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Belgians Debate whether their nation should exist?

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  • 28-09-2007 5:28pm
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    silverharp
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    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/data?pid=avimage&iid=i4UZ9Endoq4U

    just caught this piece on Bloomberg, apparently alot of naval gazing if the country should split or not?

    Anyone know anything about this?

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    Manic Moran
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    It's been in the news for a while now. There is a largeish separatist party in Flanders which is the main driving force behind it. However, there is little support for the concept in the South.

    The main problem is that of pragmatics: For example, who gets Brussels? What happens to the islands of Flemmish regions in Wallonia? How will economically interlinked cities like Antwerp and Liege continue business?

    I don't think anything much is going to come of this.

    NTM


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    mike65
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    Heard a piece on radio, the Dutch speaking Flemish were and still are to a degree oppressed by the French speaking Walloons, the north of the country traditionally was the ecomically weakest, but the tables have turned and some Flemish are pondering a split (they do not have any interest in joining Netherlands) as they are now subsidising the Walloons.

    What is interesting is that Belgium as a federal entity continues to function dispite not having a government for 3 months.

    Mike.


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    professore
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    In today's world it won't make a whole lot of difference to trade or anything else ... let them split, why not? They are 2 very different peoples. I agree Brussels is a problem.


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