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Benjamin Bodson

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Diplomat, covering UK and EFTA @BelgiumEU 🇧🇪🇪🇺 | Lecturer @SolvayEDU | Associate Fellow @EgmontInstitute | TILN Fellow @gmfus

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⏮️In case you missed it, new publication by @bodsonEU & @DenDoovenWard last week @EgmontInstitute Belgium: “The Third Election” bit.ly/3yDYUUx


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🧵(6/6) It would appear that the pro-EU stance of the current federal government will therefore not result in electoral gains in June 2024, an unfortunate final note to a so far successful Presidency of the Council 🇧🇪@bodsonEU @DenDoovenWard bit.ly/3yDYUUx


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🧵(5/6) Belgians aged 16 will have the right/obligation to vote in the EU election for the first time. Belgium joins the small club of member states that allow their citizens to vote from the age of 16/17 Austria Germany Malta Greece 🇧🇪@bodsonEU @DenDoovenWard


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🧵(4/6) 75% of Belgians indicated that they were likely to vote, slightly above the EU average (71%). Taking into consideration that voting is mandatory in Belgium, this number is not that high 🇧🇪@bodsonEU @DenDoovenWard bit.ly/3yDYUUx


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🧵(3/6) A mega election campaign pushes political parties to prioritise where their money should be spent. As parties perceive marginal gain in the European elections they tend to naturally prioritise the federal & regional ballots🇧🇪@bodsonEU @DenDoovenWard


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🧵(2/6) While holding the elections for the respective assemblies on the same day has a practical advantage, it reduces the capacity to identify which level of power is competent for which matter 🇧🇪@bodsonEU @DenDoovenWard bit.ly/3yDYUUx


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🗎 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 🧵(1/6) The Belgians will head to the polls to cast their votes in 3 elections: regional, federal & European. Although Belgium is holding the Presidency of the Council for the 13th time the European election is gaining the least traction🇧🇪@bodsonEU

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Happy to have written the Belgian 🇧🇪 chapter, together with @DenDoovenWard ! 🗳️ #EUelections @EgmontInstitute

“European elections 2024. A turning point for EU integration?”, in view of the EU elections, this new #CIDOBMonograph analyses the impact of the elections on the political agenda and describes the electoral outlook in various member states #9J #CERV 🔗bit.ly/CIDOBMonograph…

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@bodsonEU and @DenDoovenWard from @EgmontInstitute write on the implications of celebrating the elections to the European Parliament the same day as federal and regional elections in Belgium. cidob.org/articulos/mono…


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🗓️Jeudi 25 avril 🕰️19h30 📍 MONT 01 Conférence sur la présidence de la Belgique au Conseil de l’UE ! Avec la participation de : @bodsonEU et Ambre Offermans

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🇨🇭🇪🇺 Switzerland is a very important partner for the EU. Today we adopted the negotiation mandate authorising @EU_Commission to start negotiations for our future relationship with 🇨🇭. 🎯Our goal: a broad package of measures to achieve the full potential of our relations.

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I welcome the end of negotiations for an Association Agreement with Andorra & San Marino. It will enshrine our privileged relationship. #Andorra & #SanMarino are located in the heart of Europe. They will now be closer members of the EU family than ever. europa.eu/!FXxM7x

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🇧🇪🇪🇺 Livestream kick-off event #EU2024BE 🔴 Join us tomorrow morning at 10:30 for the unveiling of the programme and the priorities of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union by Prime Minister @AlexanderDeCroo and Minister of Foreign Affairs @HadjaLahbib


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🇲🇦 #Marokko Het crisiscentrum van Buitenlandse Zaken heeft een noodnummer geopend voor Belgen en hun familie ter plaatse die bijstand nodig hebben. 📞 +32 (0)2 501 40 00

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Onze gedachten zijn bij het Marokkaanse volk na de aardbeving van gisteravond. De banden die België en Marokko verenigen, worden nog sterker in tijden van beproeving. We staan klaar om te helpen. 🇧🇪🇲🇦



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🇲🇦 #Maroc Le centre de crise des Affaires étrangères met à disposition des Belges et de leurs proches sur place un numéro d’appel d’urgence pour assistance. 📞 +32 (0)2 501 40 00

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Nous pensons et sommes aux côtés du peuple marocain suite au tremblement de terre de cette nuit. Les liens qui unissent la Belgique et le Maroc se renforcent aussi dans les épreuves. Nous sommes prêts à nous mobiliser. 🇧🇪🇲🇦



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World Champion 🌈🤩

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#WorldBelgianFriesDay🍟 With the 77th session of the 🇺🇳 General Assembly still in full swing this summer, we are introducing an important 🇧🇪 draft resolution👇open for cosponsoring! (Just kidding 😉 but can we all agree that Belgian fries are the best in the world? 🤤)

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🚺 On this International Day of #WomeninDiplomacy, we recognise and celebrate the ways in which women are breaking barriers and making a difference in the field of diplomacy. That is why we asked 5 colleagues working in 🇧🇪diplomacy to highlight one of their biggest achievements.


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📚For #EuropeDay, several colleagues from the PermRep visited schools in Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels, to engage with 16-18 year-olds on Europe. 💡An important initiative given that in 2024, 16+ will be able to vote in 🇪🇺 elections for the first time in 🇧🇪🗳️ @BelgiumMFA

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#LoveIsLove 🏳️‍🌈! That's the simple, clear & pure message that we carry out today & every other day of the year. Because we @BelgiumEU will always stand together in celebrating diversity & acceptance of #LGBTIQ+. Because you deserve to be who you are. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍🤎 #IDAHOT

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