Belgian Deputy PM Vandenbroucke Delivers UGent Lecture Countering PM's Welfare State Thesis

Frank Vandenbroucke (Vooruit), Deputy PM and Health Minister, delivered the UGent political science opening lecture, titled 'No Prosperity Without Solidarity', directly countering PM Bart De Wever's previous year's lecture on the decline of the welfare state. The event highlights ideological friction within the Belgian coalition during budget negotiations. The lecture is symbolic, with no immediate policy impact.