Belgium
NATO, G7, EU Crisis Meetings
In Brussels, Belgium, leaders of G7, NATO, and the European Union have gathered for the NATO summit. Back-to-back emergency meetings took place on 24th March with the aim of drawing plans to increase pressure on President Vladimir Putin as the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Summits and Conferences
International Customs Day, 2022
Every year the International Customs Day is celebrated on January 26. The day is celebrated by the United Nations and several other international organizations. The day is celebrated to acknowledge the role of custom officials in the flow of goods. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
What is DDoS Attack?
The Belgian Government sites were recently knocked offline due to DDoS attack. Several government sites and Internet Service Providers of the public sector of the country were hit hard by DDoS. What is DDoS? DDoS is Distributed Denial of Service. ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Cabinet approves signing and ratification of extradition treaty with Belgium
The Union Cabinet has recently approved the signing and ratification of an extradition treaty between India and Belgium. This ratification will enable the two countries to repatriate any person who is accused or convicted in an extraditable offence. An offence punishable under the ..
Historic Apology issued by Netherlands Prime Minister
The Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte on Sunday, 26th January 2020, made the country’s first apology for the persecution of Jews during the 2nd World War. He made this historic apology, first-of-its-kind made by any government in this regard, ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Sophie Wilmes becomes first female PM of Belgium
Sophie Wilmes, a centre-right liberal from French-speaking community, has taken office as the first female Prime Minister of Belgium in its 189-year history. She succeeded caretaker Prime Minister Charles Michel, who will take over as European Council president in December ..
Elise Mertens Wins Qatar Open 2019
Belgium’s Elise Mertens has claimed the biggest title of her career by beating top seed Simona Halep of Romania 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to win the Qatar Open. The final was played on 16th February 2019 in Doha. About Elise Mertens Currently ranked 21 in the world rankings, Ms. Mertens has ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
FIH Player of the Year Awards
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) Player of the Year Awards are the annual awards for the best men’s and women’s player in international hockey in a given calendar year as determined by a peer and public vote. FIH Awards 2019 ..