Jump to content

Frans Baert

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Frans Baert (25 November 1925 – 15 July 2022) was Belgian-Flemish lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Volksunie party, before joining the Sociaal-Liberale Partij.

Life and career

[edit]

Baert was born in Grembergen on 25 November 1925. He died on 15 July 2022, at the age of 96.[1]

Frans Baert's doctrine

[edit]

Baert was the founder of a methodology, known in Dutch as Baertdoctrine; regarding Flemish independence.[2] This doctrine,[3] taken by some Flemish politicians, is a step-by-step strategy in order to get an independent Flemish State through democratic reforms of Belgium.

Each reform must follow three basic rules in order to reach a Flemish independence at the end:

  1. Each reform must be a significant step towards greater autonomy.
  2. Each reform should not prevent further reforms.
  3. Inside each reform, the price paid to the other negotiator should not be unreasonable.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Frans Baert". InMemoriam.be. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  2. ^ Harry Van Velthoven, Karen Celis, Jasmien van Daele (2011) Waarheen met België?: van taalstrijd tot communautaire conflicten. p. 356
  3. ^ "RTBF Auvio : toute l'offre audio, vidéo et direct de la RTBF". RTBF.