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Albers, Isabel
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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
First domino must not fall
The Belgian government is partially responsible for the situation in which Dexia bank finds itself and must now come to its rescue. If not we will see a domino effect, writes the business paper De Tijd: "The state should have used its stake in Dexia to push much harder for a radical restructuring. The politicians recognised the problems far too late. Analysts have been warning for months that Dexia couldn't hold out for long. ... Unfortunately the well-founded criticism won't achieve anything now. The government must act as quickly as possible to ensure that the Belgian part of Dexia bank can survive on its own. With the problematic consequence that the Belgians will have a new state bank. ... But there is no alternative. That is, unless we let the second-largest 'Belgian' bank go bankrupt. After that there will be no stopping the domino effect. The consequences for other banks, businesses, communities and consumers will be enormous."
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Dogs are sacred
Each year around 100,000 Belgians are bitten by dogs. Only recently a dog ripped a three-year-old girl's face apart, but legislators still haven't taken any action, the daily De Standaard complains. "Dogs are sacred. Well trained or not, dangerous or harmless, masters and mistresses see their dogs as part of the family and their identity, and woe betide anyone who tries to tamper with them. Some time ago several bills were presented in our parliament aimed at regulating ownership of dangerous dogs. They're turning yellow in some drawer now. … The disturbing attitude of some - and I stress some - dog owners who think this sacred animal should be owner and master of the neighbourhood, free to disrupt public order and make people scared seems to live on. … I hope from the bottom of my heart that these people are never marked for life by 'a sweet little doggy'."
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