Flemish Prime Minister Matthias Diependaele emphasizes the importance of cooperation with the Netherlands. “In today’s world, with all geostrategic shifts, we have to look: who are our friends? Who should we work with?”
Since the Brexit, negotiations with Great Britain about fishing have been difficult. Crevits underlines that Flanders is not alone in this matter. “Our fishing is highly dependent on fishing in British waters. Together with the Netherlands and six other countries, we form a front not to be played apart.”