Belgique: stop ou encore? Entre federalisme, confederalisme et separatisme

In: Politique étrangère: PE ; revue trimestrielle publiée par l'Institut Français des Relations Internationales, Volume 78, Issue 4, p. 23-35

Abstract

The movement towards decentralization in Belgium has been going on for half a century. Political crises have been followed by state reforms. The last to date, in 2010-2011, brought in an unprecedented level of autonomy but did not modify the nature of Belgium's federalism. If another political crisis does arise in the wake of the spring 2014 elections, it is still unlikely that it will lead to Belgium breaking up. So, what is the solution to this impassex? Adapted from the source document.