Willy BORSUS, Deputy Prime Minister of Wallonia and Minister for the Economy:
“In this project, we have always indicated that several regions/countries could be selected (United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium…).
Obviously, when part of the left launches petitions, asks questions in Parliament and criticises the future investor in advance, that is really not a positive approach…
The problem is not, as Secretary of State Thomas Dermine claims, that a private operator (Le Monde Sauvage d'Aywaille) chose to sell to another private operator. Hostile remarks towards a group that represents 2.5 million visitors in France and which invested in Spain (Toledo), where it was warmly welcomed, are of course very negative.
I invite my colleague Dermine to try to convince his friends on the left of the importance of private investment, rather than engaging in cheap electioneering.
Indeed, there is always a possibility of eventually welcoming a Puy du Fou site in Wallonia, once a number of conditions are met.”