Belgium Divided

Belgium Divided As the divide between Flanders and Wallonia keeps growing, Belgium faces an unprecedented political crisis. How do you reconcile two cultures, two languages and two identities within one state?
The streets of Stavelot are crowded for the Walloon procession. Walloons may be celebrating their identity but this is one of Western Europe's poorest of regions. Unemployment is double that in the Flemish North. As politicians try to find a power sharing formula, many in the North would prefer an independent nation of Flanders. Peter Busyrogge of the Flemish Separatist Party pushes for independence: "Wallonia and Flanders are two totally different countries. They are two parts of a state but they are completely different cultures". For nationalists, the lack of common values has made today's Belgium obsolete. Will Belgium emerge from this crisis reformed and united or is the divide too deep to bridge?
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