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The Belgian federal government
by rebecca.jarvis on 9th December 2011
Following 540 days of negotiations among informers, pre-formers, conciliators, high-level groups and royal clarifiers, Belgium has officially announced a new federal government.
The new government is a coalition of six political parties and three political families. The Socialists (Parti Socialiste & Socialistische Partij. Anders), Liberals (Mouvement Réformateur & open Vlaamse Liberale Democraten) and Christian- Democrats (centre démocrate humaniste & Christelijk Democratisch & Vlaams) are represented on both sides of the linguistic border.
Rio +20: Insight on the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
by rebecca.jarvis on 6th December 2011
In the run-up to next summer’s UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20, Burson-Marsteller has set up an online meeting point for players in the debate to track its developments, to express their views and expectations, and to voice support for sustainability. It hosts interviews with various actors, information on the conference and the latest Rio+20 buzz from Twitter but we also invite you to share your views.
The Danish parliamentary election
by rebecca.jarvis on 21st September 2011
Denmark bucked the current European trend towards the right in its general election on 15 September. Danes voted in a left-wing ‘Red Alliance’ coalition headed by Social Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt, defeating the Liberal-Conservative coalition, which had been in power for ten years.
Europeans voice dramatic loss (-51%) of trust in governments across Europe after two years of economic crisis – but trust in the European Commission and European Parliament falls by much less
by rebecca.jarvis on 22nd June 2011
Steep decline in trust in national governments over the past two years, with the biggest decline showing in countries where the economic and financial crisis has hit hardest (Portugal, Greece and Spain)
Trust and Purpose Survey 2011
by rebecca.jarvis on 21st June 2011
Burson-Marsteller commissioned Penn Schoen Berland (PSB), the global market research and
consulting firm, to carry out the Trust & Purpose survey. PSB completed 3,161 online interviews
among the general population in the following countries from 5 May to 16 May, 2011:
Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Data was weighted to age and gender
demographics for each country.
Italy’s local elections – Is the sun beginning to set on Berlusconi’s government?
by rebecca.jarvis on 9th June 2011
Italy’s ruling People of Freedom party (PdL), led by Silvio Berlusconi, has lost local elections in Milan to the opposition centre-left Democratic Party (PD). Meanwhile Naples, a key city for the centre-left, saw the election of Luigi De Magistris, the candidate of the Italy of Values (IdV) party and the Chair of the European Parliament’s Budgetary Control committee.
The Portuguese general election
by rebecca.jarvis on 8th June 2011
Portugal moves to the Right and faces an austere future
The Portuguese general election of 5 June has ushered in a new political era in Portugal. The centre-right Social Democratic Party (PSD) will lead a right-wing majority government, under Pedro Passos Coelho – but it will face economic difficulties and social turmoil in the near future.
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