Verhofstadt issues appeal for "ethical globalisation"

Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt made an appeal to anti-globalisation protesters to support what he calls "ethical globalisation" in an open letter published on 26 September. In the letter Mr Verhofstadt argues that there are a number of contradictions in the thinking of the protesters and that the solution to many of the problems they ascribe to globalisation is in fact more globalisation.

Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt made an appeal to anti-globalisation protesters to support what he calls „ethical globalisation“ in an open letter published on 26 September. In the letter Mr Verhofstadt argues that there are a number of contradictions in the thinking of the protesters and that the solution to many of the problems they ascribe to globalisation is in fact more globalisation.