Tomorrow the Belgian Economical Mission under leadership of prince Filip starts. You can follow the mission here on De Tijd.
An impressive delegation of 227 business people and 22 journalists are joining; you can download the complete list here.
Belgium is a country which is absolutely under-represented in Brazil compared to European average figures and especially compared to the French doing business with and in Brazil. And this in times where our export-driven Flemish economy is in such desperate needs.
Mieke Pynnaert, Flemisch Economic Representative São Paulo at Flanders Investment & Trade is doing a great job with her team in changing this. But again here, the Begian politicians fail.
Belgian minister of ICT, Telco, Economy and Reform Vincent Van Quickenborne would by the Belgian federal minister joining the mission, together with Minister of foreign affairs Steven Vanackere. Both consider their own personal political interests to be more important than the interests of the economy of Belgian and decided 2 days before the mission starting to cancel their presence and focus on their personal campaign for the elections of June 13; read the press on it here.
Concusion: @VincentVQ: fail.
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