Kingdom of Belgium
Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt
Belgium is a founding member of the European Union. It is a strong advocate of reform in the Union and led the call for a European Convention, which has attempted to expand the debate about the future of the European Union to include a broader segment of the European population. Guy Verhofstadt was elected prime minister in 1999, heading a coalition of Liberals, Socialists, and Greens. The following is excerpted from a November 18, 2002, speech by Prime Minister Verhofstadt at the College of Europe in Brussels, Belgium.In the months ahead of us, and in any event before the elections…
