Speaking at a prestigious lecture in Amsterdam, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever outlined a plan for a stronger and more prosperous Europe.

Dealing specifically with the topics of migration and economics, De Wever said that "Europe has been lulled to sleep over the past decades. And now we're being rudely awakened."

It was the first time the speech was not given by a Dutch national but Belgium's premier, of the Flemish nationalist N-VA party, made clear his affection for the Netherlands.

"How good it is to be in the Netherlands," he told a sold-out lecture hall. The event, organised by the opinion weekly EW , serves as the unofficial opening of the parliamentary year.

The Prime Minister wasted no time in reiterating that it is and remains his "very personal opinion that the

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