De Standaard (The Standard) is a Flemish daily newspaper with a circulation of 80,696 [1]. The first edition appeared on 4 December 1918. In 1976 the paper went nearly bankrupt. Since then it has been owned by the Vlaamse Uitgeversmaatschappij (VUM). In 2004, the newspaper changed its format from broadsheet to tabloid. In the past it had a Christian democratic editorial outlook generally in line with the Christian-Democratic and Flemish party, in contrast to the Socialist Flemish daily De Morgen. Today De Standaard has evolved to a newspaper striving to publish all possible thoughts. As such, it also provides ample space to notorious anti-catholic activists. This article is about the Belgian region Flanders and the eponymous historical region of the Low Countries. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... Christian Democracy is a political ideology, born at the end of the 19th century, largely as a result of the papal encyclical Rerum Novarum of Pope Leo XIII, in which the Vatican recognizes workers misery and agrees that something should be done about it, in reaction to the rise of... Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish) is a political party in Belgium, formerly called Christelijke Volkspartij (CVP) (Christian Peoples Party). ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... De Morgen (English: The morning) is a Belgian newspaper. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ...

External links

Official website, with online version of the newspaper (articles are in Dutch; headlines can be read for free; the links with a little "key" picture are only for subscribers. One day subscriptions can be instantly paid (€ 1,50) by text message (sms)).