Belgique mon amour…

  • 2011-04-13
  • By Leonidas Donskis
Belgium appears as a small replica of the European Union. A nearly perfect embodiment of modern fears, phobias, uncertainties, and ambivalence, Belgium can break all kinds of conventional wisdom as a house of cards. To engage in cliche dropping when trying to portray this small, albeit ambitious and critically important to the EU, country is a pointless undertaking.Belgium is both down-to-earth and cosmopolitan, depending on which aspect of its rather nebulous identity structure and multifaceted reality we discuss. It may well be described as fiercely nationalistic and leaning towar...
 
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