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We are not exactly without one: the federal state that Belgium is, consists of no less then 6 equal governements. The federal (whole Belgium) isn't above the Flemmish or the Walloon, nor the German speaking, the French speaking or the Brussels one.
With this knowledge you can imagine what happens when the jurisdiction of one governement overlaps with one of another. This is why we (Flemmish) want to split up some other areas to make it more logical for the civilians. The French speaking minority wants to achieve the same thing, but with more unitarisation instead of the splitting up. (This is a simplistic view upon things here, but it give you an idea of why it's so difficult to negotiate)
With this knowledge you can imagine what happens when the jurisdiction of one governement overlaps with one of another. This is why we (Flemmish) want to split up some other areas to make it more logical for the civilians. The French speaking minority wants to achieve the same thing, but with more unitarisation instead of the splitting up. (This is a simplistic view upon things here, but it give you an idea of why it's so difficult to negotiate)