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In his speech at the conference "Buitenlandse politiek in Belgie" (The Foreign Policy in Belgium), organized by the U of Ghent & the Catholic U of Louvain & held in Ghent, 27 March 2002, the country's foreign minister outlines the principles governing the foreign policies of the current government led by prime minister Guy Verhofstadt since the summer of 1999. He stresses the importance of vision, trust, & morality in Belgian foreign policy & mentions his country's unblemished stand on human rights, unwavering championship of the European Union (EU), & efforts to construct durable peace in Central Africa. The effectiveness of multilateral & bilateral approaches is pointed out. The active position of the EU, under its Belgian chairmanship, in addressing issues pertaining to the Balkan & Middle East conflicts is noted. The new challenges posed by the events of September 11 & the future enlargement of the EU with states from Central & Southern Europe are recognized. Z. Dubiel

The organizational & formal structures of Belgium's francophone political parties are elucidated. For each party, the main conventions held in 1998 & 1999 are listed; subsequently, the composition & organization of the main party committee, the party bureau, & the main executive offices including dispute agencies are described. The party structure is explained; main representatives are listed; & membership numbers, party publications, & recent electoral results are presented. The following parties are discussed: Parti Socialiste, Parti Reformateur Liberal, the environmentalist party Ecolo, & Parti Social Chretien. S. Paul

Brouhns, A.: Le défi politique et institutionel. - S. 1-7. Cogen, M.: Does the European Union really want to expand its military capacity? - S. 9-18. Ham, P. v.: 11 september en de invloed op het EVDB. - S. 19-26. Wouters, J.: EVDB (EU) versus Europees veiligheids- en defensie-initiatief (NAVO). - S. 27-47. Knutsen, B. O.: ESDP and the non-EU NATO members. - S. 49-58. Gustenau, G.: ESDP and the 'neutrals'. - S. 59-64. Konovalov, A.: ESDP and Russia. - S. 65-75