The politics of differentiated integration : what do governments want? country report – Belgium (FR)

This report analyses the salience and overall position of the Belgian government on issues of European Integration between 2004 and 2020. The material analysed consists of mainly speeches and debates from institutional actors at the federal level; other Belgian governmental instances have been excluded from the analysis. The analysis showed that DI is a low salience issue in Belgium, possibly due to the government’s instability and the overall pro-EU stance of the country. The Belgian government has taken a positive stance towards a multi-speed Europe, especially in the post-Brexit debates. Th... Mehr ...

Verfasser: CESCON, Fabio
Dokumenttyp: workingPaper
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Verlag/Hrsg.: European University Institute
Schlagwörter: Differentiated Integration / Belgium / EU policy / Multi-Speed Europe
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28946389
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://hdl.handle.net/1814/69364

This report analyses the salience and overall position of the Belgian government on issues of European Integration between 2004 and 2020. The material analysed consists of mainly speeches and debates from institutional actors at the federal level; other Belgian governmental instances have been excluded from the analysis. The analysis showed that DI is a low salience issue in Belgium, possibly due to the government’s instability and the overall pro-EU stance of the country. The Belgian government has taken a positive stance towards a multi-speed Europe, especially in the post-Brexit debates. This solution is described as allowing different MS to pursue different interests, while still working towards the EU integration project. A notable contentious issue amongst Belgian federal parties has been the Financial Transaction Tax, notably over the possible unfair consequences on competition that this tax would bring about. ; This [report/publication/etc] is part of the InDivEU project which has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 822304. The content of this document represents only the views of the InDivEU consortium and is its sole responsibility. The European Commission does not accept any responsibility for use that may be made of the information it contains.