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Brussels caught between European unity and Belgian division
Original: The capital of European integration and Belgian disintegration
Brussels, long the symbol of European integration, is increasingly described as a stage for Belgian disintegration, as the country's fractured coalition politics leaves the capital without a functioning government while EU institutions push for deeper union. Commentators contrast the unified Europe taking shape in Brussels with a Belgium that struggles to hold itself together across linguistic and regional lines.
Why now: Belgium's prolonged political instability at national level contrasts sharply with its role as the EU's capital, prompting debate.
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- The capital of European integration and Belgian disintegration · Timothy Garton Ash | Substack
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