In this case, is a ceiling on expenditure in this area possible? Again, the experts speak on a case-by-case basis. “When we receive delegations from the Walloon region or at the federal level, we must treat them with respect because they also receive ours. And sf we receive a delegation of seven people from another country, for example, we cannot n’send only two Belgians to this country. It would riskt to be perceived as an affront. It would give the impression that we do not give the other country the importance that it has attached to use“affirme Christian Behrendt.
Furthermore, “it may be necessary to organize more trips or larger trips in certain years”adds political scientist Pierre Vercauteren. “But the pressure will be greater for spending on overseas travel to be much more limited, especially for travel outside Europe.” These trips are indeed more expensive since the transport is longer and is in principle in business class.
Finally, according to Pierre Vercauteren, the financial scandal of the Walloon Parliament has greatly shaken Wallonia. This might fuel citizens’ distrust of politics. However, he recalls, Wallonia does not have a monopoly on financial scandals. Whatever, “These situations are difficult and regrettable, but they allow us to think regarding what we might do to remedy the problem immediately and over time.”
