In the area of Biodiversity and Ecosystem services, there is an urgent need to reinforce the credibility and legitimacy of the relevant scientific knowledge, to encourage its use by the political world. With this in mind, an intergovernmental programme is envisaged, in order to strengthen the interface between science and politics. The aim is to provide the political decision-makers with good advice and scenarios, so that they can successfully combat the world crisis that is the failure of biodiversity. The third Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) meeting, which will take place in South Korea in June, will lead to either the creation or abandoning of this new programme.
In connection with Belgium’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Belgian State Archives will be organising an exhibition about the establishment of the European Institutions in Brussels. The Belgian State Archives (including the Archive of the Royal Palace) itself has various rich archive stocks that illustrate this subject and is also undertaking complementary research in other archive bodies and documentation centres.
This conference will provide an opportunity to discuss the lessons learned by the Member States, the European Commission and health agencies regarding the fight against the current pandemic, and will form part of a review of preparations by the EU in the event of a pandemic, as well as the intervention plan.
In order to mark the formal inauguration of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the 50th anniversary of the career of the illustrious Belgian singer José van Dam, a unique and prestigious concert is being organized against the fairytale backdrop of the park of the Royal Castle of Laeken.
On 3 and 4 July, Beauvechain will host an international air show. The attractions will include aerial acrobatics, static displays of planes and helicopters and access to the latest technological innovations. A wide variety of people attends this event, ranging from aeronautical specialists to families.
The two-day fleet parade by the Navy is an opportunity for families to get to know the Belgian and international navies in both their civil and military capacities, and their multifaceted activities. Several ships and their crews will explain their operations: minesweeping, combating piracy, and other varied duties such as those done by bomb disposal diving experts.
On Saturday 3 July, in the early evening, the whole of Belgium is invited to come together and dance, by learning a dance routine which will be performed simultaneously in 12 Belgian cities (Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Charleroi, Eupen, Ghent, Hasselt, Liège, Leuven, Louvain-la-Neuve, Namur and Tournai).
On Saturday 3 July, in the early evening, the whole of Belgium is invited to come together and dance, by learning a dance routine which will be performed simultaneously in 12 Belgian cities (Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Charleroi, Eupen, Ghent, Hasselt, Liège, Leuven, Louvain-la-Neuve, Namur and Tournai).
On Saturday 3 July, in the early evening, the whole of Belgium is invited to come together and dance, by learning a dance routine which will be performed simultaneously in 12 Belgian cities (Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Charleroi, Eupen, Ghent, Hasselt, Liège, Leuven, Louvain-la-Neuve, Namur and Tournai).
On Saturday 3 July, in the early evening, the whole of Belgium is invited to come together and dance, by learning a dance routine which will be performed simultaneously in 12 Belgian cities (Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Charleroi, Eupen, Ghent, Hasselt, Liège, Leuven, Louvain-la-Neuve, Namur and Tournai).
