VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 > C. Europe, 1919–1945 > 6. The Low Countries > a. Belgium > 1924
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1924
 
Under Flemish pressure, the Chamber rejected a commercial treaty with France.  1
Old age pensions became obligatory. Other forms of social legislation remained voluntary, but as government subsidies increased, the number of insured persons rose.  2
 
1925, April 3
 
A treaty with the Netherlands settled a long-standing dispute regarding the navigation of the Scheldt.  3
 
1926, May 22
 
A treaty with Britain and France formally abrogated the treaty of 1839.  4
 
July
 
Financial crisis. The king was given dictatorial powers for six months to solve the problem. Devaluation and stabilization of the Belgian franc through the creation of a new unit of currency, the belga.  5
 
 
 
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