Belgium

Benelux Benefits: European Ambassadors Tout Integration Over Trade Barriers

The ambassadors of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg argued from experience Monday for the virtues of integrated economies while expressing concern that the bonds holding the global trading system together are weakening. The Benelux envoys chose Atlanta for what will be their only joint appearance outside the Beltway to mark 60 years since they created a model Read more

Belgian Investment, Global Democracy Highlighted at King’s Day Festivities

Belgium’s top diplomat in the Southeast used the occasion of King’s Day in mid-November to highlight his country’s strong economic ties with the region, even as President Trump’s renewed threats of European auto tariffs fanned trade tensions. “The President has suggested that the European Union is a threat to the USA,” William De Baets was Read more

Belgian Firm to Finance, Operate Massive Georgia Solar Farm

The U.S. arm of Belgium’s Origis Energy has purchased a solar farm under construction near Warner Robins, Ga., from Arizona-based First Solar. Known as GA Solar 4, the 200-megawatt project in Twiggs County is expected to be the largest solar farm in the Southeast U.S. when completed. The deal was announced Oct. 24, but financial Read more

Belgium
- Diplomacy
- Trade

New Flanders Trade Rep Arrives in Atlanta

A new trade representative for the Belgian region of Flanders has taken up the Atlanta post vacated when former commissioner Wim Van Cauteren left for Mexico City last September. Flanders Investment and Trade has tapped Conny Van Wulpen comes to Atlanta off of a seven-year stint at the organization’s office in Casablanca, Morocco. Before that, her 19-year career with the agency Read more

Q&A: Rooftop Solar, Without the Panels — A Belgian Entrepreneur’s Bright View on the Future of Renewables

Editor’s note: The Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta each month puts out a newsletter recounting its activities across the region and informing its compatriots about vital information from the foreign ministry. Follow the consulate on Facebook. As with each edition, this month’s included a spotlight on Belgian living and working in the consulate’s jurisdiction. Known as “The Read more

Chamber Event Highlights Belgium’s Innovation Capacity for Successes of Georgia Companies in Europe

Belgium‘s multilingualism with three official languages and a host of dialects and “minority languages” fuels the country’s creativity, a value which was repeatedly underscored at an evening meeting of the Belgian American Chamber of the South Aug. 30 held at the Atlantic Station law offices of Burr Forman LLP. William De Baets, Belgium’s consul general based in Atlanta, led off the Read more

‘The Women Series’ to Celebrate Its 5th Anniversary With a Reception That’s Already Sold Out

For Rose Catherin, it began at the board meetings where often she would look around and see mostly men. As a long-standing member of the board of the French American Chamber of Commerce Atlanta-Southeast, she was determined to discover a way to galvanize the professional women with whom she was engaged through her work and Read more

Mexico
- Diplomacy
- Trade

Flanders Trade Commissioner in Atlanta Headed to Mexico City

Wim Van Cauteren, the trade commissioner in Atlanta for the Belgian region of Flanders, will soon head south to a new locale Sept. 15: Mexico City. Mr. Van Cauteren will transition from a role with Flanders Investment and Trade, which works directly for the Flemish regional government, to trade commissioner for Flanders and Brussels at the Read more

Belgian Consulate Launches Email Newsletter

With a newsletter launched this week, the Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta has followed the trend of local diplomatic missions ramping up their digital outreach efforts. In a letter contained in the initial newsletter, Consul General William De Baets said the publication is intended to be a complement — not a replacement — to Read more

New York Home Furnishings Firm Chooses Savannah as Its Cargo Hub

Safavieh’s expansion of its warehousing facilities at the Savannah River International Trade Park is the latest expression of its affection for the Port of Savannah as both its manufacturing and distribution of home goods grows in tandem with the growth of the park. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announced on Aug. 16 that the New York-based Read more

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