2023-12-10 13:43:00
This Sunday, the guest of the Punchers is Thomas Dermine, Federal Secretary of State for Recovery and Strategic Investments.
Bart De Wever (N-VA) is tough on the PS: “The PS is harmful to Wallonia, which is one of the least prosperous regions in Europe“, he said on a VRT set, last December 3.
“This is not only insulting, but also incorrect“, reacts Thomas Dermine on the Punchers set. “His first failure was to bring Vlaams Belang down to 30% in Flanders, we don’t realize what a disaster it is. Every four years, he comes back with his hobbies, to hit the big bad Walloons. This is false in form, because for two legislatures, the Minister of the Economy has been liberal in Wallonia. This is also fundamentally false and it shows a great incomprehension of Wallonia, because since 2019, the richest province in Belgium is Walloon Brabant.“, he argues.
In September, Bart De Wever assured us on our set that he had had a “fairly open” discussion with the socialist on confederalism, or even the end of Belgium. “I think that Magnette is very aware that this day is coming, but I understand very well that he will avoid, until the last moment, saying it openly to French-speaking public opinion.“, he affirmed.
Is the PS pretending that Belgium has a future? “This is absolutely false“, replies Thomas Dermine. “We defend national solidarity, we defend Belgium“, he adds. “At one point, Bart De Wever is right, we had to speak with the NV-A to provide proof that it is impossible. This is what made it possible to form the Vivaldi government“admits the Secretary of State.
“I am a direct witness to these discussions, everything opposes us. On the relationship with Belgium, on the socio-economic, we defend values of solidarity, they defend an ultra-liberal vision of the economy. Above all, on the Flemish identity of Mr. de Wever which is exclusive, which is in negation of the Belgian identity and the European identity“, he insists.
No more question, therefore, of negotiating with the N-VA? “We must first leave cards in the hands of voters. We are a responsible party, we fight for the future of Belgium“, replies Thomas Dermine. “We will do everything to avoid it, that’s for sure“, term-t-il.
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