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Activities

Planned activities

1. Visit of the historic city of Bruges

Please consult our pages in Dutch and French. 

Past activities

2. Debate:  "Belgium's Al-Qaeda-image in the US" (5/27/04)

It is well known that at the present moment Belgium is not a highly appreciated partner for our partners in the US. In recent times, lots of faults were made. The economic consequences of recent diplomatic incidents are serious: for many entrepreneurs in the port of Antwerp things are getting worse in respect to economic relations with the US.Also, some TV- programmes in the US suggested that terrorist often consider Europe as a safe haven. The section Antwerp of the Euro-Atlantic Association of Belgium wanted to discuss these matters and therefor organised a debate with panel on Thursday 27th of May, in the auditorium of Fortis-Bank in Antwerp.

The panel consisted of former NATO secretary-general and minister of StateWilly Claes, minister of State Herman van Rompuy, minister van State Annemie Neyts, US col. William Bergman and Todd Huizinga, member of the US mission to the EU. 

You can find an article and more photos of this succesfull initiative on the website of the Antwerp-hosted magazine Den Brabo (only in Dutch). 

3.Euro-Atlantic Prize of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (5/4/04)

On Tuesday May 4th 2004, the proclamation of the first Euro-Atlantic Prize of the Minister of Foreign Affairs took place in the Egmont Palace in Brussels. This prize rewards Belgian students who wrote a thesis that deals with security in Europe and the world, while taking our double European and Atlantic solidarity - which binds us to our European and American allies - into account.

Following people attented the ceremony: chairman of the Chamber of Representatives and minister of State Herman Decroo, minister of State François-Xavier de Donnéa, Mr. Mertens de Wilmars, representative of Minister of Foreign Affairs Louis Michel, Belgian ambassador to NATO Dominique Struye de Swielande, count Etienne Davignon, president of IRRI, Lieutenant-General Van Keersbilcke, General-Major Michel Singelé, commandant of the Royal Military Academy, Admiral Poullet, several diplomats, representatives of NATO and Belgian universities, members of the jury, ...

Winners were Nele Haegemans (KUL), who wrote a thesis on UN-peacekeeping- operations; and Nicolas Neuberg (UCL), who studied the relationship between the US and the so-called 'Rogue States'. 

After the distribution of the prizes, all guests were invited to a nice reception. Below are some photos this successful evening.