List of Political Catch Phrases - Belgium

Belgium

In Dutch

• "De grondwet is geen vodje papier." – (The constitution is not some scrap of paper.) – Leo Tindemans – 1978
• "Je moet de problemen alleen oplossen als ze zich stellen" – (You only have to solve problems when they occur) – Jean-Luc Dehaene
• "Vijf minuten politieke moed" – (Five minutes of political courage) – Yves Leterme
• "Sire, geef mij honderd dagen" – (Sire, give me 100 days) – Jean-Luc Dehaene – 1988
• "Wie gelooft die mensen nog?" – (Who still believes those people?) – Yves Leterme

In English

• "I've seen the future: it's scary and Belgian". Stephen Pollard

In French

• "Il n' y a pas de Belges" – (There are no Belgians) – Jules Destrée – 1912
• "La Belgique de papa" – (Daddy's Belgium) – Gaston Eyskens – 1970
• "Il y a un parfum de crise" – (It's starting to smell like a crisis) – Francis Delpérée – 2007

Dutch – French

• "Trop is te veel en te veel is trop" – (Too much is too much) – Paul Vanden Boeynants

Latin

• "Quid ..." – (What about ...) – Jean-Luc Dehaene – 2007