On the evening of October 19, 2015, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium attended the 20th Edition of the Entreprise de l’Annee (Enterprise of the Year ) award ceremony in Brussels.
The winner of the award went to Pairi Daiza. Finalists included the company EASI from Nivelles, the Eloy Group from Sprimont, and Mithra Pharmaceuticals from Liège.
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On the afternoon of Monday, October 19, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium attended the 1st Edition of the European Microfinance Day high-level opening seminar held at the Comité Économique and Social Européen in Brussels.
Today’s seminar, organized by the European Microfinance Network (EMN) and the Microfinance Centre (MFC), aims to raise awareness of microfinance as a tool to fight social exclusion and unemployment in Europe.
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On Tuesday, October 13, 2015, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium began their three-day official visit to Warsaw, Poland. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen economic relations between the two countries and cooperation within the European Union.
Upon their arrival at the airport Their Majesties were warmly welcomed to Warsaw by the President of Poland, Mr.Andrzej Duda, and his wife, First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda, as well as other Polish government officials.
Thereafter, Their Majesties along with President Duda and the First Lady attended an official welcoming ceremony held at the Presidential Palace. Following the ceremony King Philippe and President Duda participated in a meeting with Belgian and Polish government officials.
In the afternoon, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the capital of Warsaw.
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On Thursday, October 8, 2015, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium attended the 2015 Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren award ceremony held at the Palais de Bruxelles.
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On Friday, October 2, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium visited Campus D’Hek in Landen.
According to the Belgian royal court, during today’s visit Her Majesty was informed about the new project, Wikifin.be. Held under the theme, Financial Education: Managing your Money, An Asset for Life, this “…educational program aims to integrate financial education into the classroom.”
On Thursday, October 1, 2015, His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium attended the forum, Young Talent in Action, held at the Brussels Expo in Brussels.
During today’s event, organized by the Fédération des Entreprises de Belgique and held under the theme Youth Employment, His Majesty participated in a roundtable discussion with “…entrepreneurs and young people…” according to the Belgian royal court.
On Tuesday, September 29, 2015, Their Majesties King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium visited the media group, Mediafin NV, in Brussels.
According to Bloomberg Business, Mediafin NV specializes in publishing:
“…financial and economic news and information. The company publishes two newspapers De Tijd and L’Echo as well as magazines [such as] Netto, Mon Argent and Sabato…”
During yesterday’s visit Their Majesties were given a tour of the company’s headquarters and met with staff. The reigning couple also listened in on an editorial meeting with the editors of the newspaper, L’Echo.
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