Bart De Wever Lashes Out at Brussels and Wallonia Following Flemish Budget Effort

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Getting the budget in order at the Flemish or federal level is pure self-flagellation, as long as Wallonia and Brussels do not also make substantial efforts. For the financial markets look primarily at the figures for the entire country. Prime Minister De Wever said this on the sidelines of the book launch of 'De coulissen van de Wetstraat', the new book by VRT NWS political journalist Ivan De Vadder.

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Prime Minister Bart De Wever (N-VA) lashes out sharply at Brussels' finances. During a book presentation in Ghent, he warned that the region will ultimately always turn to the federal government for help. He therefore calls the fact that the Flemish Government is the only regional state so diligently seeking a balanced budget “pure self-flagellation”. The ... Read more The post Bart De Wever: “The Brussels Region is bankrupt” appeared first on P…

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Key takeaways During the presentation of Ivan De Vadder's latest book, *De coulissen van de Wetstraat*, in Ghent, Prime Minister Bart De Wever expressed his great frustration regarding Belgium's financial management. VRT NWS reports this. Before an audience of politicians and journalists, he argued that the rigorous efforts Flanders is making to […]