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New problems at EADS
Following hot on the heels of the debacle surrounding the giant Airbus A380, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS is facing new problems. The delivery of the company's A400M military transport aircraft will also be delayed, costing the company an additional 1.2 to 1.4 billion euros. René Vautravers comments: "EADS, Europe's leading aircraft constructor, has once again been brought back to harsh reality with a crash. ... Experts voiced criticism of the A400M project years ago. Even back then they pointed out that it would be virtually impossible to stick to the ambitious schedule - not least because the Europeans lacked experience in the construction of such aircraft. Now the critics have been proved right. ... For the time being EADS remains a huge construction site."
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The three Belgiums
Belgium is celebrating the Belgian National Day, but there's little sign of a spirit of national unity, writes correspondent Rene Vautravers. "The monarch has taken this day as an opportunity to stress his desire for the unity of the country. It's no secret that the spread of Flemish separatism worries him… The Belgian royal family is without doubt one of the country's few truly national institutions. The king's predecessor, his dead brother Baudouin, was no friend of federalism either. He complained about the speed with which powers were passing from the centralised state to the constituent states. He feared this would weaken the power of the centralised state. Now the centralised state is almost a thing of the past. Flanders, Wallonia and bilingual Brussels now form three relatively independent constituent states, each with their own language community. Even the German-speaking minority has its own parliament."
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