How to prepare the EU for current and future challenges? The impact of the Belgian Presidency

👨‍🎓 Ambassador van de Voorde will chair Coreper II during the 2024 Belgian Presidency drawing on his experience during the two previous Belgian Presidencies since he started his diplomatic career at the Permanent Representation of Belgium during the 1993 Presidency and was Deputy-Director for European Affairs in 2010. Ambassador van de Voorde has extensive diplomatic experience, having served in various positions in Brussels and in bilateral and multilateral postings abroad. He is married and has four children.

📆 This video was made during the Ambassador's Lecture on 7 May 2024

🔁 Ambassador’s Lecture Series: Distinguished members of the diplomatic community and high-level members of international organisations are on a regular basis invited to KU Leuven to speak on a topic of joint interest and interact with the academic community on this topic.

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0:00 : Word of Welcome by vicerector Peter Lievens
4:10 : Academic Introduction bt Professor Katja Biedenkopf
11:00 : Keynote Lecture "How to prepare the EU for current and future challenges? The impact of the Belgian Presidency." by H.E. Ambassador Willem van de Voorde
1:04:35: Open Q&A