More with less — that could be the motto of Belgium’s development policy for the coming years. The new center-right government wants a “courageous” policy that focuses on human rights, economic growth and greater efficiency, while cutting the budget even more than its predecessor.
Understandably, the nongovernmental organization community is worried.
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Diederik Kramers@DiederikKramers
Diederik Kramers is a freelance correspondent in Brussels covering EU and NATO affairs. A former spokesperson and communications officer for UNICEF and UNHCR, he previously worked as foreign desk and Eastern Europe editor for the Dutch press agency ANP and as editor-in-chief of the Dutch quarterly Ukraine Magazine.
