Can Brussels loose its status as capital of Europe?

Interviewed by Stéphanie Bocart, the Belgian political scientist Pascal Delwit ponders the future of Brussels if ever Belgium were to split in two. "If Belgium implodes, we will find ourselves either in the logic of a Belgium reduced to Wallonia and Brussels, or else in the logic of a European city-state. It is very difficult to speculate. The key issue for Brussels is maintaining its status as European and international capital. Let us be quite clear, if Brussels is not the capital of Europe, it will become a small provincial town. It will loose the European institutions and all that surrounds them, such as the headquarters of firms. In addition, 30-35% of Brussels' inhabitants are not Belgian, in part because of its status of European capital. It is surprising to see how absent this dimension is from current debate and negotiations."

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