I'm with Willempie on this one : someone who can't come up with anything else than some running joke (Balkenende as Harry Potter) when asked on his 'view' on the Dutch PM's politics, while sitting on a pile of diplomatic reports, can hardly be considered intelligent. So it's very clear that these ideas cannot have originated inside De Guchts skull. On the other hand : there aren't any jokes on this circulating. So the real intriguing question remains : where did he pick that up ?

De Gucht is not so incompetent as it might seem. He is well know for his tough (not really diplomatic) language but the belgian embassies are very happy with him and he is quite successfull in his entreprises (the most known is the organization of demacratic elections is Congo).
About the Miniter of Budget I must agree with (I'm working in her administration): she is totally incompetent but she has very pretty legs
And in general, belgian politicians are very incompetent but what do you want: about 50 ministers in a country with only 11 millions inhabitants, there must be some garbage  

Belgian Foreign minister De Gucht recently suggested is an interview that the European Union is in need of new rules, for the welcoming of new members as well as for the 'goodbye-ing' old members (my wording). This might seem strange at first sight, but upon a closer look I gound a perennial stumbling block to every move forward the EU wants to make... Not sure though how likely this is.