‘When it rains in Paris, it drizzles in Brussels’ is a famous Belgian proverb. It is testimony to the French influence on Belgian policymaking. Similarly, if you want to weather the storms of European politics, these days it’s advised to keep track of what’s going on in the Kanzler Tasche. There’s no better example of this German influence than the newly proposed carbon market (ETS) for road transport and buildings.
Source: transebvnews