As inept as the current government has been on the file, you can be sure the gentleman from Wallonia is doing very well politically in his own little back yard. Being the big man standing up to everyone else on over this issue (that the entire rest of the EU is fine with).  Very cheap but effective local politics to create an external enemy that you can rally all your folks against. 

Can't say I think much of any of our ministers near tears over some negotiations. If she wants to be in the big game it might be time to put on the adult pants.