For Flandern betyder "nationale mindretal" i en sådan kontekst kun et mindretal, som i århundreder har boet i et bestemt område, mens de fransktalende kun har boet der i tre årtier og nægter at integrere, hvilket normalt forventes (sammenlign den flamske flytning til Vallonien og dens perfekt integrerede efterkommere).
For Flanders, "national minority" in such a context can only refer to a minority which has been established within a certain area for centuries, whilst the French-speakers only moved to the periphery some three centuries ago and have since refused to integrate, which is to be expected in the normal course of events (compare this with the Flemish migration to Wallonia and their perfectly integrated descendants).