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The Netherlands have had a difficult couple of years. Just a year ago, this small country of barely 17 million people that long viewed itself as a model, presented the Image of a divided kingdom, torn between left- and right-leaning populism, while the traditional political forces, the pillars of what was long a consensual system, became doubt-ridden and unable to articulate a coherent position towards Europe, limes have changed, however and the Liberal party's Mark Rutte, re-appointed prime minister in autumn 2012 as head of a coalition with the (social democrat) Labor party, presented an austerity plan designed to revitalize the country's optimism and strengths. By reconciling left and right around a shared goal - economic recovery - he is in the process of rebuilding the consensus that once underpinned the country's success. Adapted from the source document.

Résumé Longtemps terre de « bâtardise exemplaire », la Belgique est aujourd'hui rattrapée par un nationalisme ethno-culturel qui pousse la Flandre politique à prôner, au mieux, « l'évaporation » du pays. La leçon est rude pour une Europe communautaire qui voit l'un des pays qui l'ont fondée remettre en cause certains principes de son propre projet. Dans la crise belge, les notions de consensus, de tolérance réciproque et de cohabitation des cultures sont en jeu.