“So Humiliating”: De Wever Scathing About Brussels Government's 'Begging Letter' to Von Der Leyen for Money

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The European institutions themselves are requesting the redevelopment of Schuman Square into a meeting place with a canopy. The project was designed in consultation with them. This was stated by outgoing Brussels State Secretary for Urban Development Ans Persoons (Vooruit) on Friday in the Brussels Parliament.

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The Prime Minister, Bart De Wever, visited the leaders of the European bodies (Commission, Council, etc.) to ask them not to take into account the letter sent to them by the Brussels government on the redevelopment of the Schuman roundabout, he said this Thursday. He said that it was a real shame, a total humiliation: the Brussels Region, which was going to be asking for money to set up a place. I had to apologize, he explained, recalling the di…