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On 1 May 2004, 10 member states joined the European Union.

We celebrate this 2⃣0⃣th enlargement anniversary with a special cake during the informal meeting of EU Affairs Ministers. #EU2024BE

➖ 'It is a strong signal we are sending today: that they are already part of the family.'

🎙️ 🇧🇪 minister of foreign affairs in Brussels today.

🇪🇺 Against the backdrop of the 20th anniversary of the 2004 enlargement, EU Affairs Ministers are meeting in the Egmont Palace.

Ministers share the lessons learned from this enlargement, as partners with a European perspective take part in the first working session. #EU2024BE

🇪🇺 EU Affairs ministers are in Brussels today.

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🌎 Today and tomorrow, the Belgian Presidency organises the Ministerial Conference on Implement­ation and Operational­isation of the EU Pact on Asylum and Migration.

🇧🇪 State Secretary for Asylum and Migration explains to us what the main topics of today's discussions are.

The EU budget helps create jobs, supports projects that improve our health, education, transport and energy infrastructure, improves the security of our borders and helps combat climate change.

Today's Annual EU Budget Conference focuses on the future of the EU budget. #ABC2024

🎙️ 'We have kept our promises to farmers. In the coming weeks, the Council will approve an adaptation of CAP that will have alluviate the situation of our farmers.'

➖ The 🇧🇪 Agriculture minister at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg.

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🐠 Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg today.

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🔴 We're live now from the Annual #EUBudget Conference 2024!
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🇳🇱 Fijne Koningsdag! Happy King’s Day!

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The FPS Economy and Belgian Competition Authority organise the EU Competition Day where government officials, business representatives, and experts gather to discuss challenges facing competition policy and the opportunities it preserves for companies and consumers.

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🌊 The European Parliament agreed to the ratification of the agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction ( #BBNJ ) by the EU!

A great result for the Belgian Presidency, which led the negotiations. Towards a better protected ocean!

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Ambassadors agreed on the the recast of the EU Mobile Citizens directive Mobile for 🇪🇺 elections.

🗳️ It will increase the elections' accessibility for more than 11 million European mobile citizens, improve the information exchange and reduce the risk of double voting.

His Majesty King Philippe is currently in the European Youth Capital Ghent for ‘Het Groot Debat’ ('The Big Debate'), where young people engage with each other and with policymakers in light of the upcoming elections.

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🏙 One of the Belgian Presidency's urban objectives is to ensure that cities are better represented and listened to at EU level.

🌉 To this end, the Urban Agenda for the EU must be strengthened.

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🏘️ The Urban Agenda for the EU helps to build an urban-policy knowledge base.

@Perspective_bru organised an exchange event, moderated by European Urban Knowledge Network, to present a study on the impact of EU policies and regulations on the land-use policies pursued by towns and cities.

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🧪 The Belgian Presidency organised the conference 'Tomorrow's #ChemicalsPolicy : Perspectives and Challenges' to take stock of the progress made towards a toxic-free environment.

Multiple actions were already taken but EU legislation still needs to be strengthened. #EU2024BE

The Critical Medicines Alliance has been launched today.

It aims to enhance the security of critical medicines supply through collaborative efforts involving government representatives, pharmaceutical industry stakeholders, health professionals, and civil society.

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