Berchem-Sainte-Agathe or Sint-Agatha-Berchem,often simply called Berchem,is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region,Belgium. Located in the north-western part of the region,it is bordered by Ganshoren,Koekelberg,and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean,as well as the Flemish municipalities of Asse and Dilbeek. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities,it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).
DéFI is a social-liberal and regionalist political party in Belgium mainly known for defending French-speakers' interests in and near the Brussels region. Founded in 1964,the party is led by François De Smet,a member of the Chamber of Representatives. The party's current name,DéFI or Défi,was adopted in 2016 and is a backronym of Démocrate,Fédéraliste,Indépendant meaning "challenge" in French.
George Andreas Papandreou is an American-born Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2009 to 2011. He is currently serving as an MP for Movement for Change.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey. He previously served as prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Justice and Development Party (AKP),which he co-founded in 2001. He also served as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998.
The Socialist Party is a social democratic French-speaking political party in Belgium. As of the 2019 elections,it is the third largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party. The party is led by Paul Magnette. The party supplies the Minister-president of the French Community,and the Brussels-Capital Region. In the German-speaking community,the party is known as the Sozialistische Partei (SP).
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was an Indian politician who served as the sixth president of India,serving from 1977 to 1982. Beginning a long political career with the Indian National Congress Party in the independence movement,he went on to hold several key offices in independent India –as Deputy Chief minister of Andhra state and the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh,a two-time Speaker of the Lok Sabha and a Union Minister—before becoming the Indian president.
Charles Picqué is a Belgian politician. He is a former Minister-President of the Brussels Capital-Region.
International relations between the European Union (EU) and Ukraine are shaped through the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). Ukraine is a priority partner within the Eastern Partnership and the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The EU and Ukraine have been seeking an increasingly close relationship,going beyond co-operation,to gradual economic integration and deepening of political co-operation. On 23 June 2022,the European Council granted Ukraine the status of a candidate for accession to the European Union.
Herman Achille,Count Van Rompuy is a Belgian politician,who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 2008 to 2009,and then as the first permanent president of the European Council from 2009 to 2014.
Nitin Jairam Gadkari is an Indian politician from Maharashtra who is the current Minister for Road Transport &Highways in the Government of India. He is also the longest serving Minister for Road Transport &Highways currently running his tenure for over nine years. Gadkari earlier served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2009 to 2013. He is also known for his work as the Public Works Department Minister of the State of Maharashtra,where,under his leadership,a series of roads,highways and flyovers across the state were constructed.
Rudi JoséGarcia is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Serie A club Napoli.
Kosovo unilaterally self proclaimed independence from Serbia in 2008,a move which Serbia strongly rejects. Serbia does not recognize Kosovo as an independent state and continues to claim it as the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. However,differences and disputes remain,while North Kosovo is partially under Serbian rule. Initially there were no relations between the two;but in the following years there has been increased dialogue and cooperation between the two sides.
The government of the Brussels-Capital Region is the political administration of the Brussels Capital Region of Belgium. An election is held every five years. The government is headed by a Minister-President,four ministers and three state secretaries.
Vervoort is a Dutch toponymic surname. It is a contraction of the name Van der Voort,meaning "from the ford". Notable people with the surname include:
Regional elections were held in Belgium on 25 May 2014 to choose representatives for the Flemish Parliament,Walloon Parliament,Brussels Parliament and the Parliament of the German-speaking Community. These elections were held on the same day as the 2014 European elections as well as the 2014 Belgian federal election.
The European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement is a European Union Association Agreement between the European Union (EU),the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom),Ukraine and the EU's 28 member states at the time. It establishes a political and economic association between the parties. The agreement entered into force on 1 September 2017;previously parts had been provisionally applied. The parties committed to co-operate and converge economic policy,legislation,as well as regulation across a broad range of areas,including equal rights for workers,steps towards visa-free movement of people,the exchange of information and staff in the area of justice,the modernisation of Ukraine's energy infrastructure and access to the European Investment Bank (EIB). The parties committed to regular summit meetings and meetings among ministers,other officials and experts. The agreement furthermore establishes a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area between the parties.
Marieke Vervoort was a Belgian Paralympic athlete with reflex sympathetic dystrophy. She won several medals at the Paralympics,and she received worldwide attention in 2016 when she revealed that she was considering euthanasia.
Overseas Countries and Territories Association is an international organisation founded on 17 November 2000 during the conference of prime ministers of overseas countries and territories in Brussels,Belgium. It includes almost all special member state territories of European Union whose purpose is to improve economic development in overseas countries and territories and cooperation with the European Union. It currently has 13 members. On 25 June 2008,a Cooperation Treaty between the EU and OCTA was signed in Brussels.
Elke Van den Brandt is a Belgian green politician and a member of Groen. She has been the Minister of Mobility,Public Works,and Road Safety within the Brussels-Capital Region government since July 18,2019.
