. >> [speaking in french] >> it is a progressive and humanistic city. >> [speaking in french] >> i am fully aware of our very specific responsibility in facing this scourge that affects all of our democracies. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you very much. mayor, it is reported that more people from belgium have traveled to syria to fight than any other country in europe. a quite alarming statistic. what do you think about the root of that phenomenon? what kind of programs have you instituted at the local level to address this problem? >> good morning. let me begin by thanking you for the invitation. i tried to formulate an answer to the difficult questions. i will do it in three parts. i will tell you about my town and its problems. then i will be happy to share with you our definition of radicalization and our approach to the problem. finally, i will try to offer some conclusions or considerations which i feel are relevant for all the cities. my town is a very nice, small town. it is near vessels at the heart of europe. it is in a very prosperous region. it has 42,000 inhab

. >> [speaking in french] >> it is a progressive and humanistic city. >> [speaking in french] >> i amaware of our very specific responsibility in facing this scourge that affects all of our democracies. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you very much. mayor, it is reported that more people from belgium have traveled to syria to fight than any other country in europe. what do you think about the root of that phenomenon? >> what have you established at the local level to address this problem?? >> good morning. let me begin by thanking you for the invitation. i tried to formulate an answer to the difficult questions. i will do it in three parts. i will tell you about my town and its problems. then i will be happy to share with you how the condition of radicalization and our approach to the problem. finally, i will try to offer some conclusions or consideration which i feel are relevant for all the cities. my town is a very nice small town. it is at the heart of europe. it is in a very prosperous region. it has 42,000 inhabitants. you can get to the center of brussels in 10 minutes