Belgium is a founding member of the European Union

Belgium is member of the Schengen area since 26 March 1995 and of the Eurozone since 1 January 1999.

The country's capital, Brussels, is together with Luxembourg City and Strasbourg, one of the three official seats of the European institutions. Belgium is a constitutional monarchy in which the King is head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of the government.

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Charles MICHEL, Belgian Prime Minister, is the fifth EU leader to debate the future of Europe with MEPs and Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the EC, on 3rd May 2019.

The Europeans want the EU to change. This is why the European Parliament is taking the leadership over a reform of the EU.

Parliament set out its vision for the future of Europe in three resolutions voted in plenary session on 16 February 2017. MEPs suggested, among other things:

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	<li>turning the Council of Ministers into a genuine second legislative chamber, and its configurations into preparatory bodies similar to Parliament’s committees,</li>
	<li>appointing an EU finance minister and giving the EU Commission the power to formulate and give effect to a common EU economic policy, backed up by a euro-area budget, and</li>
	<li>creating a fiscal capacity consisting of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and specific additional budgetary capacity for the euro area, funded by its members as a part of the EU budget.</li>
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Debate on the Future of Europe with Charles MICHEL, Belgian Prime Minister

Immigration and asylum - Brussels.

This infoclip shows the situation of about 150 refugees and asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Syria, and African countries that are currently living in tents on the street in front of the so-called Petit Chateau, headquarter of the Belgian federal agency for refugees Fedasil. This extraordinary situation is a result of the incapacity of the Brussels region's authorities to providing a shelter for people who have already been registered as asylum seekers in the country.

Infoclip: Immigration and asylum – Brussels (Belgium)

A Civil Liberties Committee delegation go to Brussels (Belgium) before Calais (France) and Ter Apel (Netherlands) to look into irregular crossings to the UK and the implications for reception facilities. MEPs meet with government officials and agencies in charge of migration policy as well as NGO representative, and they will visit reception facilities. The delegation exchanges with various NGOs active in supporting migrants and refugees, meet with Nicole De Moor, Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration and visits a local registration centre.

Asylum and Migration: visit of a Delegation of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Delegation to Brussels (Belgium)

&lt;p>On the 22nd November 2022, the European Parliament celebrates its 70th anniversary. A ceremony is organised in Strasbourg in presence of Alexander DE CROO, Belgian Prime Minister. Roberta METSOLA, EP President, welcomes him. Extracts.&lt;/p>

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Alexander DE CROO, Belgian Prime Minister: arrival and welcome

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, opens the plenary session on the 21st November in Strasbourg. The President gives her opening remarks on the recent murder of Belgian policeman in Brussels.

Resumption of session and order of business: opening remarks by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the murder of Belgian policeman

This infoclip illustrates the directive that establishes common principles and rules to remove barriers, stimulate investments and drive cost reductions in renewable energy technologies, and empowers citizens, consumers and businesses to participate in the clean energy transformation. Views of offshore wind energy installation; residential solar power panels, industrial fermentation conversion of organic products into methane biogaz; production site of pellets; hydrogen hybrid power plant; heats pumps using the water of the river. Rights restriction: at 00:00:57:00 : copyright Monnaie-Groupe Decube.

Infoclip: Renewable Energy Directive

In mid-July 2021, heavy rainfall and mass flooding in southern Belgium (Wallonia) resulted in multiple deaths and thousands of houses being damaged or collapsing. The footage shows the state of repairs in Pepinster, Eupen and Verviers more than 6 months after the disaster (23/02/2022).

Infoclip: Areas in Belgium affected by floods 2021 - 6 months later

A Regional Development Committee delegation go to the East of Belgium after Netherlands, Germany to visit flood-affected regions. MEPs want to take stock of EU relief measures in these regions following the severe flooding and landslides that hit several European countries in the summer of 2021.

EP REGI delegation to Eupen and Verviers: visit of the flood stricken spots, meeting with local authorities and statement by Younous OMARJEE (The Left,FR), Chair of the REGI delegation

Alexander DE CROO, Belgian Prime Minister, visits the European Parliament in Brussels and meets with Roberta METSOLA, EP President.

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Infoclip: Immigration and asylum – Brussels (Belgium)

Asylum and Migration: visit of a Delegation of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Delegation to Brussels (Belgium)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Alexander DE CROO, Belgian Prime Minister: arrival and welcome

Resumption of session and order of business: opening remarks by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the murder of Belgian policeman

Infoclip: Renewable Energy Directive

Infoclip: Areas in Belgium affected by floods 2021 - 6 months later

EP REGI delegation to Eupen and Verviers: visit of the flood stricken spots, meeting with local authorities and statement by Younous OMARJEE (The Left,FR), Chair of the REGI delegation

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Alexander DE CROO, Belgian Prime Minister

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Immigration and asylum - Brussels.

Immigration and asylum - Brussels.

Immigration and asylum - Brussels.

Immigration and asylum - Brussels.

Immigration and asylum - Brussels.

Immigration and asylum - Brussels.

Immigration and asylum - Brussels.

Immigration and asylum - Brussels.

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