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Belgian government faced threat of collapse

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Belgium’s coalition government was reported to be at risk of collapse. The New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), the party of Prime Minister Bart De Wever, wanted to meet the European Union’s budget standard, while the coalition had spent two months unsuccessfully seeking €10 billion in spending cuts.

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Belgian government resignation over budget talks

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Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever offered his government’s resignation to King Philippe after the five coalition parties failed to agree on a budget and on €10 billion in savings. De Wever had made a final offer to his coalition partners during overnight talks, but no agreement was reached.