As President Donald Trump threatens to “tariff the hell out of” Europe in advance of upcoming negotiations, the EU is taking a quieter tack toward showing how playing hardball on trade could be problematic for the U.S. This month the EU Mission to the U.S. in Washington released a state-by-state analysis of the two-way trading […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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