In recent times, there has been a separation between the Belgians of Walloonia, who speak French, and the Dutch speaking Belgians of Flanders. ... No official recognition was given the Flemish majority; rather, French was adopted as the soul official language of the country. ... The official name for Belgium, the Kingdom of Belgium, lies in the northwestern region of Europe, and bordered to the north by the Netherlands, to the east by Luxembourg and Germany, and to the south by France. ... The chamber of representatives consist of 150 members, 40 of which are directly elected by the people...

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INTRODUCTION Regional Policy is one of the most controversial areas of European Union's communal programs. The aim of "economic and social cohesion- - as in the Treaty of European Union it is referred to - has been to bring the lagging regions closer to the average level of EU's economic performance. It is always difficult to appraise the achievements of any incentive scheme since it can be compared to nothing. We must make assumptions about what would have happened if it had been carried out instead of that Therefore, this essay does not intend to announce the final judgment on R...

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1. Introduction With over 15.5 inhabitants, The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. But there is still place for a huge amount of livestock: over 37 million chickens, 14 million pigs, 4.5 million cows and over 1.5 million sheep. The milk business has alway...

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France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia border Italy in the north. ... As a result of Italy's diversity, there are also some German, French, Ladino, and Slovene speaking areas. ... A universal saying in Italy is "Una giornata senza riso e una giornata sprecata." ... Italy has a diversified industry with roughly the same total per capita output as France and the UK (purchasing power parity of about $25,000). ... Its largest trade partners, in order of market share, are Germany (16.1%), France (11.7%), and the UK (5.9%). ...

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