Criticism From Brussels
This Manifesto was violently criticized in Brussels:
In Brussels, despite the federalization process the unitary vision historically characteristic of the Franco-Bruxellois still seems to have some hold. In the eyes of many Franco-Bruxellois, the country is far from the picture proposed by the Manifeste pour la culture wallonne. Home of the EU Commission, Capital of Belgium and bastion of pan-Belgian nationalism since 1830, Brussels tends to be contemptuous of Walloon and Flemish identities, which are considered too particularistic in the context of the European integration. Brussels pan-Belgian nationalism has professed moral superiority and has often conceivend itself as the path toward a more universal belonging, in a perspective similar to Trudeau's vision... —Read more about this topic: Manifesto For Walloon Culture
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