Projects

Summary: The objective of the association established by the Agreement is to provide an appropriate framework for the political dialogue between the Parties to establish gradually a free trade area between the Community and Bulgaria, to promote the expansion of trade and the harmonious economic relations. . Signed: 08/03/1993 Sanctioned and promulgated: 23/11/1994 International ratification: 29/11/1994 Entry into force: 01/02/1995 Terminated: 01/01/2007 pdf file90_Agreement in English.pdf (15.43 MB) pdf file90_Decreet.pdf (138 KB)

Summary: Letter of Intent between Flanders and Vietnam on the implementation of the Friendship Agreement of 1995 Signed: 09/12/2016 pdf file1230_MoU in het Engels.pdf (280 KB)    

Summary: Letter of Intent between the Region of Flanders and Thailand on the implementation of the Friendship Agreement of 1992. Signed: 07/12/2016 pdf file1229_MoU in English.pdf (135 KB)

Short Summary: The Strasbourg Convention of 2012 on the limitation of liability in inland navigation (CLNI 2012) reiterates much of the content of the 1988 Convention.

Project: 50th Anniversary of Collegium Vocale Gent Beneficiary: Collegium Vocale Gent Budget: € 80.000 Period: 2019 – 2020 Collegium Vocale celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2020 as an internationally operating Flemish classical music ensemble. About 40% of the concerts take place in Belgium and 60% abroad.

Project: the El Pessebre Christmas Oratorio by Pablo Casals Beneficiary: the Mechelen Chamber Orchestra Budget: € 60.000 Period: 2019 – 2020 The Mechelen Chamber Orchestra will perform the El Pessebre Christmas Oratorio by Pablo Casals in 2020 during a tour through Brussels (19 December 2020), Mechelen (20 December 2020), Vic (26 December 2020) and Barcelona (27, 29 and 30 December 2020). Poet and author Joan Alavedra (1896-1981) wrote the text of El Pessebre when he and Pablo Casals helped refugees from the Franco regime in the camps in the French Pyrenees.

Project: organizing the Delta Atelier trajectory Beneficiary: Architecture Workroom Brussels vzw (AWB) Budget: € 60.000 Period: 2019 – 2020 The Flemish architect Joachim Declerck of Architecture Workroom Brussels vzw (AWB) was appointed as curator for the Rotterdam International Architecture Biennale (IABR) for the 2018 and 2020 editions together with the Flemish architect Leo van Broeck and the Dutch Chief Government Architect Floris Alkemade. decided to have both the 2018 and 2020 biennials take place in Rotterdam and in Brussels.

Summary: The Agreement is groundbreaking in the aviation world as it provides for unprecedented levels of liberalisation in terms of traffic rights as well as of foreign investment in airlines. Signed: 17/12/2009 Sanctioned and promulgated: 03/05/2013 International ratification: 12/06/2014 Entry into force: 16/05/2019 pdf file865_Agreement in English.pdf (1.11 MB) pdf file865_Decreet.pdf (34 KB)      

Project: Visitor programme for the Mecenasses of the Center for Dutch Art Beneficiary: Rubenianum, Research institute for Flemish art of the 16th and 17th centuries Budget: 15.000 euros Periode: 2018 In 2018, the Rubenianum and the Netherlands Institute for Art History KRD are planning a visitor programme for the Mecenasssen of the Center for Dutch Art: the Van Otterloo and Weatherbie families.

Project: residency programme in Flanders for Arab artists Beneficiary: Mophradat Amount: 24.759 euros Duration: 2017 - 2018 Mophradat creates opportunities for artists from the Arab world through an inventive approach to funding, commissioning, collaborating, and gathering. Mophradat will develop a residency programme in Flanders for Arab artists.

Project: Offering technical support to Marine World Heritage sites with special attention for capacity building and collaboration between African sites. Beneficiary: Unesco Amount: 149.330 USD Duration: 2019 – 2020 Dit project zorgt voor een verdere ondersteuning van Unesco’ programma voor de bescherming van marien Werelderfgoed, dat wordt geleid door de Vlaamse Fanny Douvere. Het specifieke doel van dit project is om de samenwerking tussen Afrikaanse mariene sites te bevorderen om zo ook hun capaciteiten te versterken, en om technische ondersteuning te bieden aan mariene sites.

Project: Organisation of a training in Mozambique for the capacity building in Africa on underwater cultural heritage Beneficiary: Unesco Amount: 92.650 USD Duration: 2019 – 2020 This project aims to improve the protection and management of maritime and underwater cultural heritage in the African countries, within the framework of the principles and standards of the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. A regional training course is planned on legal protection and practical management of underwater cultural heritage.

Project: Operating grant Beneficiary: PEN Vlaanderen Budget: 4.082,20 euros Period: 2019 PEN Vlaanderen actively defends fellow-writers around the world, both through direct and indirect support.  PEN Flanders uses culture as a carrier of values in the international relations of Flanders and the European Union. Cultural diplomacy, based on a framework that integrates values, can help steer the process towards more democracy.

Project: preliminary phase of International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) Beneficiary: Architecture Workroom Brussels (AWB) Budget: 200.000 euros Period: 1/08/2018 - 31/12/2018 Flemish architect Joachim Declerck (AWB), Flemish property developer Leo van Broeck and Dutch Chief Government Architect Floris Alkemade, have been appointed as curator for the 2018 and 2020 editions of the  International Architecture Biennale in Rotterdam (IABR).  Both editions are entirely dedicated to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations and the Paris Agreement on climate. 

Project: School Prevention Work on internet safety in cooperation with Child Focus Beneficiary: Kék Vonal Child Crisis Foundation Budget: 3.360 euros Period: 2018 - 2019 The Kék Vonal Child Crisis Foundation is a Hungarian NGO. Since 1993, Kék Vonal has been running a helpline for children and young people. In addition, Kék Vonal also visits children in school.

Project: Exhibition: works of Léon Spilliaert Budget: 100.000 euros Period: 2020 In 2020, the Royal Academy of Arts will present a solo exhibition of the internationally acclaimed Flemish painter and graphic artist Léon Spilliaert. The grant to the Royal Academy of Arts aims to increase the awareness and visibility of the Flemish arts and culture on an international level. The exhibition about Spilliaert is the result of close cooperation after the Ensor exhibition at the Royal Academy in 2016.

Project: Operating grant Beneficiary: Centrum voor Mexicaanse Studiën (CMS) Budget: 75.000 euros Period: 2019 The interfacultary Centre for Mexican Studies (CMS) at the University of Antwerp is a study and documentation center that was established in 1990. The CMS is the result of a bilateral agreement between the Mexican government and the Flemish Community.

Project: Participation of Flemish ensembles performing at the FeMAP festival 2019 in Catalonia Beneficiary: Kunstenpunt Budget: 70.000 euros Period: 2019 Pyrenees Early Musical Festival (  FeMAP ) invites Flanders as host for its edition of 2019. Flanders wants to play a connecting role with Catalonia in order to further stimulate and anchor the existing cooperation. That is why both partners have decided to spread the cooperation with Flanders over the festival editions of 2019 and 2020.

Project: Composites in Design - co-production with creative collective Envisions Beneficiary: Design Museum Gent Budget: 50.000 euros Period: 26.10.2018 - 21.04.2019 The exhibition is an international co-production with creative collective Envisions. Composites in Design brings together an extensive selection of design projects working with composite material. This international co-production opens up opportunities to promote the exhibition internationally at several important trade fairs.

Project: Vulnerable families in Urban Aleppo recover from the conflict and rebuild their lives and communities Beneficiary: Caritas International Belgium Budget: 100.000 euros Period: 2018 - 2019 The project of Caritas International Belgium aims to support vulnerable people in Aleppo and supports them in their search for sustainable solutions.  Caritas International comes to the aid of victims of violence, natural catastrophes, and poverty whether in their own country or on the run through our local, national, and international network.