Belgium–France relations

Belgium–France relations refer to interstate relations between Belgium and France. Relations were established after the independence of Belgium. Both nations are great allies. Both nations have cultural similarities. Both nations are members of NATO and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie and both were founding members of the European Union.

Belgian–French relations

Belgium
France

Diplomatic visits

In May 2007, French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt.[1]

In February 2008, Prime Minister Verhofstadt visited President Sarkozy.[2]

In February 2014, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde visited Paris, where they were welcomed during a visite de Courtoisie. They were received by the President François Hollande.[3]

Economic cooperation

In 2007, French president Sarkozy and Belgian Prime Minister Verhofstadt called for the euro zone to have an economic government.[4]

In September 2008, the French government acted with the Belgian government and with other stakeholders to grant Franco-Belgian bank Dexia a €6.4 billion bailout.[5]

Agreements

The two countries signed a trade agreement in 1934.[6]

In 1997, French and Belgian defence ministers Alain Richard and Jean-Paul Poncelet signed an agreement providing for Belgium's use of the French armed forces' Syracuse communication satellite system.[7]

Resident diplomatic missions
  • Embassy of Belgium in Paris
  • Consulate-General of Belgium in Strasbourg
  • Embassy of France in Brussels

See also

References
  2. "www.levif.be - Tous les jours, toute l'info". LeVif.be. Archived from the original on 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  3. "DPG Media Privacy Gate".
  5. "Sarkozy defends decision not to take bank stakes".
  6. Boyce, Robert W. D. (1924-10-28). French Foreign and Defence Policy, 1918-1940: The Decline and Fall of a ... - Google Books. ISBN 9780415150392. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  7. "NewsLibrary.com - newspaper archive, clipping service - newspapers and other news sources". Nl.newsbank.com. 1997-11-27. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  8. Embassy of Belgium in Paris
  9. Embassy of France in Brussels

Further reading
  • Alexander, Martin S. "In lieu of alliance: The French general staff's secret co‐operation with neutral Belgium, 1936–1940." Journal of Strategic Studies 14#4 (1991) pp: 413-427. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402399108437461
  • Baeteman, G. "The Original System of the Code Napoleon in Belgium and Holland." Comparative Law of Matrimonial Property (1972): 1-17.
  • Bernstein, Paul. "The Economic Aspect of Napoleon III's Rhine Policy." French Historical Studies 1.3 (1960): 335-347.
  • Bernstein, Paul. "Napoleon III and Bismarck: The Biarritz-Paris Talks of 1865." in Diplomacy in an Age of Nationalism (Springer, Dordrecht, 1971) pp. 124-143. Bismarck suggested France take over Belgium.
  • Cook, Bernard A. Belgium: A history (Peter Lang, 2002).
  • Deseure, Brecht. "The Faces of Power: History and the Legitimation of Napoleonic Rule in Belgium." French Historical Studies 40.4 (2017): 555-588.
  • Hayworth, Jordan R. Revolutionary France's War of Conquest in the Rhineland: Conquering the Natural Frontier, 1792-1797 (Cambridge University Press, 2019).
  • Helmreich, Jonathan E. Belgium and Europe: a study in small power diplomacy (Walter de Gruyter, 2019).
  • Rapport, Michael. "Belgium under French occupation: Between collaboration and resistance, July 1794 to October 1795." French history 16.1 (2002): 53-82.
  • Zolberg, Aristide R. "The Making of Flemings and Walloons: Belgium: 1830-1914." Journal of Interdisciplinary History 5.2 (1974): 179-235. online


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