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Belene Nuclear Power Plant The Belene Nuclear Power Plant () is a nuclear power plant currently in construction 3 km from Belene and 11 km from Svishtov in Pleven Province, northern Bulgaria, near the Danube River. It is planned to substitute four outdated VVER-440 V230 reactors of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant.
Belenski most The Belenski most (БеленŃки ĐĽĐľŃŃ‚) or Byala Bridge is an arch bridge over the Yantra River in northern Bulgaria, 1 km from the town of Byala in Ruse Province, whose name it carries. It is regarded as one of the prominent achievements of Bulgarian National Revival engineering and architecture.
Belenus In Celtic mythology, Belenus (also Belinus, Belenos, Belinos, Belinu, Bellinus, Belus, Bel) was a deity worshipped in Gaul, Britain and Celtic areas of Italy and Austria. He had shrines from Aquileia on the Adriatic to Inveresk in Scotland.
Beleth In demonology, Beleth also spelled Bilet, Bileth and Byleth is a mighty and terrible king of Hell, who has eighty-five legions of demons under his command. He rides a pale horse, and all kind of music is heard before him, according to most authors on demonology and the most known grimoires.
Belews Lake Belews Lake is a man-made reservoir in Stokes, Rockingham, and Forsyth counties of North Carolina, near the towns of Stokesdale and Walnut Cove. It was created in 1973 by the Duke Energy corporation to provide cooling water for the corporation's Belews Creek Steam Station, a coal-burning power plant.
Belfagor arcidiavolo Belfagor arcidiavolo is the only known novella by Niccolò Machiavelli. It was written between 1518 and 1527 and it is also known under the titles La favola di Belfagor Arcidiavolo or Il demonio che prese moglie.
Belfast Belfast () is a city in the United Kingdom and the capital of Northern Ireland. It is the largest city in Northern Ireland and the province of Ulster, and (after Dublin) the second-largest city on the island of Ireland.
Belfast (constituency) Belfast was a constituency in Ireland, which was (as Belfast Borough) a borough constituency used to elect members of the Parliament of Ireland and (as Belfast) was a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland.
Belfast Agreement The Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement and, more rarely, as the Stormont Agreement) was a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process. It was signed in Belfast on 10 April 1998 (Good Friday) by the British and Irish governments and endorsed by most Northern Ireland political parties.
Belfast Breadservers' Trade Union The Belfast Breadservers' Trade Union was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It merged with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1924The year of amalgamation is usually quoted as 1922, even by the TGWU itself; however, the amalgamation agreement proves that the actual date was 1924.
Belfast Celtic Belfast Celtic football club was founded in 1891 and was one of the most successful teams in Northern Irish football until they withdrew from the Irish League in 1949 at the end of a season which had seen crowd trouble at a match against Linfield five months earlier.
Belfast City Council Belfast City Council is the largest local council serving the largest city in Northern Ireland which had an estimated population of in . It is the central council for the Belfast Metropolitan Area which has a population of c.
Belfast City Hospital The Belfast City Hospital located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a 900-bed modern university teaching hospital providing local acute services and key regional specialties. Its distinctive tower block dominates the Belfast skyline.
Belfast Exposed Belfast Exposed is Northern Ireland's only dedicated photographic gallery. Established in Belfast in 1983, it houses a 20x7m gallery for the exhibition of contemporary photography, digital archive browsing facilities, a spacious black and white photographic darkroom and a digital editing suite.
Belfast Harp Festival The Belfast Harp Festival in 1792 was a three day event organised by Edward Bunting, age 19, at the request of James McDonnell and his committee, called the Belfast Harpers Society, whose special interest was the preservation of Irish harp music. The venue of the contest is now a hotel but was, until recently, the Northern Bank building on Warring Street in Belfast (which was opened as a market house in 1769).
Belfast Lough Belfast Lough (Loch Lao or Loch Laoigh in Irish) is a large, natural intertidal sea lough situated at the mouth of the River Lagan on the north-east coast of Ireland. The inner part of the lough comprises a series of mudflats and lagoons.
Belfast Medical Students Association (BMSA) The Belfast Medical Students Association (BMSA) is the medical student society in Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is run principally by a committee made up of fourth year students and year representatives.
Belfast Model School for Girls Belfast Model School for Girls is an all-girls, non-selective secondary school located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 2006 the school was granted Specialist school status for ICT, one of only 12 schools in Northern Ireland to achieve this.
Belfast Suburban Rail The Belfast Suburban Rail network serves the metropolitan area of Greater Belfast and some of its commuter towns with three lines. The network is owned by Translink and operated by Northern Ireland Railways (which is a subsidiary of Translink).
Belfast-Newry railway line The Belfast–Newry railway line operates from Belfast Central railway station in County Antrim to Newry in County Down, Northern Ireland. The manager for this line is based at Portadown railway station, although the line extends to the border to include the Scarva and Poyntzpass halts and Newry.
Belfast, Mpumalanga Belfast is a small town in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa that is renowned for its excellent trout fishing conditions. Sheep and dairy farming take place here as well as maize, potatoes and timber are produced.
Belfield Belfield is a very small enclave, not quite a suburb, located in the south of Ireland's capital city Dublin. Belfield is in close proximity to Donnybrook, Ballsbridge, Clonskeagh, Goatstown and Stillorgan and takes its name from Belfield House and Demesne where University College Dublin is located.
Belfield, New South Wales Belfield is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Belfield is located 14km south west of the Sydney central business district and is partly in the City of Canterbury and partly in the Municipality of Strathfield.
Belford University Belford University is an unaccredited online college offering degrees for "life experience." The organization maintains a post-office box in Humble, Texas, but the degrees it issues are mailed from the United Arab Emirates.
Belford, New South Wales Belford is a commuter town in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia in Singleton Shire. It is located 171 kilometres north of Sydney and advertises itself as being a good base for tourists exploring the Hunter Valley.
Belfries of Belgium and France An unequalled ensemble of fifty-six Belfries of Belgium and France is designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Site, in recognition of an architectural manifestation of emerging civic independence in historic Flanders and neighbouring regions from feudal and religious influences, leading to a degree of local democracy of great significance in the history of humankind.
Belfry of Bruges The belfry of Bruges is a medieval bell tower in the historical center of Bruges, Belgium. One of the city's most prominent symbols, the belfry formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives, and served as an observation post for spotting fires and other danger.
Belfry of Ghent The 91-meter-high belfry of Ghent is one of three medieval towers that overlook the old city center of Ghent, Belgium, the other two belonging to Saint Bavo Cathedral and Saint Nicholas' Church. Through the centuries, it has served not only as a bell tower to announce the time and various warnings, but also as a fortified watchtower and town treasury.
Belfry of Tournai The belfry (French: beffroi) of Tournai, Belgium, is a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin, 72 meters in height with a 256-step stair. This landmark building is one of a set of belfries of Belgium and France registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Belgacom Fund The Belgacom Fund, is a Belgian fund created within the King Baudouin Foundation in 1999 for a period of three years, which promotes dialogue between citizens and local authorities. The fund provided financial support to either local authorities or those of Social Services in Wallonia, Flanders, and in Brussels (region) that improve the dialogue between the Belgian citizen and local authorities.
Belgacom Skynet Belgacom Skynet was founded in 1995, and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Belgacom in 1998. It began by focusing on the consumer market, gradually expanding its customer base to include SMEs and corporate customers.
Belgae The Belgae were a group of nations or tribes living in north-eastern Gaul, on the west bank of the Rhine, in the 1st century BC, and later also attested in Britain. They lived approximatively in the Roman province of Gallia Belgica.
Belger (Final Fight) Belger is the last name of two related villains in the Final Fight video game series, both ultimatley killed by members of the Travers family (Cody and Kyle). They have been the main antagonists of all the Final Fight games with the exception of Final Fight 2 and Final Fight 3.
Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences The Royal Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences (BACAS) is a Belgian council, which consists of the Flemish Academy Committee for Science and Technology (CAWET) and Wallonian Comité de l'Académie pour les Applications de la Science (CAPAS) committees of the Flemish and French Accademies of Science in Belgium. BACAS has ten members from the academy and ten from industry.
Belgian Blue Belgian Blue cattle are a heavily-bred breed, producing extraordinary amounts of meat. The sculpted, heavily muscled appearance is known as "doubled muscled", and is a trait shared by the Piedmontese breed.
Belgian coast tram The Belgian Coast Tram (Dutch: Kusttram) is a public transport service serving the coast of Belgium between De Panne near the French border to Knokke-Heist near the Dutch border. It is the longest tram line in the world.
Belgian cuisine Belgium is a nation of Gourmands rather than Gourmets which translates into big cuisine rather than fine cuisine. In reality this means that along with big portions, you get pretty good quality and a kind of unpretentiousness.
Belgian Centre for Comic Strip Art The Belgian Centre for Comic Strip Art (French: Musée de la Bande dessinée, Flemish: Belgisch Centrum voor het Beeldverhaal) chronicles the history of Belgian comics. Housed in a former department store in Brussel's business district, it exhibits examples of comic strips in French, Flemish and English.
Belgian euro coins Belgian euro coins feature only a single design for all eight coins: the portrait or effigy of King Albert II of the Belgians and his royal monogram. Also part of the design by Jan Alfons Keustermans are the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint.
Belgian Ebony Shoe The Belgian Ebony Shoe (Dutch: Ebbenhouten schoen, French: Soulier d'ébène) is a football award given annually to the best African player (or player with African roots) in the Belgian Jupiler League. The jury is composed of the coaches of Jupiler League clubs, the Belgian national team coach, sport journalists plus an honorary jury.
Belgian federal government The executive branch of the Belgian federal government consists of ministers and secretaries of state ("junior" ministers or smaller departments) drawn from the political parties which form the government coalition. Formally, the ministers are appointed by the King.
Belgian Federal Parliament The Belgian Federal Parliament is a bicameral parliament. It consists of the Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French: la Chambre des Représentants) and the Senate (Dutch: de Senaat, French: le Sénat).
Belgian Football Association The Belgian Football Association (URBSFA/KBVB) (French/Dutch: Union Royale Belge des Societes de Football Association / Koninklijke Belgische Voetbal Bond) is the governing body of football in Belgium. It is based in Brussels, not far from the King Baudouin Stadium.
Belgian French Belgian French (French: français de Belgique) is the variety of French spoken by the French speakers of Belgium, alongside related minority regional languages like Walloon, Picard, Champenois and Gaumais. Belgian French and the French of France are almost identical and hence mutually intelligible, but there are distinct phonological and rare lexical differences.
Belgian general election, 1995 The May 21 1995 Belgian general elections was a Belgian election for the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and Belgian Senate. The Christian People's Party (CVP) won the elections, and Jean-Luc Dehaene continued as Prime Minister.
Belgian general election, 1999 The May 13 1999 Belgian general elections was a Belgian election for the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and Belgian Senate. The Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) won the elections, and Guy Verhofstadt has been Prime Minister of Belgium ever since.
Belgian general election, 2003 The May 18 2003 Belgian general elections were the first Belgian elections to be held under a new electoral code. One of the novelties was an electoral threshold of 5%, which has cost many seats to the N-VA and the Green parties, Ecolo and Agalev.
Belgian General Information and Security Service The General Intelligence and Security Service (GISS), known in Dutch as Algemene Dienst Inlichting en Veiligheid (ADIV), and in French as Service Général du Renseignement et de la Sécurité (SGR) is the Belgian military intelligence service under responsibility of the Minister of National Defense. There also exists in Belgium an intelligence service under the responsibility of the Minister of Justice, the Belgian State Security Service.
Belgian Golden Shoe In football (soccer), the Belgian Golden Shoe (Dutch: Gouden Schoen, French: Soulier d'Or) is an award given at the beginning of each civil year to the best footballer of the Jupiler League for the last year. The trophy is sponsored by the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws (The Last/Latest News).
Belgian hip hop Belgian hip hop music has a few rappers stemming from Africa. Belgium, like France, controlled African countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), Rwanda, and Burundi until the early 1960s.
Belgian International Air Service Belgian International Air Service was a real world airline. They started in the late 1950’s, mainly known for cargo and charter operations, with extensive flying in the former Belgian Colonies in Africa, utilizing DC4 and DC6 aircraft.
Belgian literature Because Belgium is a bilingual country, Belgian literature is divided into the two main languages spoken in the country - French and Dutch or Flemish - and discussed under the languages of these countries : France and The Netherlands.
Belgian municipal elections, 2000 The Belgian municipal elections, 2000 took place on Sunday October 8, 2000. The electors elected the municipal counsellors of 589 cities and towns (308 in the Flemish Region, 262 in the Walloon Region and 19 in the Brussels-Capital Region) as well as the ten provincial councils.
Belgian municipal elections, 2006 The Belgian municipal elections, 2006 took place on Sunday October 8, 2006. The electors have elected the municipal counsellors of 589 cities and towns (308 in the Flemish Region, 262 in the Walloon Region and 19 in the Brussels-Capital Region) as well as the ten provincial councils.
Belgian Medical Informatics Association The Belgian Medical Informatics Association or Belgian Society for Medical Informatics is a Belgian non-profit organization, which was established in 1974, to promote and develop medical information science and technology in Belgium.
Belgian nationalism Belgian nationalism (or Belgicistic nationalism; Dutch: Belgicisme; French: Belgisme) defines an ideology that favours a strong centralized government, with less or no autonomy for the Flemish Community, French Community of Belgium, the German-speaking Community of Belgium and the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as their regional and ethnic counterparts within Belgium. It insists on restoring total sovereignty of the Belgian state level, after decades of state structure reforms that made Belgium a federal state since the 1970s - contrary to Flemish nationalists who advocate independence of their region.
Belgian nationality law Belgian citizenship is based on a mixture the principles of Jus sanguinis and Jus soli. In other words both place of birth and Belgian parentage are relevant for determining whether a person is a Belgian citizen.
Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships The Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships were first held in 1910, and have been held annually since 1921 (with a break in 1940 due to World War II) by the Royal Belgian Cycling Federation (KBWB/RLVB). The winners and placed riders for the professional men's event (latterly "elite with contract"; a separate championship is still held for elite men without contract, following on from the earlier amateur event) each year have been:
Belgian Negationism Law The Belgian Negationism Law, passed on March 23, 1995, bans public Holocaust denial (referred to by supporters as "Holocaust revisionism"). Specifically, the law makes it illegal to publicly "deny, play down, justify or approve of the genocide committed by the German National Socialist regime during the Second World War".
Belgian Official Journal The Belgian Official Journal (French: Le Moniteur Belge, Dutch: Belgisch Staatsblad, German: Belgisches Staatsblatt) is the official newspaper of the Kingdom of Belgium. It is not a newspaper in the traditional sense but a medium used by the government to inform the general public of its actions.
Belgian Open The Belgian Open was a men's golf tournament which was played intermittently from 1910-2000. It was a European Tour event in 1978-79, 1987-94 and 1997-2000 and in the last two of these three periods it had several different sponsored names.
Belgian police In 2001, the Belgian police underwent a fundamental structural reform that created a completely new police system. A Belgian parliamentary report into a series of pedophile murders accused the police of negligence, amateurism and incompetence in investigating the cases.
Belgian professional football license The Belgian professional football license is a license that any team qualified to play the Jupiler League must have obtained. If a qualified team does not obtain the license, it is relegated to the third division.
Belgian Parachute/Commando Battalions The Paracommando Brigade (Dutch/French: Brigade Paracommando) is an elite fighting force in the Belgian Land Component, consisting of three Paracommando battalions plus supporting units (artillery, logistics, engineering and intelligence). The brigade forms the core of Landcomponents Immediate Reaction Cell and has its headquarters in Heverlee.
Belgian Promotion A The Belgian Promotion A is one of the four leagues at the fourth level of the Belgian football league system, the other ones being the Belgian Promotion B, C and D. This division exists since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs in each league.
Belgian Promotion B The Belgian Promotion B is one of the four leagues at the fourth level of the Belgian football league system, the other ones being the Belgian Promotion A, C and D. This division exists since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs in each league.
Belgian Promotion C The Belgian Promotion C is one of the four leagues at the fourth level of the Belgian football league system, the other ones being the Belgian Promotion A, B and D. This division exists since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs in each league.
Belgian Promotion D The Belgian Promotion D is one of the four leagues at the fourth level of the Belgian football league system, the other ones being the Belgian Promotion A, B and C. This division exists since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs in each league.
Belgian Provincial leagues The Belgian Provincial leagues are the lower leagues for Belgian football. It is divided into 9 regional league systems (one for each province, but Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant are merged and contain also the football teams from the Brussels Capital Region).
Belgian regional elections, 1999 On June 13, 1999, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German Community of Belgium. The regional elections were held on the same day as the European elections and the Federal elections.
Belgian regional elections, 2004 On June 13, 2004, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium. The elections were held on the same day as the European elections.
Belgian rock Rock and roll is a style of popular African American music, established in Belgium only in the late 1970s, long after the style had penetrated most of the rest of the world. Before the 1980s began, several Belgian bands had found an audience, especially T.
Belgian Revolution The Belgian Revolution was a conflict in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands that began with a riot in Brussels in August 1830 and eventually led to the establishment of an independent, Roman Catholic and neutral Belgium (William I, king of the Netherlands, would refuse to recognize a Belgian state until 1839, when he had to yield under pressure by the Treaty of London).
Belgian Rugby Federation Belgian Rugby Federation (Fédération Belge de Rugby in French and Belgische Rugby Bond in Flemish) is the governing body for rugby union in Belgium. It was founded in 1931 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1988.
Belgian stay-behind network The Belgian stay-behind network, colloquially called "Gladio," was a secret military unit trained to form a resistance movement in the event of an communist invasion by the Soviet Union. It consisted of two organizations: SDRA8 () as part of the Belgian General Information and Security Service, and STC/Mob (), as part of the Belgian State Security Service.
Belgian Shepherd Dog Belgian Shepherd Dog (also know as the Belgian Sheepdog or Chien de Berger Belge) can refer to any of four breeds of dog: the Groenendael, the Laekenois, the Tervueren, or the Malinois. In some regions, these are considered four different varieties of a single breed; in other regions, they are considered a single breed.
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Laekenois) The Belgian Shepherd Dog (Laekenois) is a breed of dog, sometimes classified as a variety of the Belgian Shepherd Dog rather than as a separate breed. The Laekenois is not fully recognized in the United States.
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois) The Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois) (IPA: [ËmælÉŞnËŚwÉ‘Ë]) is a breed of dog, sometimes classified as a variety of the Belgian Shepherd Dog rather than as a separate breed. The Malinois is recognized in the United States under the name Belgian Malinois.
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren) The Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren) is a breed of dog, sometimes classified as a variety of the Belgian Shepherd Dog rather than as a separate breed. The Tervueren is recognized in the United States by the AKC and the CKC under the name Belgian Tervuren, but has recently had an official name change to Belgian Shepherd dog, Tervueren, in Canada.
Belgian State Security Service The Belgian State Security Service, known in Dutch as Veiligheid van de Staat, or Staatsveiligheid (SV), and in French as Sûreté de l'État (SE), is a civilian agency under the Ministry of Justice. There also exists in Belgium an intelligence service under responsibility of the Minister of National Defense, which is called the Belgian General Information and Security Service.
Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian (or Belgian-Style) Strong Dark Ale is an all-encompassing name used in the US which refers to a dark-colored beer with a high alcohol content brewed in the Belgian style. A Belgian Strong Dark Ale will have a dark red to dark brown color and have higher alcohol content than a typical Dubbel, usually about 8-12%.
Belgian Supercup The Belgian Supercup is a Belgian club competition played on a single match at the league champion venue since 2004 and formerly at the Stade Roi Baudouin, between the winner of the last Jupiler League and that of the last Belgian Cup. If both teams are the same, the opponent is declared to be the Cup finalist.
Belgian Third Division A The Belgian Third Division A is one of the two leagues at the third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third Division B. This division has existed since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs.
Belgian Third Division B The Belgian Third Division B is one of the two leagues at the third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third Division A. This division has existed since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs.
Belgian Vocation Foundation The Belgian Vocation Foundation is a Belgian non-profit organization, founded on 23 November 1963 by the Belgian industrialist Emile Bernheim. The foundation provides support to young people with a vocation, but who can not complete their education by lack of financial resources.
Belgic Confession The Confession of Faith is popularly known as the Belgic Confession, following the seventeenth-century Latin designation Confessio Belgica. Belgica referred to the whole of the Netherlands, both north and south, which today is divided into the Netherlands and Belgium.
Belgica Mountains Belgica Mountains () is an isolated chain of mountains about 10 miles long, standing 60 miles east-southeast of the Sor Rondane Mountains in Queen Maud Land. The chain was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1957-58) under Gaston de Gerlache, and named after the ship Belgica, commanded by his father, Lt.
Belgicism The word belgicism (known in French as a belgicisme) refers to a word, expression, or turn of phrase that is uniquely Belgian French. Even though the French spoken in Belgium is closer to the French spoken in France than the French spoken by Québécois, there are a considerable number of words and phrases that have disappeared from common usage in other Francophone nations that remain common in everyday Belgian speech.
Belgioioso Belgioioso or Belgiojoso is a town in the Province of Pavia, Lombardy, in northern Italy. It is 12 km east of the city of Pavia, between the Olona River and the Po River, and has become one of the southern suburbs of Milan.
Belgischer Rundfunk Belgischer Rundfunk (BRF) (English: Belgian Broadcasting) is the public service broadcaster for the German-speaking communities of Wallonia in Belgium. BRF is based in Eupen, with studio facilities also at Sankt Vith and Brussels.
Belgium at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics Belgium sent 32 athletes to the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, which is a very big delegation for Belgium, as they only once sent more athletes, 44 to the 1950 European Championships in Athletics. The most important names were Kim Gevaert, Tia Hellebaut and CĂ©dric Van Branteghem.
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest Because Belgium is a nation where both Dutch and French are spoken, Belgium used to alternate the languages of its entries each year. Even nowadays the French-speaking (RTBF) and Dutch-speaking television (VRT) stations take turns to choose the entry.
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Belgium was represented by Xandee and the song "1 Life". VRT's (Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep, the Flemish broadcaster) organized the Belgian National Final 'Eurosong 2004', which took place on February 15, 2004.
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Belgium chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 using Flemish broadcaster VRT. The Belgian final, Eurosong '06, was staged on February 19th and favourite Kate Ryan managed to win with the song Je t'adore.
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Belgium will select their participants for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with an internal selection. It will be Walloon broadcaster, RTBF's turn to select the Belgian entry, they will announce their decision in February 2007
Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest The Belgians chose their entries in 2003 and 2004 in the program Eurosong for Kids, in 2003 organized by the Flemish broadcaster VRT, in 2004 organized by RTBF. In 2005, the selection was called 'Eurokids', and a common project of these two broadcasters.
Belgium national field hockey team The Belgium national field hockey team represents Belgium in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by South African Gilles Bonnet since 2001, is ranked thirteenth in the world, as of September 16, 2006
Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union The Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union (, ), abbreviated to BLEU or UEBL, was created by a treaty signed on 25 July 1921 between Belgium and Luxembourg. Expiring in 1972, the initial treaty was extended for ten years in 1982 and again in 1992.
Belgo-British Conference The Belgo-British Conference is an annual conference each October or November organised by the British Council and the Belgian EGMONT - Royal Institute for International Relations (EGMONT), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Belgian Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs. The Conference is currently chaired by André Villeneuve (Euronext-Liffe) and Baron George Jacobs (UCB Group) who preside over an independent Board which decides the themes of the conference.
Belgrade Arena The brand new Belgrade Arena (Serbian Cyrillic: БеоградŃка арена, Serbian Latin: Beogradska arena) is now the biggest and most up-to-date sports complex in Belgrade, Serbia, and is designed as a universal hall for all sports events, including; basketball, handball, volleyball, tennis, athletics, an ice rink, and a hall for cultural events and other programs. With the total space that covers 37,500 square metres, and a total capacity of up to 23,000 seats (standard 20,000 seats), it is among biggest sport arenas in Europe.
Belenski most The Belenski most (БеленŃки ĐĽĐľŃŃ‚) or Byala Bridge is an arch bridge over the Yantra River in northern Bulgaria, 1 km from the town of Byala in Ruse Province, whose name it carries. It is regarded as one of the prominent achievements of Bulgarian National Revival engineering and architecture.
Belenus In Celtic mythology, Belenus (also Belinus, Belenos, Belinos, Belinu, Bellinus, Belus, Bel) was a deity worshipped in Gaul, Britain and Celtic areas of Italy and Austria. He had shrines from Aquileia on the Adriatic to Inveresk in Scotland.
Beleth In demonology, Beleth also spelled Bilet, Bileth and Byleth is a mighty and terrible king of Hell, who has eighty-five legions of demons under his command. He rides a pale horse, and all kind of music is heard before him, according to most authors on demonology and the most known grimoires.
Belews Lake Belews Lake is a man-made reservoir in Stokes, Rockingham, and Forsyth counties of North Carolina, near the towns of Stokesdale and Walnut Cove. It was created in 1973 by the Duke Energy corporation to provide cooling water for the corporation's Belews Creek Steam Station, a coal-burning power plant.
Belfagor arcidiavolo Belfagor arcidiavolo is the only known novella by Niccolò Machiavelli. It was written between 1518 and 1527 and it is also known under the titles La favola di Belfagor Arcidiavolo or Il demonio che prese moglie.
Belfast Belfast () is a city in the United Kingdom and the capital of Northern Ireland. It is the largest city in Northern Ireland and the province of Ulster, and (after Dublin) the second-largest city on the island of Ireland.
Belfast (constituency) Belfast was a constituency in Ireland, which was (as Belfast Borough) a borough constituency used to elect members of the Parliament of Ireland and (as Belfast) was a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland.
Belfast Agreement The Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement and, more rarely, as the Stormont Agreement) was a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process. It was signed in Belfast on 10 April 1998 (Good Friday) by the British and Irish governments and endorsed by most Northern Ireland political parties.
Belfast Breadservers' Trade Union The Belfast Breadservers' Trade Union was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It merged with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1924The year of amalgamation is usually quoted as 1922, even by the TGWU itself; however, the amalgamation agreement proves that the actual date was 1924.
Belfast Celtic Belfast Celtic football club was founded in 1891 and was one of the most successful teams in Northern Irish football until they withdrew from the Irish League in 1949 at the end of a season which had seen crowd trouble at a match against Linfield five months earlier.
Belfast City Council Belfast City Council is the largest local council serving the largest city in Northern Ireland which had an estimated population of in . It is the central council for the Belfast Metropolitan Area which has a population of c.
Belfast City Hospital The Belfast City Hospital located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a 900-bed modern university teaching hospital providing local acute services and key regional specialties. Its distinctive tower block dominates the Belfast skyline.
Belfast Exposed Belfast Exposed is Northern Ireland's only dedicated photographic gallery. Established in Belfast in 1983, it houses a 20x7m gallery for the exhibition of contemporary photography, digital archive browsing facilities, a spacious black and white photographic darkroom and a digital editing suite.
Belfast Harp Festival The Belfast Harp Festival in 1792 was a three day event organised by Edward Bunting, age 19, at the request of James McDonnell and his committee, called the Belfast Harpers Society, whose special interest was the preservation of Irish harp music. The venue of the contest is now a hotel but was, until recently, the Northern Bank building on Warring Street in Belfast (which was opened as a market house in 1769).
Belfast Lough Belfast Lough (Loch Lao or Loch Laoigh in Irish) is a large, natural intertidal sea lough situated at the mouth of the River Lagan on the north-east coast of Ireland. The inner part of the lough comprises a series of mudflats and lagoons.
Belfast Medical Students Association (BMSA) The Belfast Medical Students Association (BMSA) is the medical student society in Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is run principally by a committee made up of fourth year students and year representatives.
Belfast Model School for Girls Belfast Model School for Girls is an all-girls, non-selective secondary school located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 2006 the school was granted Specialist school status for ICT, one of only 12 schools in Northern Ireland to achieve this.
Belfast Suburban Rail The Belfast Suburban Rail network serves the metropolitan area of Greater Belfast and some of its commuter towns with three lines. The network is owned by Translink and operated by Northern Ireland Railways (which is a subsidiary of Translink).
Belfast-Newry railway line The Belfast–Newry railway line operates from Belfast Central railway station in County Antrim to Newry in County Down, Northern Ireland. The manager for this line is based at Portadown railway station, although the line extends to the border to include the Scarva and Poyntzpass halts and Newry.
Belfast, Mpumalanga Belfast is a small town in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa that is renowned for its excellent trout fishing conditions. Sheep and dairy farming take place here as well as maize, potatoes and timber are produced.
Belfield Belfield is a very small enclave, not quite a suburb, located in the south of Ireland's capital city Dublin. Belfield is in close proximity to Donnybrook, Ballsbridge, Clonskeagh, Goatstown and Stillorgan and takes its name from Belfield House and Demesne where University College Dublin is located.
Belfield, New South Wales Belfield is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Belfield is located 14km south west of the Sydney central business district and is partly in the City of Canterbury and partly in the Municipality of Strathfield.
Belford University Belford University is an unaccredited online college offering degrees for "life experience." The organization maintains a post-office box in Humble, Texas, but the degrees it issues are mailed from the United Arab Emirates.
Belford, New South Wales Belford is a commuter town in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia in Singleton Shire. It is located 171 kilometres north of Sydney and advertises itself as being a good base for tourists exploring the Hunter Valley.
Belfries of Belgium and France An unequalled ensemble of fifty-six Belfries of Belgium and France is designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Site, in recognition of an architectural manifestation of emerging civic independence in historic Flanders and neighbouring regions from feudal and religious influences, leading to a degree of local democracy of great significance in the history of humankind.
Belfry of Bruges The belfry of Bruges is a medieval bell tower in the historical center of Bruges, Belgium. One of the city's most prominent symbols, the belfry formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives, and served as an observation post for spotting fires and other danger.
Belfry of Ghent The 91-meter-high belfry of Ghent is one of three medieval towers that overlook the old city center of Ghent, Belgium, the other two belonging to Saint Bavo Cathedral and Saint Nicholas' Church. Through the centuries, it has served not only as a bell tower to announce the time and various warnings, but also as a fortified watchtower and town treasury.
Belfry of Tournai The belfry (French: beffroi) of Tournai, Belgium, is a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin, 72 meters in height with a 256-step stair. This landmark building is one of a set of belfries of Belgium and France registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Belgacom Fund The Belgacom Fund, is a Belgian fund created within the King Baudouin Foundation in 1999 for a period of three years, which promotes dialogue between citizens and local authorities. The fund provided financial support to either local authorities or those of Social Services in Wallonia, Flanders, and in Brussels (region) that improve the dialogue between the Belgian citizen and local authorities.
Belgacom Skynet Belgacom Skynet was founded in 1995, and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Belgacom in 1998. It began by focusing on the consumer market, gradually expanding its customer base to include SMEs and corporate customers.
Belgae The Belgae were a group of nations or tribes living in north-eastern Gaul, on the west bank of the Rhine, in the 1st century BC, and later also attested in Britain. They lived approximatively in the Roman province of Gallia Belgica.
Belger (Final Fight) Belger is the last name of two related villains in the Final Fight video game series, both ultimatley killed by members of the Travers family (Cody and Kyle). They have been the main antagonists of all the Final Fight games with the exception of Final Fight 2 and Final Fight 3.
Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences The Royal Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences (BACAS) is a Belgian council, which consists of the Flemish Academy Committee for Science and Technology (CAWET) and Wallonian Comité de l'Académie pour les Applications de la Science (CAPAS) committees of the Flemish and French Accademies of Science in Belgium. BACAS has ten members from the academy and ten from industry.
Belgian Blue Belgian Blue cattle are a heavily-bred breed, producing extraordinary amounts of meat. The sculpted, heavily muscled appearance is known as "doubled muscled", and is a trait shared by the Piedmontese breed.
Belgian coast tram The Belgian Coast Tram (Dutch: Kusttram) is a public transport service serving the coast of Belgium between De Panne near the French border to Knokke-Heist near the Dutch border. It is the longest tram line in the world.
Belgian cuisine Belgium is a nation of Gourmands rather than Gourmets which translates into big cuisine rather than fine cuisine. In reality this means that along with big portions, you get pretty good quality and a kind of unpretentiousness.
Belgian Centre for Comic Strip Art The Belgian Centre for Comic Strip Art (French: Musée de la Bande dessinée, Flemish: Belgisch Centrum voor het Beeldverhaal) chronicles the history of Belgian comics. Housed in a former department store in Brussel's business district, it exhibits examples of comic strips in French, Flemish and English.
Belgian euro coins Belgian euro coins feature only a single design for all eight coins: the portrait or effigy of King Albert II of the Belgians and his royal monogram. Also part of the design by Jan Alfons Keustermans are the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint.
Belgian Ebony Shoe The Belgian Ebony Shoe (Dutch: Ebbenhouten schoen, French: Soulier d'ébène) is a football award given annually to the best African player (or player with African roots) in the Belgian Jupiler League. The jury is composed of the coaches of Jupiler League clubs, the Belgian national team coach, sport journalists plus an honorary jury.
Belgian federal government The executive branch of the Belgian federal government consists of ministers and secretaries of state ("junior" ministers or smaller departments) drawn from the political parties which form the government coalition. Formally, the ministers are appointed by the King.
Belgian Federal Parliament The Belgian Federal Parliament is a bicameral parliament. It consists of the Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French: la Chambre des Représentants) and the Senate (Dutch: de Senaat, French: le Sénat).
Belgian Football Association The Belgian Football Association (URBSFA/KBVB) (French/Dutch: Union Royale Belge des Societes de Football Association / Koninklijke Belgische Voetbal Bond) is the governing body of football in Belgium. It is based in Brussels, not far from the King Baudouin Stadium.
Belgian French Belgian French (French: français de Belgique) is the variety of French spoken by the French speakers of Belgium, alongside related minority regional languages like Walloon, Picard, Champenois and Gaumais. Belgian French and the French of France are almost identical and hence mutually intelligible, but there are distinct phonological and rare lexical differences.
Belgian general election, 1995 The May 21 1995 Belgian general elections was a Belgian election for the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and Belgian Senate. The Christian People's Party (CVP) won the elections, and Jean-Luc Dehaene continued as Prime Minister.
Belgian general election, 1999 The May 13 1999 Belgian general elections was a Belgian election for the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and Belgian Senate. The Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) won the elections, and Guy Verhofstadt has been Prime Minister of Belgium ever since.
Belgian general election, 2003 The May 18 2003 Belgian general elections were the first Belgian elections to be held under a new electoral code. One of the novelties was an electoral threshold of 5%, which has cost many seats to the N-VA and the Green parties, Ecolo and Agalev.
Belgian General Information and Security Service The General Intelligence and Security Service (GISS), known in Dutch as Algemene Dienst Inlichting en Veiligheid (ADIV), and in French as Service Général du Renseignement et de la Sécurité (SGR) is the Belgian military intelligence service under responsibility of the Minister of National Defense. There also exists in Belgium an intelligence service under the responsibility of the Minister of Justice, the Belgian State Security Service.
Belgian Golden Shoe In football (soccer), the Belgian Golden Shoe (Dutch: Gouden Schoen, French: Soulier d'Or) is an award given at the beginning of each civil year to the best footballer of the Jupiler League for the last year. The trophy is sponsored by the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws (The Last/Latest News).
Belgian hip hop Belgian hip hop music has a few rappers stemming from Africa. Belgium, like France, controlled African countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), Rwanda, and Burundi until the early 1960s.
Belgian International Air Service Belgian International Air Service was a real world airline. They started in the late 1950’s, mainly known for cargo and charter operations, with extensive flying in the former Belgian Colonies in Africa, utilizing DC4 and DC6 aircraft.
Belgian literature Because Belgium is a bilingual country, Belgian literature is divided into the two main languages spoken in the country - French and Dutch or Flemish - and discussed under the languages of these countries : France and The Netherlands.
Belgian municipal elections, 2000 The Belgian municipal elections, 2000 took place on Sunday October 8, 2000. The electors elected the municipal counsellors of 589 cities and towns (308 in the Flemish Region, 262 in the Walloon Region and 19 in the Brussels-Capital Region) as well as the ten provincial councils.
Belgian municipal elections, 2006 The Belgian municipal elections, 2006 took place on Sunday October 8, 2006. The electors have elected the municipal counsellors of 589 cities and towns (308 in the Flemish Region, 262 in the Walloon Region and 19 in the Brussels-Capital Region) as well as the ten provincial councils.
Belgian Medical Informatics Association The Belgian Medical Informatics Association or Belgian Society for Medical Informatics is a Belgian non-profit organization, which was established in 1974, to promote and develop medical information science and technology in Belgium.
Belgian nationalism Belgian nationalism (or Belgicistic nationalism; Dutch: Belgicisme; French: Belgisme) defines an ideology that favours a strong centralized government, with less or no autonomy for the Flemish Community, French Community of Belgium, the German-speaking Community of Belgium and the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as their regional and ethnic counterparts within Belgium. It insists on restoring total sovereignty of the Belgian state level, after decades of state structure reforms that made Belgium a federal state since the 1970s - contrary to Flemish nationalists who advocate independence of their region.
Belgian nationality law Belgian citizenship is based on a mixture the principles of Jus sanguinis and Jus soli. In other words both place of birth and Belgian parentage are relevant for determining whether a person is a Belgian citizen.
Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships The Belgian National Cyclo-cross Championships were first held in 1910, and have been held annually since 1921 (with a break in 1940 due to World War II) by the Royal Belgian Cycling Federation (KBWB/RLVB). The winners and placed riders for the professional men's event (latterly "elite with contract"; a separate championship is still held for elite men without contract, following on from the earlier amateur event) each year have been:
Belgian Negationism Law The Belgian Negationism Law, passed on March 23, 1995, bans public Holocaust denial (referred to by supporters as "Holocaust revisionism"). Specifically, the law makes it illegal to publicly "deny, play down, justify or approve of the genocide committed by the German National Socialist regime during the Second World War".
Belgian Official Journal The Belgian Official Journal (French: Le Moniteur Belge, Dutch: Belgisch Staatsblad, German: Belgisches Staatsblatt) is the official newspaper of the Kingdom of Belgium. It is not a newspaper in the traditional sense but a medium used by the government to inform the general public of its actions.
Belgian Open The Belgian Open was a men's golf tournament which was played intermittently from 1910-2000. It was a European Tour event in 1978-79, 1987-94 and 1997-2000 and in the last two of these three periods it had several different sponsored names.
Belgian police In 2001, the Belgian police underwent a fundamental structural reform that created a completely new police system. A Belgian parliamentary report into a series of pedophile murders accused the police of negligence, amateurism and incompetence in investigating the cases.
Belgian professional football license The Belgian professional football license is a license that any team qualified to play the Jupiler League must have obtained. If a qualified team does not obtain the license, it is relegated to the third division.
Belgian Parachute/Commando Battalions The Paracommando Brigade (Dutch/French: Brigade Paracommando) is an elite fighting force in the Belgian Land Component, consisting of three Paracommando battalions plus supporting units (artillery, logistics, engineering and intelligence). The brigade forms the core of Landcomponents Immediate Reaction Cell and has its headquarters in Heverlee.
Belgian Promotion A The Belgian Promotion A is one of the four leagues at the fourth level of the Belgian football league system, the other ones being the Belgian Promotion B, C and D. This division exists since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs in each league.
Belgian Promotion B The Belgian Promotion B is one of the four leagues at the fourth level of the Belgian football league system, the other ones being the Belgian Promotion A, C and D. This division exists since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs in each league.
Belgian Promotion C The Belgian Promotion C is one of the four leagues at the fourth level of the Belgian football league system, the other ones being the Belgian Promotion A, B and D. This division exists since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs in each league.
Belgian Promotion D The Belgian Promotion D is one of the four leagues at the fourth level of the Belgian football league system, the other ones being the Belgian Promotion A, B and C. This division exists since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs in each league.
Belgian Provincial leagues The Belgian Provincial leagues are the lower leagues for Belgian football. It is divided into 9 regional league systems (one for each province, but Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant are merged and contain also the football teams from the Brussels Capital Region).
Belgian regional elections, 1999 On June 13, 1999, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German Community of Belgium. The regional elections were held on the same day as the European elections and the Federal elections.
Belgian regional elections, 2004 On June 13, 2004, regional elections were held in Belgium, to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium. The elections were held on the same day as the European elections.
Belgian rock Rock and roll is a style of popular African American music, established in Belgium only in the late 1970s, long after the style had penetrated most of the rest of the world. Before the 1980s began, several Belgian bands had found an audience, especially T.
Belgian Revolution The Belgian Revolution was a conflict in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands that began with a riot in Brussels in August 1830 and eventually led to the establishment of an independent, Roman Catholic and neutral Belgium (William I, king of the Netherlands, would refuse to recognize a Belgian state until 1839, when he had to yield under pressure by the Treaty of London).
Belgian Rugby Federation Belgian Rugby Federation (Fédération Belge de Rugby in French and Belgische Rugby Bond in Flemish) is the governing body for rugby union in Belgium. It was founded in 1931 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1988.
Belgian stay-behind network The Belgian stay-behind network, colloquially called "Gladio," was a secret military unit trained to form a resistance movement in the event of an communist invasion by the Soviet Union. It consisted of two organizations: SDRA8 () as part of the Belgian General Information and Security Service, and STC/Mob (), as part of the Belgian State Security Service.
Belgian Shepherd Dog Belgian Shepherd Dog (also know as the Belgian Sheepdog or Chien de Berger Belge) can refer to any of four breeds of dog: the Groenendael, the Laekenois, the Tervueren, or the Malinois. In some regions, these are considered four different varieties of a single breed; in other regions, they are considered a single breed.
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Laekenois) The Belgian Shepherd Dog (Laekenois) is a breed of dog, sometimes classified as a variety of the Belgian Shepherd Dog rather than as a separate breed. The Laekenois is not fully recognized in the United States.
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois) The Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois) (IPA: [ËmælÉŞnËŚwÉ‘Ë]) is a breed of dog, sometimes classified as a variety of the Belgian Shepherd Dog rather than as a separate breed. The Malinois is recognized in the United States under the name Belgian Malinois.
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren) The Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren) is a breed of dog, sometimes classified as a variety of the Belgian Shepherd Dog rather than as a separate breed. The Tervueren is recognized in the United States by the AKC and the CKC under the name Belgian Tervuren, but has recently had an official name change to Belgian Shepherd dog, Tervueren, in Canada.
Belgian State Security Service The Belgian State Security Service, known in Dutch as Veiligheid van de Staat, or Staatsveiligheid (SV), and in French as Sûreté de l'État (SE), is a civilian agency under the Ministry of Justice. There also exists in Belgium an intelligence service under responsibility of the Minister of National Defense, which is called the Belgian General Information and Security Service.
Belgian Strong Dark Ale Belgian (or Belgian-Style) Strong Dark Ale is an all-encompassing name used in the US which refers to a dark-colored beer with a high alcohol content brewed in the Belgian style. A Belgian Strong Dark Ale will have a dark red to dark brown color and have higher alcohol content than a typical Dubbel, usually about 8-12%.
Belgian Supercup The Belgian Supercup is a Belgian club competition played on a single match at the league champion venue since 2004 and formerly at the Stade Roi Baudouin, between the winner of the last Jupiler League and that of the last Belgian Cup. If both teams are the same, the opponent is declared to be the Cup finalist.
Belgian Third Division A The Belgian Third Division A is one of the two leagues at the third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third Division B. This division has existed since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs.
Belgian Third Division B The Belgian Third Division B is one of the two leagues at the third level of the Belgian football league system, the other one being the Belgian Third Division A. This division has existed since the 1952-53 season and is played every year with 16 clubs.
Belgian Vocation Foundation The Belgian Vocation Foundation is a Belgian non-profit organization, founded on 23 November 1963 by the Belgian industrialist Emile Bernheim. The foundation provides support to young people with a vocation, but who can not complete their education by lack of financial resources.
Belgic Confession The Confession of Faith is popularly known as the Belgic Confession, following the seventeenth-century Latin designation Confessio Belgica. Belgica referred to the whole of the Netherlands, both north and south, which today is divided into the Netherlands and Belgium.
Belgica Mountains Belgica Mountains () is an isolated chain of mountains about 10 miles long, standing 60 miles east-southeast of the Sor Rondane Mountains in Queen Maud Land. The chain was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1957-58) under Gaston de Gerlache, and named after the ship Belgica, commanded by his father, Lt.
Belgicism The word belgicism (known in French as a belgicisme) refers to a word, expression, or turn of phrase that is uniquely Belgian French. Even though the French spoken in Belgium is closer to the French spoken in France than the French spoken by Québécois, there are a considerable number of words and phrases that have disappeared from common usage in other Francophone nations that remain common in everyday Belgian speech.
Belgioioso Belgioioso or Belgiojoso is a town in the Province of Pavia, Lombardy, in northern Italy. It is 12 km east of the city of Pavia, between the Olona River and the Po River, and has become one of the southern suburbs of Milan.
Belgischer Rundfunk Belgischer Rundfunk (BRF) (English: Belgian Broadcasting) is the public service broadcaster for the German-speaking communities of Wallonia in Belgium. BRF is based in Eupen, with studio facilities also at Sankt Vith and Brussels.
Belgium at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics Belgium sent 32 athletes to the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, which is a very big delegation for Belgium, as they only once sent more athletes, 44 to the 1950 European Championships in Athletics. The most important names were Kim Gevaert, Tia Hellebaut and CĂ©dric Van Branteghem.
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest Because Belgium is a nation where both Dutch and French are spoken, Belgium used to alternate the languages of its entries each year. Even nowadays the French-speaking (RTBF) and Dutch-speaking television (VRT) stations take turns to choose the entry.
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Belgium was represented by Xandee and the song "1 Life". VRT's (Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep, the Flemish broadcaster) organized the Belgian National Final 'Eurosong 2004', which took place on February 15, 2004.
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Belgium chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 using Flemish broadcaster VRT. The Belgian final, Eurosong '06, was staged on February 19th and favourite Kate Ryan managed to win with the song Je t'adore.
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Belgium will select their participants for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with an internal selection. It will be Walloon broadcaster, RTBF's turn to select the Belgian entry, they will announce their decision in February 2007
Belgium in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest The Belgians chose their entries in 2003 and 2004 in the program Eurosong for Kids, in 2003 organized by the Flemish broadcaster VRT, in 2004 organized by RTBF. In 2005, the selection was called 'Eurokids', and a common project of these two broadcasters.
Belgium national field hockey team The Belgium national field hockey team represents Belgium in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by South African Gilles Bonnet since 2001, is ranked thirteenth in the world, as of September 16, 2006
Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union The Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union (, ), abbreviated to BLEU or UEBL, was created by a treaty signed on 25 July 1921 between Belgium and Luxembourg. Expiring in 1972, the initial treaty was extended for ten years in 1982 and again in 1992.
Belgo-British Conference The Belgo-British Conference is an annual conference each October or November organised by the British Council and the Belgian EGMONT - Royal Institute for International Relations (EGMONT), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Belgian Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs. The Conference is currently chaired by André Villeneuve (Euronext-Liffe) and Baron George Jacobs (UCB Group) who preside over an independent Board which decides the themes of the conference.
Belgrade Arena The brand new Belgrade Arena (Serbian Cyrillic: БеоградŃка арена, Serbian Latin: Beogradska arena) is now the biggest and most up-to-date sports complex in Belgrade, Serbia, and is designed as a universal hall for all sports events, including; basketball, handball, volleyball, tennis, athletics, an ice rink, and a hall for cultural events and other programs. With the total space that covers 37,500 square metres, and a total capacity of up to 23,000 seats (standard 20,000 seats), it is among biggest sport arenas in Europe.
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