Can Belgium Be Fixed? I MCC Brussels Podcast

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of political reform in Belgium and the implications of shifting European policies on migration and defense funding.

In this episode: is Bart de Wever’s Belgium a genuine model for reform, or a warning about how difficult reform has become? Has Europe really shifted right on migration, deportations and return hubs? And as Brussels demands more money for defence, Ukraine, migration and industrial policy, who is actually going to pay? Host John O’Brien is joined by Dr Philipp Siegert from MCC Brussels and Carl Deconinck of Brussels Signal to discuss the political pressures now shaping Belgium and the wider Eu...

People in this episode

Host: John O’Brien

Guests: Dr Philipp Siegert, Carl Deconinck

Topics covered

• political reform
• migration policy
• defense funding
• European politics
• Belgium's future
• Brussels governance

Keywords

• Belgium
• reform
• migration
• defense
• politics
• Brussels
• Ukraine
• Europe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MCC Brussels, Brussels Signal

Places: Belgium, Europe, Brussels, Ukraine

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