As regards the subsequent press release of 21 January 2009, the Belgian State considered it normal that ARCO had immediately put that press release of the government on its website, as all financial cooperatives (including ARCO) were closely following that matter at the time.
Premièrement, la Belgique a soutenu que le régime de garantie des coopératives était approprié et nécessaire pour rassurer les déposants en Belgique.