The pact was agreed upon on May 24, 1977,[2][3] between the majority parties of the government Tindemans IV, which was a coalition between CVP, PSC, BSP-PSB, Volksunie and FDF.
Especially the points on Brussels, with the end of institutional equality between French and Dutch speakers, were unacceptable for a lot of Flemings.
The advice on the law that would have put the Egmont pact in practice was, on a number of points, heavily criticised by the Council of State.
On October 11, 1978, in an emotional speech, PM Leo Tindemans unexpectedly announced the resignation of his government.
Other points were realised much later on, such as the division of the electoral district Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde and to some extent the rights for French speakers in the Brussels Periphery.