Benelux is more united than ever before. From the Benelux Union, which for decades has proven that cross-border cooperation works in practice, to the European Union, which has strengthened and expanded this integration. A common currency, a single market, the free movement of people, goods, and services, and the Schengen Area without internal borders all make Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg function almost like one organism. Also, each of those 3 countries are in the biggest military alliance in history – NATO.
aschwarzie on
Nope. Don’t want that.
Zestyclose-Truth1634 on
Nice try, Willem
Marcel_The_Blank on
Fuck no
Xgentis on
No I don’t want that.
VeryNoiceYes on
I’m definitely in favor of close cooperation, but uniting as a country isn’t necessary imo. With the Schengen zone and EU, there is no real reason to anyway. Idk, maybe I’m missing something, but would there be any real benefit to uniting?
Though for big projects, I’d like close to see more cooperation (like how the Benelux military is structured). Doing things jointly, on a bigger scale, has real benefits; economies of scale.
Also, just looking at Luxembourg, they most definitely wouldn’t want to join given their tax paradise status.
bjokke33 on
So like, 8-9 governing bodies and 3 kings or?
serious_saint on
Too much fries…
human_alias on
Better to push for unity at EU level
lecanar on
I’m all up for one thing only: a united tax code so that NL and lux stop poaching our rich companies and rich or educated people in BE.
Especially Luxembourg, being a real parasitic state if we are a tad serious.
Textbook definition of parasitic : cannot live without its hosts and make the life of its hosts harder than if it was not there.
How is that not Luxembourg?
Mr_Catman111 on
Best to seek to join one another with the EU. If the EU fails, then sure why not. Our cultural differences are way smaller than what they were back when we split up.
Icy-Lettuce-6996 on
Start with one country at a time. If Belgium can ever unite, then most anything is possible.
Akahura on
If we can’t form a government for Brussels due to the differences between the Flemish and French speakers, it would be even harder to reach a compromise between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Luxembourg is doing quite well now, so why would they be interested in becoming part of the Belgian Kafkaesque politics.
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Tried that, didn’t work out so well! 😉
Benelux is more united than ever before. From the Benelux Union, which for decades has proven that cross-border cooperation works in practice, to the European Union, which has strengthened and expanded this integration. A common currency, a single market, the free movement of people, goods, and services, and the Schengen Area without internal borders all make Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg function almost like one organism. Also, each of those 3 countries are in the biggest military alliance in history – NATO.
Nope. Don’t want that.
Nice try, Willem
Fuck no
No I don’t want that.
I’m definitely in favor of close cooperation, but uniting as a country isn’t necessary imo. With the Schengen zone and EU, there is no real reason to anyway. Idk, maybe I’m missing something, but would there be any real benefit to uniting?
Though for big projects, I’d like close to see more cooperation (like how the Benelux military is structured). Doing things jointly, on a bigger scale, has real benefits; economies of scale.
Also, just looking at Luxembourg, they most definitely wouldn’t want to join given their tax paradise status.
So like, 8-9 governing bodies and 3 kings or?
Too much fries…
Better to push for unity at EU level
I’m all up for one thing only: a united tax code so that NL and lux stop poaching our rich companies and rich or educated people in BE.
Especially Luxembourg, being a real parasitic state if we are a tad serious.
Textbook definition of parasitic : cannot live without its hosts and make the life of its hosts harder than if it was not there.
How is that not Luxembourg?
Best to seek to join one another with the EU. If the EU fails, then sure why not. Our cultural differences are way smaller than what they were back when we split up.
Start with one country at a time. If Belgium can ever unite, then most anything is possible.
If we can’t form a government for Brussels due to the differences between the Flemish and French speakers, it would be even harder to reach a compromise between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Luxembourg is doing quite well now, so why would they be interested in becoming part of the Belgian Kafkaesque politics.
No thanks