I’m pretty sure half of your country will absolutely hate this. Even he seems to know this because he only seems to be excited about how the Flemish speaking half will do so well with the neatherlands…they aren’t the ones you need to convince.
SmthgEasy2Remember on
Walloons in shambles
ldn6 on
So he wants to destroy the Belgium but also make a giant country.
OK.
Lachapino on
the benelux countries already get along so well, this would honestly make a lot of sense. like a small scale version of the eu’s success story 🇧🇪🇱🇺🇳🇱.
sanity_rejecter on
me thinks the kingdom of netherlands tried this in 1815🧐
DiscussionJohnThread on
I mean to me this is good in theory, but in practice I feel like it’d just lead to the Walloons and Luxembourgers feeling left behind in what’s essentially going to act like a Greater Netherlands.
If it implemented some Swiss-style federalism I could see it possibly, but then that’d just gut down any form of national government being efficient.
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I’m not in the Benelux but sure why not
Certainly better than three minor nations with next to no influence beyond their seats in the EU (no offence, love you guys)
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Belgium’s PM De Wever and others envision a united Benelux as a step toward a more federal Europe. Step-by-step integration. He’s begun [pushing](https://www.hln.be/nieuws/de-wever-n-va-wil-stappen-zetten-naar-europese-defensiemacht-een-zeer-harde-wake-upcall~a3017dde/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F) for a European Army as well.
I’m pretty sure half of your country will absolutely hate this. Even he seems to know this because he only seems to be excited about how the Flemish speaking half will do so well with the neatherlands…they aren’t the ones you need to convince.
Walloons in shambles
So he wants to destroy the Belgium but also make a giant country.
OK.
the benelux countries already get along so well, this would honestly make a lot of sense. like a small scale version of the eu’s success story 🇧🇪🇱🇺🇳🇱.
me thinks the kingdom of netherlands tried this in 1815🧐
I mean to me this is good in theory, but in practice I feel like it’d just lead to the Walloons and Luxembourgers feeling left behind in what’s essentially going to act like a Greater Netherlands.
If it implemented some Swiss-style federalism I could see it possibly, but then that’d just gut down any form of national government being efficient.
I’m not in the Benelux but sure why not
Certainly better than three minor nations with next to no influence beyond their seats in the EU (no offence, love you guys)
bro played hoi 4 ONE time and this happens🥀🥀🥀