Thomas Cook The Belgian Travel Guarantee Fund (TGF), the insolvency insurer of Thomas Cook Belgium, protecting consumers who have bought travel services from Thomas Cook Belgium, has taken over responsibility for Thomas Cook Belgium’s consumers in this capacity since Thomas Cook Group has been declared insolvent. For all Thomas Cook Belgium's consumers on package travel and accommodation-only trips currently abroad, the TGF will pay the hotels within the terms of this letter, at the rate for services provided as per the contract with Thomas Cook Group, from the date of insolvency, begin 24th of September 2019, through to the consumers' scheduled departure date.

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06 Dec

High-level constructive visit to Bahrein and Saudi Arabia

From the 23rd to the 28th of November, the general Director for Bilateral Affairs of the Federal Foreign Office visited the Kingdom of Bahrein and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

03 Dec

Belgium assembles elected members of the UN Security Council in Brussels

Today, Philippe Goffin, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, opens the "E10 Dialogue" in Brussels. This two-day meeting brings together the ten current elected members of the UN Security Council and the five incoming elected members. The aim of the meeting is to increase cooperation between the elected members and to contribute as such to the efficient functioning of the Security Council. Our country is organizing the meeting together with Kuwait, which will complete its two-year mandate on 31 December, and Tunisia, which will join on 1 January 2020.

02 Dec

Belgium sends winter tents and camp beds to Albania, following the earthquake that struck the country

On the night of 26 November 2019, the Republic of Albania was hit by a violent earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale. Dozens of victims lost their lives and hundreds were injured. In the affected areas around the port city of Durres, many houses have been damaged. Through the emergency mechanism B-FAST, relief workers were immediately ready to respond positively to a call for international assistance from the affected country.

29 Nov

Joint statement on joining INSTEX by Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden

Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden attach the utmost importance to the preservation and full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) on Iran’s nuclear programme by all parties involved. The nuclear agreement was unanimously endorsed by the UN Security Council and is a key instrument for the global non-proliferation regime and a major contribution to stability in the region.

23 Nov

Didier Reynders pleads for a continued commitment of the Kimberley Process to strengthen the fight against conflict diamonds

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders calls for a continued commitment to strengthen the Kimberley Process (KP) and to extend the definition of conflict diamonds. "Belgium is satisfied with the progress made by the Kimberley Process during its plenary meeting in New Delhi last week. Our country will keep working to extend the definition of conflict diamonds. This is indeed crucial to keep leading a credible and efficient fight against conflict diamonds."