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Belgian Royal Family - Queen Mathilde's fashions during the three-day State Visit to France | October 14-16, 2024

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King Philippe of Belgium, Queen Mathilde of Belgium and Prince Gabriel of Belgium with French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron as they attend a State dinner on the occasion of King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde of Belgium's State Visit in France, at the Presidential Elysée Palace in Paris, France -October 14th 2024.

📷 : Belgium Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation / Vlad Vanderkelen.

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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium attend a lunch with French and Belgian players in the creative and cultural industry in France, at the Belgian Embassy in Paris, on the second day of their official state visit to France | October 15, 2024

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‘A Beacon of Hope’: Indigenous People Reunited With Sacred Cloak In Brazil

Denmark Sends 300-Year-Old Feathered Cloak Considered An Ancestor By Tupinambá de Olivença to Rio

— Tiago Rogero | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🇧🇷 | Thursday 12 September 2024

The Cloak will be Publicly Unveiled at a Ceremony on Thursday. Photograph: Niels Erik Jehrbo/Nationalmuseet

The scene resembled a funeral: seven Indigenous people, overcome with tears, gathered around a loved one resting in a coffin-like wooden box. Instead of grief, however, it was a moment of celebration: the long-awaited reunion between the Tupinambá de Olivença people and a sacred feathered cloak that was taken from Brazil at least 335 years ago.

The relic – which the Indigenous people consider not as an object but as an ancestor – had been at Denmark’s National Museum until July, when it was sent to Rio de Janeiro.

Chief Jamopoty and six other Representatives of the Tupinambá de Olivença people reunited for the first time with the cloak taken from Brazil at least 335 years ago. Photograph: Tiago Rogero/The Guardian

It will be publicly unveiled at a ceremony at Brazil’s National Museum on Thursday attended by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. But the first private encounter between the Tupinambá of Olivença and the cloak took place on Sunday, in an intimate moment witnessed by the Guardian.

The reunion had been eagerly anticipated: after the cloak’s return to Brazil, the Indigenous group had complained that they were not initially given the chance to perform their reception rituals for the sacred relic, which they refer to in the same terms they would to a person.

“We spoke to him, and he responded,” said Cacique Maria Valdelice Amaral de Jesus, 62, known as Jamopoty Tupinambá.

About 200 Tupinambá de Olivença made the 1,250km journey from their land in Bahia to Rio de Janeiro and have been camping near the National Museum. Photograph: Tiago Rogero/The Guardian

Jamopoty said the cape had returned to resolve the numerous land disputes threatening Indigenous communities across Brazil, adding: “He said we must have our lands demarcated.”

She was joined in the temperature-controlled room by six other representatives of the Tupinambá de Olivença, who for about 20 minutes prayed and spoke to the cloak, which lay under an oxygen-free glass dome, as technicians carefully monitored the humidity.

Jamopoty’s remarks were recorded by the documentary director Carina Bini who, with the Indigenous leader’s consent, shared them with the Guardian.

“You’re lying down, but you’ll stand up. We came to visit you,” she said.

“I don’t even have words. It’s the most beautiful thing I have ever seen,” she said as tears ran down her face, which was painted with the red dye of annatto seeds.

Her partner, Averaldo Rosario Santos, told the cloak that its return was “a beacon of hope for all the Indigenous peoples that remain in this once-invaded Brazil.”

Maria Valdelice Amaral de Jesus, 62, known as Jamopoty Tupinambá. Photograph: Tiago Rogero/The Guardian

Tupinambá cloaks – typically made from thousands of scarlet ibis feathers – were used as ceremonial vestments by coastal Indigenous peoples, said Amy Buono, an assistant professor of art history at Chapman University.

“These capes probably functioned as supernatural skins, transferring the vital force from one living organism to another,” said Buono, who has studied this cloak and 10 others still in European museums in Denmark, Italy, France, Belgium and Switzerland.

“Tupinambá capes were some of the most sought-after artefacts in the early 16th century,” she said. Several Tupinambá cloaks were worn by the courtiers during a 1599 procession at the court of the Duke of Württemberg in Stuttgart.

The newly returned cloak was first inventoried by Denmark in 1689 as part of the collection of Frederick III, possibly after it was taken from Brazil by Dutch forces, which occupied the state of Pernambuco from 1630 to 1654.

“When the cloak was taken from us, it weakened our community,” said Jamopoty.

A Parade in Stuttgart at the Court of Duke Frederick I of Wurttemberg in 1599. Photograph: Album/Alamy

The Tupinambá de Olivença’s fight for the cloak’s repatriation began in 2000 when it was loaned for an exhibition in São Paulo. Jamopoty’s mother, Nivalda Amaral de Jesus, who was known as Amotara, visited the exhibit and demanded its return to Brazil.

At the time, the Tupinambá were not even officially recognised as an Indigenous people – they were even described as extinct in history books.

Under pressure from Amotara (who died in 2018) and other leaders, the Tupinambá de Olivença were finally recognised in 2001 by the Brazilian government.

Eight years later, the first step was taken towards demarcating their territory – an area of 47,000 hectares spanning three municipalities in Bahia.

Since then, however, the Brazilian government has made no further progress in mapping their territory, which has led to land grabs by cocoa farmers and tourism developers.

Indigenous Leaders Frustrated Despite Cloak’s Return to Brazil after 300 Years! Denmark returns artefact but Tupinambá leaders say they were prevented from performing the necessary rituals to receive sacred relic. Cloak is made with about 4,000 Red Feathers of the Scarlet Ibis Bird was first inventoried by Denmark in 1689, but some believe it was taken from Brazil nearly 50 years before. Photograph: Niels Erik Jehrbo/Nationalmuseet

‘We Wanted To Perform Our Rituals, With Songs and Incense Using Our Herbs … It would have been a Special Moment for Strengthening Our Identity,’ said the Chief of Tupinambá de Olivença People. Photograph: Niels Erik Jehrbo/Nationalmuseet

About 200 Tupinambá de Olivença made the 1,250km journey to Rio to receive the cloak, camping near the National Museum, which is still being rebuilt after a huge fire destroyed about 85% of its collection in 2018.

The museum’s director, Alexandre Keller, said the cloak would go on display to the public when the museum reopens in April 2026. Until then, it will be available only to researchers and Indigenous people.

There is no indication that any other Tupinambá cloak will be repatriated but Buono argued that they should all return to Brazil: “These capes were collected by Europeans to be displayed as curiosities and studied for their materials.

“But for the Tupinambá these were, and continue to be, sacred, living forces. Their presence in Brazil will be an extremely important marker of communal identity and evidence for land rights and other legal matters,” she said.

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Harry's visit to see the King wasn't about love or concern it was about one thing. Inheritance and money. by u/ElectricalAd9212

Harry's visit to see the King wasn't about love or concern, it was about one thing. Inheritance and money. Harry is in a right pickle.A pickle of his own making.He married a psychotic narcissist and all their plans didn't just fail, they failed in a manner rarely seen. Perhaps the biggest failure since The Schlieffen Plan, which was the plan by the German army in WWI to surprise attack France by marching through Belgium. They thought it would lead to French surrender within weeks. The failure by the rotten duo is so immense, it can barely be expressed.But he is in a right pickle, of his own making.Marrying psychopathic narcissist Violet Beauregarde Meghan Markle costs money, and to feed her private jets and delusions costs money they will never have and will never earn.All of a sudden, he realises that their time for 'reconciliation' may be very short. On the horizon looms King William and Queen Catherine.On the horizon looms eternal exile, destitution and oblivion.I recently heard a story.A grandfather here in the UK had an estate worth about £500,000.His grandchildren, who neglected him, expected it all to come to them.Instead when he passed away, as per the instructions in his will, his grandchildren received a letter each, explaining that they had neglected him, never came to visit him, and on the rare occasions they did, couldn't wait to get away from him.He left all his money to his close friends and cousins.Harry wants to get his inheritance sorted out.Psychopath Markle was frantic, shouting at him to get over there to cultivate inheritance money.I have no doubt that the King will be generous and leave him some inheritance.But not enough to fund his wife the grotesque monstrous narcissist who demands billionaire lifestyle money.I believe the King has many years left in him.But I'm sure he'll be under no illusions of why his son came to visit him.And he will do the wise and just thing when it comes to re-writing his willGod Save the King.​ post link: https://ift.tt/1Sl7Agh author: ElectricalAd9212 submitted: March 07, 2024 at 09:35PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit Disclaimer: All views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments or reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

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Through the Years → Queen Mathilde of Belgium (1,541/∞) 15 October 2024 | State Visit of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde to France: Meeting with the Mayor of Paris in Paris, France. (Photo by Didier Lebrun / Photonews via Getty Images)

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Niall Horan The Show World Tour info

Pre sale:

Album pre-order (UK, DE, IE, PL, IT, NL, AUS, NZ, FR, ES, SE) and Citi/AAdvantage pre-sale (NA) are on May 30

Newsletter pre-sale is on May 31

TikTok (NA, UK, EU), Live Nation, and Spotify pre-sales are on June 1

Details:

Album pre-order presale begins May 30. Fans who have pre-ordered ‘The Show’ from their local official store by May 29 in the UK, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Italy, Holland, Australia, France, Spain, Belgium, New Zealand* and Sweden*. Please visit your local official store for more details.

Citi® / AAdvantage® is the official presale credit card of Niall Horan’s The Show Live On Tour 2024 in North America. As such, Citi / AAdvantage cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets in the US and Canada beginning May 30 at 10AM local time through Citi Entertainment. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

Artist presale for all dates globally begins May 31. Sign up for the official mailing list for updates.

TikTok presale begins June 1 for the US†, Canada, UK and Europe tour dates. Follow @niallhoran on TikTok by May 31 to be eligible.

*Pre-order from JB HiFi for access to presale in New Zealand and from Bengans for access to presale in Sweden †Does not include Kansas City, MO or Rogers, AR dates

General Sale:

General onsale begins June 2nd at 10am local time https://www.niallhoran.com

Ticket Prices:

EU & UK VIP packages:

GA Early Entry package

Premium Seated package

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VIP Lounge Package

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Ooh La La! SH est à Paris

SH is in Paris!

Why not visit France after Belgium? Obvious, SH has a lot of time on his hands 💁‍♀️

Or it’s a lantergram? You never know!

He’s in the very heart of Saint-Germain-des-Pres, one of Paris' most iconic and emblematic neighbourhoods.

SH - IGS

Posted 31 January 2024

SH since last year 2023 has been to the USA, back and forth several times, Belgium, and Germany. He started 2024 in Austria, Germany, Belgium, and Paris now in the USA and then to Australia at the end of February! It's hard to believe he is looking for an audition. I can't imagine what kind of job he is looking for with this scheduling itinerary. Living La Vida Loca to the fullest!

@directorlady SH started the year 2024 on holiday. For any audition, you have to be prepared and that takes time He's not fully dedicated if he's going from one place to another for fun. I hope that after a week in Los Angeles, he did everything he could to get cast IF he got any auditions.

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Visa-free! 🎉Entry policy relaxed!🎉 Visa waiver added!🤝 Relax visa requirements for foreigners!😆

🐼Relaxing visa conditions for foreigners， More convenient for overseas visitors✈️ To visit exhibitions in China for business cooperation💼🥂 ! ! !

In 2023, the transit policy and visa process will be optimized, international flights will resume and increase at a faster pace, and multiple entry favorable policies will further facilitate international business exchanges. China's door to the world will open wider and wider!🐼💖🤗

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Shanghai port issued a new visa-free transit reminder📣 The National Immigration Bureau issued a new visa-free transit policy in November, 23📣

At present, the 72/144-hour visa-free transit policy is implemented at 31 ports in 23 cities in 18 provinces for people from 54 countries. Namely Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Belarus, Norway, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and other countries, totaling 54 countries with valid international travel documents and confirmed dates and seats within a limited time. Persons from 54 countries who transit from China to a third country (region), with valid international travel documents, and connecting passenger tickets with fixed dates and seats within a limited time, may apply for transit visa exemption to the port entry inspection authorities of the cities that implement the transit visa exemption policy, and the exit border inspection authorities will handle the temporary entry formalities for them. The duration of visa-free stay starts from 00:00 on the next day of entry.

❤️[Please see the table at the bottom for details of Shanghai ports]👇👇

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📢New news on visa-free policy released in November 📢China’s new visa-free policy promotes high-level opening-up

On November 24, 2023, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that China has decided to try to expand the scope of unilateral visa-free countries and implement a unilateral visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from six countries: France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Malaysia. From December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024, ordinary passport holders from the above countries who come to China for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, and transit for no more than 15 days can enter China without a visa.

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New news on convenient foreign personnel coming to China released in January📣 The National Immigration Administration has officially implemented five measures to facilitate foreign nationals to come to China📣

Another good news has come recently. Starting from January 11, the National Immigration Administration has officially implemented five measures to facilitate foreigners coming to China, which mainly include:

Relax the conditions for foreigners coming to China to apply for port visas. For foreigners who urgently need to come to China to engage in non-diplomatic and official activities such as business cooperation, visits and exchanges, investment and entrepreneurship, visiting relatives, and handling private affairs, and who do not have time to apply for a visa abroad, they can apply for a port visa entry to the port visa authority with relevant proof materials such as invitation letters.

For foreigners, 24-hour direct transit passengers at nine international airports including Shanghai Pudong, Beijing Capital, Beijing Daxing, Hangzhou Xiaoshan, Xiamen Gaoqi, Guangzhou Baiyun, Shenzhen Bao'an, Chengdu Tianfu, and Xi'an Xianyang are exempted from border inspection procedures.

Foreigners in China can apply for visa extension, replacement and reissue at their nearest location.

Foreigners in China who need to enter and exit multiple times can apply for a re-entry visa.

Simplify the application materials for visa documents for foreigners in China.

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📢Starting from February 9, China and Singapore will exempt each other from visas

On January 25, representatives from the government of the People's Republic of China and the government of the Republic of Singapore signed the 'Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on Mutual Visa Exemption for Ordinary Passport Holders' in Beijing. The agreement will officially enter into force on February 9, 2024 (Lunar New Year’s Eve). By then, people from both sides holding ordinary passports can enter the other country without a visa to engage in tourism, family visits, business and other private affairs, and their stay shall not exceed 30 days. If you enter the other country to engage in activities that require prior approval, such as work or news reporting, or plan to stay in the other country for more than 30 days, you must obtain the corresponding visa before entering the other country.

As of January 25, China has concluded mutual visa exemption agreements covering different passport types with 157 countries, and has reached agreements or arrangements with 44 countries to simplify visa procedures. Comprehensive mutual visa exemption has been achieved with 22 countries including Singapore, Maldives and Kazakhstan. In addition, more than 60 countries and regions offer visa-free or visa-on-arrival convenience to Chinese citizens. The convenience for Chinese citizens to leave the country has been greatly improved, and the 'gold content' of Chinese passports will become increasingly valuable. (Source: CCTV News)

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Starting from March 1, China and Thailand will exempt each other from visas📣

On January 28, the government of the People's Republic of China and the Royal Government of Thailand held a signing ceremony in Bangkok for an agreement on mutual visa exemption for ordinary passport holders. The agreement will take effect from March 1, 2024.

After the news was released, data from a travel platform showed that the search popularity of Thailand-related keywords on the platform increased by more than 7 times compared with the previous day. Among them, air tickets and hotels increased by more than 6 times compared with the previous day. (Source: CCTV News)

In addition, recently, China has stated that it will grant unilateral visa-free treatment to Sweden and Ireland. This is the second time that China has granted visa-free treatment to European countries after France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Italy.

#visa #China #chinesevisa #visafree #entrypolicy #visawaiver #businessinchina #transitpolicy #internationalflights #internationalbusinessexchanges #business #Shanghaiport #transitvisaexemption #tourism #visitrelatives #visitfriends

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The Polish government is considering issuing defence bonds because, contrary to earlier hopes, defence spending will not be exempted from the EU's excessive deficit procedure, Finance Minister Andrzej Domański (PO, EPP) said.

The European Commission has rejected Poland's request to exclude defence spending from the excessive deficit procedure, a proposal that Domański has advocated for months. 

Such an exemption would have benefited several EU member states, but Poland stood to gain the most as it is currently facing significant budgetary pressures due to increased defence spending. 

On his visit to Washington, Domański announced, “It is confirmed that this will not be excluded."

The possibility of excluding at least part of Poland's defence spending from the European Union's excessive deficit procedure seems relatively likely, according to the minister. 

In the face of a refusal from Brussels, Poland could issue defence bonds, Domański announced, adding that Poland's GDP is expected to grow by 3.9% in 2025. 

On 19 June, the Commission proposed that Poland, France, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Malta and Slovakia be placed under the excessive deficit procedure due to a lack of corrective action.  

The procedure is triggered when an EU country's budget deficit exceeds 3% of GDP, or its public debt exceeds 60% of GDP. The aim is to ensure that government debt is low or at sustainable levels. 

Poland to further increase spending  

“Defence spending is Poland's priority. Next year, I will increase nominally and in relation to GDP,” Domański wrote on X last summer.

Poland allocated 4.1% of its GDP to defence in 2024, totalling around PLN 160 billion (€34.78 billion). For 2025, Warsaw plans to increase this budget to 4.7% of GDP, or around PLN 186 billion (€40.43 billion).  

With this, Poland aims to maintain its leading position in NATO regarding defence spending as a percentage of GDP, well above the Alliance's minimum requirement of 2%. 

Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (PSL, EPP) said earlier that Poland and Lithuania also expect the EU to contribute financially to constructing the so-called Eastern Shield on the Lithuanian and Baltic lines. 

He argued that the arms industry should be a priority for the EU and that countries should purchase equipment together.

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EU Eyes Partnership with Uganda’s Kiira Motors

(Jinja) –  Jan Sadek, the EU’s ambassador to Uganda, led a group of approximately 10 EU ambassadors to the Kiira Motors Plant on October 23, 2024. This delegation included Hugues Chantry, ambassador of Belgium; Signe Winding Albjerg, ambassador of Denmark; Xavier Sticker, ambassador of France; and Frederieke Quispel, ambassador of the Netherlands, among others. Their visit signals a growing…

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Prince Gabriel of Belgium with French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron as he attends his first State dinner on the occasion of King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde of Belgium's State Visit in France, at the Presidential Elysée Palace in Paris, France -October 14th 2024.

📷 (2) : Belgium Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation / Vlad Vanderkelen.

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King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are welcomed by France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron as they arrive at the presidential Elysee Palace for a state dinner as part of the Belgium's royal couple state visit to France | October 14, 2024

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Luka Deproost biography: 13 things about Miss International Belgium 2024

Luka Deproost Luka Deproost is a Belgian beauty queen from Lichtaart, Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium. She will represent Belgium in Miss International. Deproost went to Heilig Graf in Turnhout, Antwerp. Here are 13 more things about her: In February 2019, she visited Albufeira, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal. In May 2019, she visited Paris, France. In December 2021, she visited Hasselt,…

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COMPLICATED FREEDOMS at the 11th EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL in SOUTH AFRICA

Film-lovers can look forward to an entertaining and provocative array of new award-winning films from Europe as the European Film Festival returns for its 11th edition in South Africa from 10-20 October.  Women challenging patriarchy and convention; relationships and independence; humour, satire and surrealism; coming-of-age stories; dysfunctional families; grumpy old men; restless youth; the pursuit of dreams; a realistic rom-com; and a riotous hip-hop biopic - all this and more.

Presenting films from 14 countries, and including two Oscar nominations, the festival is a showcase of high-quality cinema from the film industries in the respective participating countries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.

“The films all speak to the topic of Freedom in one or the another, from the personal to the political, and often both,” says Magdalene Reddy, co-director of the festival.  “Whether it is a developmental journey, a process of unfolding, an illumination, or a result of political changes in the world around us, Freedom comes at times of its own choosing, and one doesn't always know what it looks like until you get there.  The films this year offer a multi-faceted and evocative glimpse of what freedom means to a wide-ranging cast of characters and in an equally diverse range of situations – Complicated Freedoms!”

Sandra Kramer, EU Ambassador to South Africa, comments:  “We are delighted to bring to you the 11th edition of the European Film Festival in South Africa with a carefully curated selection of films from several EU Member States as well as from Georgia, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. This year, we celebrate the transformative power of cinema in exploring the topic of freedom through the lens of talented filmmakers from across the world. Let’s gather to appreciate these stories that remind us of the responsibility to protect and promote the freedoms that unite us all.”

Cinema screenings take place in Johannesburg at Sterkinekor’s The Zone in Rosebank, and in Cape Town at The Labia.  Eleven of the films will be available in the free programme of online streaming accessible across South Africa during the festival period of 10-20 October.  For more information visit www.eurofilmfest.co.za

The European Film Festival 2024 is a partnership project of the Delegation of the European Union to South Africa and 14 European embassies and cultural agencies in South Africa:  the Embassies of Belgium, Denmark, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the British Council, Camoes Institute of Portugal, French Institute in South Africa, Goethe-Institut, Italian Cultural Institut, and Wallonie-Bruxelles International, The festival is organised in cooperation with Cineuropa and coordinated by Creative WorkZone.

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Through the Years → Queen Mathilde of Belgium (1,542/∞) 16 October 2024 | Queen Mathilde of Belgium, King Philippe of Belgium, President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and First Lady of France, Brigitte Macron, visit the exhibition 'Louise Marie d'Orleans, First Queen of the Belgians, a romantic destiny' at the Chateau de Chantilly, in Chantilly, on the last day of the official state visit of the Belgian royal couple to France in Chantilly, France. (Photo by Didier Lebrun / Pool / Photonews via Getty Images)