BBR present at Benelux Summit of 3 October 2016

On October 3rd 2016, the BBR was present at the luncheon for the Benelux Summit in Schengen, on the invitation of Prime Minister of Luxembourg Mr. Xavier Bettel. The three representatives of the BBR who were present, welcome the excellent exchange during this luncheon on many policy issues, central to BBR’s action.A Joint Declaration issued by the Prime Ministers addressed the topic of ‘Digital Benelux’, one of the topics on which the BBR encourages decisive Benelux action.

We heartily welcome the reference to article 350 of the EU Treaty to justify joint action in this area. The Joint Declaration can be found here.