[PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in
New Belgian government sworn in Van Rompuy, left, was sworn in as Belgium's new prime minister by King Albert II [AFP]Herman Van Rompuy, a Flemish Christian Democrat, has been sworn in as Belgium's prime minister, to head a revived five-party coalition. King Albert II swore the new government into office at a ceremony at the royal palace on Tuesday. Van Rompuy replaces his fellow party member Yves Leterme, who resigned on December 19 over allegations of political meddling in the bailout of the stricken bank Fortis. The five parties that had made up Leterme's government renewed their coalition after a meeting on Tuesday. The new government faces a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday. 'Good formula' Van Rompuy was expected to take over his predecessor's plan for battling a looming recession caused by the global financial crisis. He will also have to handle the strained relations between Flanders, Belgium's richer, more populous Dutch-speaking region, and its Francophone area. Nothing is simple in our country, but what is important is that we have a government to lead with seriousness, stability and serenity, said Elio di Rupo, the leader of the Francophone Socialist party. Van Rompuy will be the third prime minister since general elections in June 2007 in the linguistically divided country that is host to the main European Union institutions and to Nato. Budgetary hardliner Belgium is expected to have slipped into recession in the fourth quarter and large banks have received bailouts. Fighting the economic downturn will be Reynders' main challenge. Van Rompuy, 61, has the reputation of being both an intellectual and a budgetary hardliner. He was budget minister from 1993 to 1999 and sharply reduced public debt in his first year in office. His other task will be to sort out the Fortis debacle. The bank's shareholders won an appeal court ruling this month, freezing the group's break-up by the Dutch, Luxembourg and Belgian governments and the latter's sale of Fortis assets to BNP Paribas. Leterme's government had planned a $2.87bn package of measures to boost growth, including tax cuts, lower energy costs and accelerated infrastructure projects. That government collapsed after the supreme court said there were clear indications of political meddling in a court ruling over the bailout of Fortis. Belgium's coalition comprises of the Flemish Christian Democrat party, the Flemish Liberal party, the Francophone Liberal party, the Francophone Christian Democrats and the Francophone Socialist party.
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Selamat buat Pak Rompuy.. kapan2 ikut kita ngumpul2 dong pak...hehe. salam, bagusco Setio Pramono hafidz...@yahoo.com wrote: New Belgian government sworn in Van Rompuy, left, was sworn in as Belgium's new prime minister by King Albert II [AFP] Herman Van Rompuy, a Flemish Christian Democrat, has been sworn in as Belgium's prime minister, to head a revived five-party coalition. King Albert II swore the new government into office at a ceremony at the royal palace on Tuesday. Van Rompuy replaces his fellow party member Yves Leterme, who resigned on December 19 over allegations of political meddling in the bailout of the stricken bank Fortis. The five parties that had made up Leterme's government renewed their coalition after a meeting on Tuesday. The new government faces a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday. 'Good formula' Van Rompuy was expected to take over his predecessor's plan for battling a looming recession caused by the global financial crisis. He will also have to handle the strained relations between Flanders, Belgium's richer, more populous Dutch-speaking region, and its Francophone area. Nothing is simple in our country, but what is important is that we have a government to lead with seriousness, stability and serenity, said Elio di Rupo, the leader of the Francophone Socialist party. Van Rompuy will be the third prime minister since general elections in June 2007 in the linguistically divided country that is host to the main European Union institutions and to Nato. Budgetary hardliner Belgium is expected to have slipped into recession in the fourth quarter and large banks have received bailouts. Fighting the economic downturn will be Reynders' main challenge. Van Rompuy, 61, has the reputation of being both an intellectual and a budgetary hardliner. He was budget minister from 1993 to 1999 and sharply reduced public debt in his first year in office. His other task will be to sort out the Fortis debacle. The bank's shareholders won an appeal court ruling this month, freezing the group's break-up by the Dutch, Luxembourg and Belgian governments and the latter's sale of Fortis assets to BNP Paribas. Leterme's government had planned a $2.87bn package of measures to boost growth, including tax cuts, lower energy costs and accelerated infrastructure projects. That government collapsed after the supreme court said there were clear indications of political meddling in a court ruling over the bailout of Fortis. Belgium's coalition comprises of the Flemish Christian Democrat party, the Flemish Liberal party, the Francophone Liberal party, the Francophone Christian Democrats and the Francophone Socialist party.
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selamattt selamattt pak rompuynamanya kayak nama org manado yahhh,,, gimana kalo baru aja menjabat, beasiswa vlir dinaikkan pak,,, kuota dari indonesia ditambah, dan yag self funding study di biayainnn sapa tau masuk surga pakkk From: bagusco bagus...@yahoo.com To: PPIBelgia@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 9:54:46 AM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in Selamat buat Pak Rompuy.. kapan2 ikut kita ngumpul2 dong pak...hehe. salam, bagusco Setio Pramono hafidz...@yahoo. com wrote: New Belgian government sworn in Van Rompuy, left, was sworn in as Belgium's new prime minister by King Albert II [AFP] Herman Van Rompuy, a Flemish Christian Democrat, has been sworn in as Belgium's prime minister, to head a revived five-party coalition. King Albert II swore the new government into office at a ceremony at the royal palace on Tuesday. Van Rompuy replaces his fellow party member Yves Leterme, who resigned on December 19 over allegations of political meddling in the bailout of the stricken bank Fortis.The five parties that had made up Leterme's government renewed their coalition after a meeting on Tuesday. The new government faces a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday. 'Good formula' Van Rompuy was expected to take over his predecessor' s plan for battling a looming recession caused by the global financial crisis. He will also have to handle the strained relations between Flanders, Belgium's richer, more populous Dutch-speaking region, and its Francophone area. Nothing is simple in our country, but what is important is that we have a government to lead with seriousness, stability and serenity, said Elio di Rupo, the leader of the Francophone Socialist party. Van Rompuy will be the third prime minister since general elections in June 2007 in the linguistically divided country that is host to the main European Union institutions and to Nato. Budgetary hardliner Belgium is expected to have slipped into recession in the fourth quarter and large banks have received bailouts. Fighting the economic downturn will be Reynders' main challenge. Van Rompuy, 61, has the reputation of being both an intellectual and a budgetary hardliner. He was budget minister from 1993 to 1999 and sharply reduced public debt in his first year in office. His other task will be to sort out the Fortis debacle. The bank's shareholders won an appeal court ruling this month, freezing the group's break-up by the Dutch, Luxembourg and Belgian governments and the latter's sale of Fortis assets to BNP Paribas. Leterme's government had planned a $2.87bn package of measures to boost growth, including tax cuts, lower energy costs and accelerated infrastructure projects. That government collapsed after the supreme court said there were clear indications of political meddling in a court ruling over the bailout of Fortis. Belgium's coalition comprises of the Flemish Christian Democrat party, the Flemish Liberal party, the Francophone Liberal party, the Francophone Christian Democrats and the Francophone Socialist party.
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hehehe,,, ok deh, makasih pak atas koreksiannya,,, btw, sapa pun itu, asal inspirasi tertampung, gapapa deh,,, hahahah From: Furqon Azis uton...@yahoo.com To: PPIBelgia@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 12:15:05 PM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in selamat oge pak Rompuy, smoga kabinetnya tahan lama btw untuk usul beasiswa VLIR dinaekan mah mintanya jangan ke pak Rompuy atuh, tapi ke pak Kriss Peeters (President of Flanders), yang ngasih beasiswa pan Flemish government, bukan Belgium federal government, CMIIW. From: rezki amalia amalia_rezki@ yahoo.com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:57:48 AM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in selamattt selamattt pak rompuynamanya kayak nama org manado yahhh,,, gimana kalo baru aja menjabat, beasiswa vlir dinaikkan pak,,, kuota dari indonesia ditambah, dan yag self funding study di biayainnn,,, , sapa tau masuk surga pakkk From: bagusco bagus...@yahoo. com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 9:54:46 AM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in Selamat buat Pak Rompuy.. kapan2 ikut kita ngumpul2 dong pak...hehe. salam, bagusco Setio Pramono hafidz...@yahoo. com wrote: New Belgian government sworn in Van Rompuy, left, was sworn in as Belgium's new prime minister by King Albert II [AFP] Herman Van Rompuy, a Flemish Christian Democrat, has been sworn in as Belgium's prime minister, to head a revived five-party coalition. King Albert II swore the new government into office at a ceremony at the royal palace on Tuesday. Van Rompuy replaces his fellow party member Yves Leterme, who resigned on December 19 over allegations of political meddling in the bailout of the stricken bank Fortis.The five parties that had made up Leterme's government renewed their coalition after a meeting on Tuesday. The new government faces a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday. 'Good formula' Van Rompuy was expected to take over his predecessor' s plan for battling a looming recession caused by the global financial crisis. He will also have to handle the strained relations between Flanders, Belgium's richer, more populous Dutch-speaking region, and its Francophone area. Nothing is simple in our country, but what is important is that we have a government to lead with seriousness, stability and serenity, said Elio di Rupo, the leader of the Francophone Socialist party. Van Rompuy will be the third prime minister since general elections in June 2007 in the linguistically divided country that is host to the main European Union institutions and to Nato. Budgetary hardliner Belgium is expected to have slipped into recession in the fourth quarter and large banks have received bailouts. Fighting the economic downturn will be Reynders' main challenge. Van Rompuy, 61, has the reputation of being both an intellectual and a budgetary hardliner. He was budget minister from 1993 to 1999 and sharply reduced public debt in his first year in office. His other task will be to sort out the Fortis debacle. The bank's shareholders won an appeal court ruling this month, freezing the group's break-up by the Dutch, Luxembourg and Belgian governments and the latter's sale of Fortis assets to BNP Paribas. Leterme's government had planned a $2.87bn package of measures to boost growth, including tax cuts, lower energy costs and accelerated infrastructure projects. That government collapsed after the supreme court said there were clear indications of political meddling in a court ruling over the bailout of Fortis. Belgium's coalition comprises of the Flemish Christian Democrat party, the Flemish Liberal party, the Francophone Liberal party, the Francophone Christian Democrats and the Francophone Socialist party.
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temans, ngomong2 masalah allowance bulanan VLIR, khan sudah naik atuh mulai bulan januari 09. Ya khan Rezki,..., hayooo Utong juga ngaku So, usulan neng Rezki dah di'tampung' tuh. Btw, naiknya emang tiap tahun kali ya .. Achmad Efendi NB: semoga Indonesia bisa maju dan makmur, shg bisa ngasih beasiswa pada mhs2 dari Belgia untuk sekolah di Univ2 di Indonesia, amin From: Furqon Azis uton...@yahoo.com To: PPIBelgia@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 12:20:56 PM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in Hayuq atuh kita demo biar beasiswa VLIR di naekan jadi 2000 euro sebulan bebas pajak hehehehee From: rezki amalia amalia_rezki@ yahoo.com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 12:16:52 PM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in hehehe,,, ok deh, makasih pak atas koreksiannya, ,, btw, sapa pun itu, asal inspirasi tertampung, gapapa deh,,, hahahah From: Furqon Azis uton...@yahoo. com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 12:15:05 PM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in selamat oge pak Rompuy, smoga kabinetnya tahan lama btw untuk usul beasiswa VLIR dinaekan mah mintanya jangan ke pak Rompuy atuh, tapi ke pak Kriss Peeters (President of Flanders), yang ngasih beasiswa pan Flemish government, bukan Belgium federal government, CMIIW. From: rezki amalia amalia_rezki@ yahoo.com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:57:48 AM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in selamattt selamattt pak rompuynamanya kayak nama org manado yahhh,,, gimana kalo baru aja menjabat, beasiswa vlir dinaikkan pak,,, kuota dari indonesia ditambah, dan yag self funding study di biayainnn,,, , sapa tau masuk surga pakkk From: bagusco bagus...@yahoo. com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 9:54:46 AM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in Selamat buat Pak Rompuy.. kapan2 ikut kita ngumpul2 dong pak...hehe. salam, bagusco Setio Pramono hafidz...@yahoo. com wrote: New Belgian government sworn in Van Rompuy, left, was sworn in as Belgium's new prime minister by King Albert II [AFP] Herman Van Rompuy, a Flemish Christian Democrat, has been sworn in as Belgium's prime minister, to head a revived five-party coalition. King Albert II swore the new government into office at a ceremony at the royal palace on Tuesday. Van Rompuy replaces his fellow party member Yves Leterme, who resigned on December 19 over allegations of political meddling in the bailout of the stricken bank Fortis.The five parties that had made up Leterme's government renewed their coalition after a meeting on Tuesday. The new government faces a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday. 'Good formula' Van Rompuy was expected to take over his predecessor' s plan for battling a looming recession caused by the global financial crisis. He will also have to handle the strained relations between Flanders, Belgium's richer, more populous Dutch-speaking region, and its Francophone area. Nothing is simple in our country, but what is important is that we have a government to lead with seriousness, stability and serenity, said Elio di Rupo, the leader of the Francophone Socialist party. Van Rompuy will be the third prime minister since general elections in June 2007 in the linguistically divided country that is host to the main European Union institutions and to Nato. Budgetary hardliner Belgium is expected to have slipped into recession in the fourth quarter and large banks have received bailouts. Fighting the economic downturn will be Reynders' main challenge. Van Rompuy, 61, has the reputation of being both an intellectual and a budgetary hardliner. He was budget minister from 1993 to 1999 and sharply reduced public debt in his first year in office. His other task will be to sort out the Fortis debacle. The bank's shareholders won an appeal court ruling this month, freezing the group's break-up by the Dutch, Luxembourg and Belgian governments and the latter's sale of Fortis assets to BNP Paribas. Leterme's government had planned a $2.87bn package of measures to boost growth, including tax cuts, lower energy costs and accelerated infrastructure projects. That government collapsed after the supreme court said there were clear indications of political meddling in a court ruling over the bailout of Fortis. Belgium's coalition comprises of the Flemish Christian Democrat party, the Flemish Liberal party, the Francophone Liberal party, the Francophone Christian Democrats and the Francophone Socialist party.
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jadi pengen malu ketauan allowance naek utong From: achmad efendi efend...@yahoo.com To: PPIBelgia@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 2:03:56 PM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in temans, ngomong2 masalah allowance bulanan VLIR, khan sudah naik atuh mulai bulan januari 09. Ya khan Rezki,..., hayooo Utong juga ngaku So, usulan neng Rezki dah di'tampung' tuh. Btw, naiknya emang tiap tahun kali ya .. Achmad Efendi NB: semoga Indonesia bisa maju dan makmur, shg bisa ngasih beasiswa pada mhs2 dari Belgia untuk sekolah di Univ2 di Indonesia, amin From: Furqon Azis uton...@yahoo. com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 12:20:56 PM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in Hayuq atuh kita demo biar beasiswa VLIR di naekan jadi 2000 euro sebulan bebas pajak hehehehee From: rezki amalia amalia_rezki@ yahoo.com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 12:16:52 PM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in hehehe,,, ok deh, makasih pak atas koreksiannya, ,, btw, sapa pun itu, asal inspirasi tertampung, gapapa deh,,, hahahah From: Furqon Azis uton...@yahoo. com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 12:15:05 PM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in selamat oge pak Rompuy, smoga kabinetnya tahan lama btw untuk usul beasiswa VLIR dinaekan mah mintanya jangan ke pak Rompuy atuh, tapi ke pak Kriss Peeters (President of Flanders), yang ngasih beasiswa pan Flemish government, bukan Belgium federal government, CMIIW. From: rezki amalia amalia_rezki@ yahoo.com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:57:48 AM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in selamattt selamattt pak rompuynamanya kayak nama org manado yahhh,,, gimana kalo baru aja menjabat, beasiswa vlir dinaikkan pak,,, kuota dari indonesia ditambah, dan yag self funding study di biayainnn,,, , sapa tau masuk surga pakkk From: bagusco bagus...@yahoo. com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 9:54:46 AM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in Selamat buat Pak Rompuy.. kapan2 ikut kita ngumpul2 dong pak...hehe. salam, bagusco Setio Pramono hafidz...@yahoo. com wrote: New Belgian government sworn in Van Rompuy, left, was sworn in as Belgium's new prime minister by King Albert II [AFP] Herman Van Rompuy, a Flemish Christian Democrat, has been sworn in as Belgium's prime minister, to head a revived five-party coalition. King Albert II swore the new government into office at a ceremony at the royal palace on Tuesday. Van Rompuy replaces his fellow party member Yves Leterme, who resigned on December 19 over allegations of political meddling in the bailout of the stricken bank Fortis.The five parties that had made up Leterme's government renewed their coalition after a meeting on Tuesday. The new government faces a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday. 'Good formula' Van Rompuy was expected to take over his predecessor' s plan for battling a looming recession caused by the global financial crisis. He will also have to handle the strained relations between Flanders, Belgium's richer, more populous Dutch-speaking region, and its Francophone area. Nothing is simple in our country, but what is important is that we have a government to lead with seriousness, stability and serenity, said Elio di Rupo, the leader of the Francophone Socialist party. Van Rompuy will be the third prime minister since general elections in June 2007 in the linguistically divided country that is host to the main European Union institutions and to Nato. Budgetary hardliner Belgium is expected to have slipped into recession in the fourth quarter and large banks have received bailouts. Fighting the economic downturn will be Reynders' main challenge. Van Rompuy, 61, has the reputation of being both an intellectual and a budgetary hardliner. He was budget minister from 1993 to 1999 and sharply reduced public debt in his first year in office. His other task will be to sort out the Fortis debacle. The bank's shareholders won an appeal court ruling this month, freezing the group's break-up by the Dutch, Luxembourg and Belgian governments and the latter's sale of Fortis assets to BNP Paribas. Leterme's government had planned a $2.87bn package of measures to boost growth, including tax cuts, lower energy costs and accelerated infrastructure projects. That government collapsed after the supreme court said there were clear indications of political meddling in a court ruling over the bailout of Fortis. Belgium's coalition comprises of the Flemish Christian
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uhhhuuuii sikkk, ngemeng2 kontingen gent belum nerima euyy,,, emang selalu telat kalu udah akhir tahun mah,,, payah,,,hhahahaha,,, naik berapa emang ey??? eh aspirasi yg biayain self funding pan belum ish ish ishpiss ah,,, From: achmad efendi efend...@yahoo.com To: PPIBelgia@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 2:03:56 PM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in temans, ngomong2 masalah allowance bulanan VLIR, khan sudah naik atuh mulai bulan januari 09. Ya khan Rezki,..., hayooo Utong juga ngaku So, usulan neng Rezki dah di'tampung' tuh. Btw, naiknya emang tiap tahun kali ya .. Achmad Efendi NB: semoga Indonesia bisa maju dan makmur, shg bisa ngasih beasiswa pada mhs2 dari Belgia untuk sekolah di Univ2 di Indonesia, amin From: Furqon Azis uton...@yahoo. com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 12:20:56 PM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in Hayuq atuh kita demo biar beasiswa VLIR di naekan jadi 2000 euro sebulan bebas pajak hehehehee From: rezki amalia amalia_rezki@ yahoo.com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 12:16:52 PM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in hehehe,,, ok deh, makasih pak atas koreksiannya, ,, btw, sapa pun itu, asal inspirasi tertampung, gapapa deh,,, hahahah From: Furqon Azis uton...@yahoo. com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 12:15:05 PM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in selamat oge pak Rompuy, smoga kabinetnya tahan lama btw untuk usul beasiswa VLIR dinaekan mah mintanya jangan ke pak Rompuy atuh, tapi ke pak Kriss Peeters (President of Flanders), yang ngasih beasiswa pan Flemish government, bukan Belgium federal government, CMIIW. From: rezki amalia amalia_rezki@ yahoo.com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:57:48 AM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in selamattt selamattt pak rompuynamanya kayak nama org manado yahhh,,, gimana kalo baru aja menjabat, beasiswa vlir dinaikkan pak,,, kuota dari indonesia ditambah, dan yag self funding study di biayainnn,,, , sapa tau masuk surga pakkk From: bagusco bagus...@yahoo. com To: ppibel...@yahoogrou ps.com Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 9:54:46 AM Subject: Re: [PPIBelgia] New Belgian government sworn in Selamat buat Pak Rompuy.. kapan2 ikut kita ngumpul2 dong pak...hehe. salam, bagusco Setio Pramono hafidz...@yahoo. com wrote: New Belgian government sworn in Van Rompuy, left, was sworn in as Belgium's new prime minister by King Albert II [AFP] Herman Van Rompuy, a Flemish Christian Democrat, has been sworn in as Belgium's prime minister, to head a revived five-party coalition. King Albert II swore the new government into office at a ceremony at the royal palace on Tuesday. Van Rompuy replaces his fellow party member Yves Leterme, who resigned on December 19 over allegations of political meddling in the bailout of the stricken bank Fortis.The five parties that had made up Leterme's government renewed their coalition after a meeting on Tuesday. The new government faces a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday. 'Good formula' Van Rompuy was expected to take over his predecessor' s plan for battling a looming recession caused by the global financial crisis. He will also have to handle the strained relations between Flanders, Belgium's richer, more populous Dutch-speaking region, and its Francophone area. Nothing is simple in our country, but what is important is that we have a government to lead with seriousness, stability and serenity, said Elio di Rupo, the leader of the Francophone Socialist party. Van Rompuy will be the third prime minister since general elections in June 2007 in the linguistically divided country that is host to the main European Union institutions and to Nato. Budgetary hardliner Belgium is expected to have slipped into recession in the fourth quarter and large banks have received bailouts. Fighting the economic downturn will be Reynders' main challenge. Van Rompuy, 61, has the reputation of being both an intellectual and a budgetary hardliner. He was budget minister from 1993 to 1999 and sharply reduced public debt in his first year in office. His other task will be to sort out the Fortis debacle. The bank's shareholders won an appeal court ruling this month, freezing the group's break-up by the Dutch, Luxembourg and Belgian governments and the latter's sale of Fortis assets to BNP Paribas. Leterme's government had planned a $2.87bn package of measures to boost growth, including tax cuts, lower energy costs and accelerated infrastructure projects. That government
