Prime Minister Schoof and the Dutch delegation will meet Flemish Prime Minister Diependaele and the Flemish ministers on Tuesday afternoon in the Book Tower in Ghent. Here, the officials will speak to each other during various bilateral meetings. The discussion between Prime Minister Schoof and Prime Minister Diependaele will focus on the war in Ukraine, competitiveness, defense industry, and bilateral cooperation.
The summit will conclude with a joint working dinner.
Participants in the Dutch-Flemish summit include, besides the two prime ministers:
The Netherlands:
- Minister Hermans for Climate and Green Growth
- Minister Keijzer for Housing and Spatial Planning
- Minister Uitermark for Internal Affairs and Kingdom Relations
- Minister Madlener for Infrastructure and Water Management
- Minister Beljaarts for Economic Affairs
- State Secretary Paul for Funding Education and Emancipation
- State Secretary Tuinman for Defense
- State Secretary Nobel for Participation and Integration
Flanders:
- Minister Depraetere for Tourism
- Minister Crevits for Internal Affairs, City & Rural Policy, Living Together, Integration & Naturalization, Administrative Affairs, Social Economy, and Sea Fisheries
- Minister Demir for Education, Justice, and Work
- Minister Gennez for Welfare and Poverty Reduction, Culture, and Equal Opportunities
- Minister Brouns for Environment and Agriculture
- Minister de Ridder for Mobility, Public Works, Ports, and Sports