General representative of Flanders Thomas Castrel

Diplomat. 🦁🇧🇪➡️🇱🇹➡️🇵🇱➡️🇿🇦

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

'Enjoy the show. Ignore the war': Venice Biennale faces backlash after including Russia https://t.co/W7lgDeH5Sf

[David Criekemans @DavidCriekemans]

👇 Belastingen op vermogen in % van het BNP. Cijfers van 2024 dus nog niet met nieuwe regels erbij. @tijd

[EU in SA @EUinSA]

Europe is Trade and Investment.

The European Union is South Africa’s biggest trade and investment partner. 98% of South Africa’s exports to the European market are free of tariffs.

[Terzake @terzaketv]

“De mindset moet veranderen. Je kan niet alles vragen van de overheid. Los het toch eens zelf op.”

Hoe kijken ondernemers naar de energiesteun van de federale regering? Twee kleine zelfstandigen reageren in #terzaketv

[EU in SA @EUinSA]

We are offering a 6 months funded traineeship within the Political, Press and Information Section of the EU Delegation to South Africa, tentative start in June.

Applications close: 13 April 2026

Apply today 👉https://t.co/oPvCEG78Zn

[Ria Laenen @rialana]

Uitzonderlijk dat Rusland overdag een grootschalige dronesaanval uitvoert op Oekraïne. Niet uitzonderlijk dat dat op verschillende steden tegelijk gebeurt én niet-militair strategische doelwitten worden geraakt waaronder een ziekenhuis, residentiële woonblokken en UNESCO erfgoed

[Ostap Yarysh @OstapYarysh]

🚨 Russia has just hit Lviv’s historic old city with a drone. The attack is still underway.

[General representative of Flanders Thomas Castrel @ThomasCastrel]

Happy to contribute about the internationalisation of Flemish ports and the #MoU between @follow_transnet and @PortofAntBruges @PortofAntBruINT during the @Dotransport national transport conference

[David Criekemans @DavidCriekemans]

24 februari 2022: 4 jaar oorlog Oekraïne-Rusland, of 12 jaar geteld vanaf 2014. Mijn bijdragen die ochtend bij @VTMNIEUWS :

https://t.co/o3DbJIDRcs

[Robin Ramaekers @ramaekers_robin]

Vier jaar na de Russische invasie wordt er in #Zaporizhzhia aan het zuidelijke front enkel nog onder de grond les gegeven. Geen overbodige luxe zo blijkt. Een Russische drone wordt boven ons hoofd uit de lucht geschoten net voor we ondergronds gaan #vtmnieuws

[Michiel Driebergen @3Bergen]

Vanochtend vroeg opnieuw #Kyiv volop onder vuur. Doelwit opnieuw energie-infrastructuur. Er zijn ook slachtoffers. (Sliep er zelf doorheen, inslagen ver van het centrum en in de regio.)
https://t.co/w054HuwdIH

[EU in SA @EUinSA]

How to ensure democratic resilience in the face of disinformation?

Politicians, IEC, academics, media and CSOs discussed this today at high-level Disinformation Dialogue 2026.

Hosted by @euinsa @EmbEspPretoria @LithuaniaInSA @PLinSouthAfrica @Flanders_SA @issafrica

[ISS @issafrica]

Happening now! A conversation on platform accountability, community media and practical strategies for countering #disinformation.

A high-level panel sets the tone on enhancing information integrity
@MaropeneRamo, @MmusiMaimane @SamGrahamMare @WernerHorn2

[KyivPost @KyivPost]

Russia unleashed another massive overnight blitz on Ukrainian cities, leaving children among the wounded.

▪️In Kyiv, explosions ripped through residential districts, damaging apartment blocks in two areas of the capital.

▪️Dnipro was also hit. Homes and cars were smashed in the strikes. An infant and a four-year-old girl were injured in the attack.

▪️Odesa came under fire as well, with reports of further casualties.

[EU in SA @EUinSA]

Team Europe: A reliable partner for responsible investments in minerals and metals value chains for mutual benefit.

Meet us this week @MiningIndaba in Cape Town!

@BusinessFrance @NLinSouthAfrica @BusinessSweden @Italyin_SA @Wallonia_SA @Flanders_SA @EBRD @EITRawMaterials

[General representative of Flanders Thomas Castrel @ThomasCastrel]

@JanJagers CEO of @deCheckers_be will participate in this EU event as one of the guest speakers

[EU in SA @EUinSA]

How can South Africa’s upcoming local elections best be safeguarded against disinformation?

Register for the Disinformation Dialogue 2026 to learn and discuss!

🗓 18 February 2026, 8:00-16:30
📍Workshop17, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Registration👉https://t.co/8J3XeL8GDP

[Maria Avdeeva @maria_avdv]

Kyiv Metro is down because of the blackout. No water or heating in the city either. This is the hardest winter for Ukraine so far.

People show incredible resilience but the situation is extremely difficult. Ukraine needs more support now. 🇺🇦

📷 Nastya Nagorna

[Olga Tokariuk @olgatokariuk]

It is shocking how little coverage there is of an unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine due to Russia's destruction of its energy grid. It's -20C outside and half of the country experienced a total blackout today. Metro trains stopped operating in Kyiv and Kharkiv today. Rolling blackouts have been ongoing for weeks, often with no heating and running water inside people's houses. People get sick and die because of this. In the meantime, Russians laugh and call for more strikes to punish Ukraine for its unwillingness to surrender. These are strikes affecting millions of civilians amid the harshest winter in decades. These are crimes against humanity that Russia is confident it will get away with. We cannot let that happen

[Mark Andries @AndriesMark]

Ik kan @PeterDeKeyzer hier helemaal volgen.
En ik voeg er aan toe: dit geldt ook voor ondernemingen en (overheids-) organisaties.
Businessplannen, roadmaps, meerjaren-strategieën die ervan uitgaan dat de omgeving waarin we opereren vast staat en gekend is, hebben hun tijd gehad.

[Maria Avdeeva @maria_avdv]

Horrendous. Russia massively attacks Kyiv. Multiple residential buildings hit. One third of the city is without heating. Bastards.