to form a coalition.

Belgium’s negotiations are usually attributed to the deep divisions between Flanders, the Northern regions of the Dutch -speaking in Belgium, more inclined to the right, Wolonia, the French -speaking southern part of the country and more tend to the left.

But this time, additional complications slowed the process: the need to curb the nation’s budget deficit.

Discounts for pension and health care is a challenge in many European countries. France’s decision To raise the retirement age to reduce spending led to mass protests, and the country’s Prime Minister said this month that he would consider a change in the law.

Belgium faces its own version of this problem because it tries to balance social standards with the harsh financial reality. In recent weeks, teachers, military personnel, and trade unions have organized strikes and protests against the proposals of the retirement reform that were I leaked to News means.

Belgium system Automatic wage adjustments To inflation has also become a flash point in negotiations. Negotists looked at them to curb them to reduce government wages bills and make Belgium More competitiveEven when the middle and left parties were concerned about how changes affect the workers. Among the other issues that caused the collapse of the talks social benefits, Retirement pensions, health care And proposal Capital profit tax.

The agreement must be approved by the party’s conferences. In his post on Friday, confirming that an agreement was reached, the Belgian monarchy said that the Prime Minister and new members of the government will be announced.