#LoveIsLove 🏳️‍🌈! That's the simple, clear & pure message that we carry out today & every other day of the year. Because we EUMarketing will always stand together in celebrating diversity & acceptance of #LGBTIQ+. Because you deserve to be who you are. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍🤎 #IDAHOT

📚For #EuropeDay, several colleagues from the PermRep visited schools in Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels, to engage with 16-18 year-olds on Europe. 💡An important initiative given that in 2024, 16+ will be able to vote in 🇪🇺 elections for the first time in 🇧🇪🗳️ 🇧🇪 Belgium MFA

🚺 On this International Day of #WomeninDiplomacy, we recognise and celebrate the ways in which women are breaking barriers and making a difference in the field of diplomacy. That is why we asked 5 colleagues working in 🇧🇪diplomacy to highlight one of their biggest achievements.

#WorldBelgianFriesDay🍟 With the 77th session of the 🇺🇳 General Assembly still in full swing this summer, we are introducing an important 🇧🇪 draft resolution👇open for cosponsoring! (Just kidding 😉 but can we all agree that Belgian fries are the best in the world? 🤤)

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🇲🇦 #Maroc Le centre de crise des Affaires étrangères met à disposition des Belges et de leurs proches sur place un numéro d’appel d’urgence pour assistance. 📞 +32 (0)2 501 40 00

🇲🇦 #Marokko Het crisiscentrum van Buitenlandse Zaken heeft een noodnummer geopend voor Belgen en hun familie ter plaatse die bijstand nodig hebben. 📞 +32 (0)2 501 40 00

🇧🇪🇪🇺 Livestream kick-off event #EU2024BE 🔴 Join us tomorrow morning at 10:30 for the unveiling of the programme and the priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo 🇧🇪🇪🇺 and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Lahbib.

I welcome the end of negotiations for an Association Agreement with Andorra & San Marino. It will enshrine our privileged relationship. #Andorra & #SanMarino are located in the heart of Europe. They will now be closer members of the EU family than ever. europa.eu/!FXxM7x

🇨🇭🇪🇺 Switzerland is a very important partner for the EU. Today we adopted the negotiation mandate authorising European Commission to start negotiations for our future relationship with 🇨🇭. 🎯Our goal: a broad package of measures to achieve the full potential of our relations.

🗓️Jeudi 25 avril 🕰️19h30 📍 MONT 01 Conférence sur la présidence de la Belgique au Conseil de l’UE ! Avec la participation de : Benjamin Bodson et Ambre Offermans

Dr. Ilke Toygür (@ilketoygur.bsky.social) Francesco Pasetti Ana G. Juanatey Andrea Noferini carme colomina Marta Galceran Agustí F. de Losada Víctor Burguete Vidal Daniel Fiott Javier Carbonell EPIN @Beckehrung Nicolai von Ondarza SWP Berlin Georgina Wright Institut Montaigne Matteo Bonomi Nicoletta Pirozzi 🇮🇹🇪🇺🇺🇦 Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI Raquel Garcia Llorente Real Instituto Elcano Melchior Szczepanik Tomasz Zając PISM Benjamin Bodson and Ward Den Dooven from Egmont Institute write on the implications of celebrating the elections to the European Parliament the same day as federal and regional elections in Belgium. cidob.org/articulos/mono…

Happy to have written the Belgian 🇧🇪 chapter, together with Ward Den Dooven ! 🗳️ #EUelections Egmont Institute

🗎 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 🧵(1/6) The Belgians will head to the polls to cast their votes in 3 elections: regional, federal & European. Although Belgium is holding the Presidency of the Council for the 13th time the European election is gaining the least traction🇧🇪Benjamin Bodson

🧵(2/6) While holding the elections for the respective assemblies on the same day has a practical advantage, it reduces the capacity to identify which level of power is competent for which matter 🇧🇪Benjamin Bodson Ward Den Dooven bit.ly/3yDYUUx

🧵(3/6) A mega election campaign pushes political parties to prioritise where their money should be spent. As parties perceive marginal gain in the European elections they tend to naturally prioritise the federal & regional ballots🇧🇪Benjamin Bodson Ward Den Dooven

🧵(4/6) 75% of Belgians indicated that they were likely to vote, slightly above the EU average (71%). Taking into consideration that voting is mandatory in Belgium, this number is not that high 🇧🇪Benjamin Bodson Ward Den Dooven bit.ly/3yDYUUx

Benjamin Bodson Ward Den Dooven 🧵(5/6) Belgians aged 16 will have the right/obligation to vote in the EU election for the first time. Belgium joins the small club of member states that allow their citizens to vote from the age of 16/17 Austria Germany Malta Greece 🇧🇪Benjamin Bodson Ward Den Dooven

Benjamin Bodson Ward Den Dooven 🧵(6/6) It would appear that the pro-EU stance of the current federal government will therefore not result in electoral gains in June 2024, an unfortunate final note to a so far successful Presidency of the Council 🇧🇪Benjamin Bodson Ward Den Dooven bit.ly/3yDYUUx

⏮️In case you missed it, new publication by Benjamin Bodson & Ward Den Dooven last week Egmont Institute Belgium: “The Third Election” bit.ly/3yDYUUx