Belgium is to appoint a new foreign minister as Louis Michel becomes Belgium’s Commissioner designate.
Louis Michel, who is also deputy prime minister, is set to be designated as Belgium’s Commissioner after being replaced by Karel de Gucht as Belgian Foreign Minister.
Mr de Gucht is the chairman of Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt's Flemish Liberal Party (VLD).
Mr Michel is now almost certain to make the short trip down Rue de la Loi from the Belgian government to the Europe...
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