Entries by Cámara Oficial de Comercio de España en Bélgica y Luxemburgo

11/13 Virtual breakfast-debate with MEP César Luena López: Priorities of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)

20/10/2020 /in , /by

Next Friday, November 13th from 9:15 to 10:15, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg is organizing a new conference within the cycle “Breakfasts with the European Parliament“, a meeting platform between Spanish companies and the European Parliament. The breakfast will focus on “The priorities of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) […]

12/9-10 Webinar “WordPress: The story of your first website”

30/09/2020 /in , , /by

On December 9th and 10th from 9:00 am to 12:00 am, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg will organize a webinar on “Wordpress: The story of your first website”, held by Manuel Pueyo, Founder and Director of BigKids. During the webinar, participants will develop their digital skills and will obtain the […]

Webinar on “Spanish scientific diplomacy – successful collaboration between Spain and Belgium in the field of biotechnology”

09/09/2020 /in , /by

Last Wednesday 9 September, the Cultural and Scientific Department of the Spanish Embassy in Belgium, and the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg, with the collaboration of the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) and the Spanish Office of Science and Technology (SOST) organised, in a special edition of the […]

Extension of the agreement with Belgium on the social security affiliation of cross-border workers teleworking until August 31st, 2020

02/07/2020 /in , , , /by

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg, many companies have implemented measures to increase the use of the telework. However, working from the home for cross-border workers may have consequences for their affiliation to social security under the provisions of European legislation for the coordination of the social security systems of Member States. […]

FEDECOM Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceanía

01/07/2020 /in /by

For the third time so far this year, the General Assembly of the Federation of Official Chambers of Commerce of Spain in Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania (FEDECOM) was held. On this occasion, the main reason of the meeting was to inform about the measures planned to face the consequences, essentially economic, that affect the […]

Launch of phase 4 de-escalation, starting July 1st in Belgium

29/06/2020 /in , , , /by

Press release by Sophie Wilmès, Prime Minister The National Security Council extended with the Ministers-presidents of the regions, agreed for a transition to phase 4 of the de-escalating since July 1st, based on the agreement of the GEES experts that is based on the good evolution of the epidemiological situation. The six golden rules are […]

Virtual round table on “The tourism sector in post-Covid-19 Europe: Challenges and opportunities”

17/06/2020 /in , /by

On Wednesday, June 17th, from 11:00 to 12:30, the Embassy of Spain in the Kingdom of Belgium and the Spanish Tourist Office in Belgium, in collaboration with the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg, organized a virtual round table on “The tourism sector in post-Covid-19 Europe: Challenges and opportunities”, a special edition […]

Agreement reached in limited cabinet: here are the new measures in the federal aid plan

15/06/2020 /in , , , /by

On Friday night, an agreement was reached within the “superkern”, the Federal Government and the ten parties that support the special powers destined to fight Covid-19, after several hours of meeting. The text was not validated by the N-VA. The Flemish nationalist party did not sign the joint statement sent shortly before 22:00. “Today’s agreement reinforces the […]

Agreement between the social partners on the conditions for granting partial unemployment within the framework of the exit from the state of crisis

11/06/2020 /in , , , /by

Under the joint presidency of Dan Kersch, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity Economy, and Franz Fayot, Minister of Economy, the social partners represented on the one hand by OGBL President Nora Back and LCGB President Patrick Dury, and on the other hand by the President of UEL, Nicolas Buck, agreed on June 9th […]

The latest extension of the alarm state paves the way for a new normality that is still unknown

04/06/2020 /in , , , /by

The Ministry of Health will delegate to the regions the competence to decide on the flexibility, modification and even duration of the measures over territories in phase 3 of the de-escalation as of Monday, June 8th. The state of alarm continues, but the new and last extension, approved this Wednesday and which will be in […]