Maxime Ramon

🇧🇪 Diplomat | Spokesperson @BelgiumMFA | Previously in Ottawa, Taipei & Seoul | Ex @CLUBdeMADRID & @ccrecemr | 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈 | Views are my own

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Happy Pride #Ottawa! Today, #Belgium 🇧🇪 & #DiplomatsforEquality express our solidarity and support for #2SLGBTQIA+ persons in @Canada and around the world.
👉Read our statement here: https://t.co/xvS4jlUWrl
📌@BelgiumMFA @hadjalahbib @InfoDignity

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

What a year... this is our #2023Recap:
✔️promoting 🇧🇪 & 🇨🇦🇧🇪 cooperation across #Canada
✔️bilateral consultations & multiple meetings with officials, companies & academic partners
✔️defending our values, incl. #humanrights, #Europe, #Francophonie & #sustainability
🙏 everyone!

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

2/ Made with 35kgs of #chocolate and 1,80m high, this artwork was created by renowned Chocolate Master Philippe Vancayseele (@BarryCallebaut).
@OurCommons is now the only Assembly in the world to host such a sculpture. We couldn't think of a better symbol of 🇨🇦🇧🇪 friendship!

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

1/ #Peace is an art... and so is #chocolate.
Proud to present a chocolate replica of the Peace Tower at @OurCommons today, along with co-chairs of 🇧🇪🇨🇦 Parliamentary Friendship Group @juliedabrusin & @gignacclement.
A 🌎premiere on permanent display at the House's Restaurant!

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

👇Look back at our #SouthernOntario Tour:

✔️Visits to 🇧🇪 companies @agfahealthcare_ @Sarens @CarmeuseA @ucb_news @ReynaersAlu & Incosa
✔️Annual VIP Business Lunch co-hosted with @belgiumconnect
✔️Presenting 🇧🇪 film at @EUFFTO
✔️ Promoting academic cooperation with @torontomet

[Belgium Connect @Belgiumconnect]

@FP_Champagne taking about how BCBC partners @UmicoreGroup chose Canada 🍁 vs other countries / options to invest 👏🏻🙌🏻🇧🇪🤩 @tgf2023

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

We closed our annual consultations with a Belgian Night on the Hill! 🙏@juliedabrusin & @gignacclement co-chairs of the 🇧🇪🇨🇦Parliamentary Friendship Group, our sponsors @LabattBreweries & @BarryCallebaut, Chef Vancayseele for the amazing chocolate sculpture and all attendees!

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

😎Meet Team #Belgium in #Canada!
On the occasion of @BelgiumDGB's visit to Canada, we gathered our entire network for a review of our priorities and actions. Across 🇨🇦 (and beyond), 🇧🇪 has a strong & dynamic team ready to keep feeding our ever strong bilateral relations!

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

🙏Thank you for joining us, @EUinCanada & other EU Embassies this Sunday at the #EU Cultural Fair 🇪🇺 in @cityofottawa! Hundreds of you stopped by and span the 🇧🇪 Wheel of Fortune & attended the great performance of our local artist Noël Samyn. See you in 2024!

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

🇨🇦🇧🇪 Ambassador Van Gheel has joined several other Heads of Mission on a tour of #Canada's northern territories organized by @GAC_Corporate.
1⃣ stop: Yellowknife! Interesting exchanges at the @assembly_nwt with Commissioner Thom & Tłı̨chǫ Government Grand Chief Lafferty.

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

❓Did you know that #Belgium was actually Northwest Territories' #1 trade partner, with 60% of its exports crossing the Atlantic. #Diamonds & minerals are the main commodity traded 💎

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

🇧🇪🏳️‍🌈 On this International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (#IDAHOBIT), we stand together in celebrating diversity and promoting acceptance and respect for the #LGBTQIA+ community across the world.

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

🇧🇪🇨🇦 The Belgian Days in #Toronto are back on this year! Come and join us to celebrate #Belgium and Belgian-Canadian friendship on April 25-29 in @cityoftoronto.
👉Stay tuned for more info on the activities planned!

[Belgium Connect @Belgiumconnect]

Win 2 @AirCanada Business Class tickets!

The Gala is more than a celebration, get dressed up and camera-ready for a night filled with powerful stories, a gourmet dinner, live entertainment, and networking with business leaders from Ontario and Quebec.

https://t.co/o2YJbbnAdQ

[Belgium Connect @Belgiumconnect]

Nominations are now open for the BCBC Business Excellence Awards Gala 2023!

We are honouring the businesses and business leaders that have made significant contributions to the economic health of the Belgian-Canadian business community.
Details here: https://t.co/31Mthl4BHH

[Belgium Connect @Belgiumconnect]

The BCBC is delighted to invite you to our 2nd BCBC Business Excellence Awards Gala.

Dress to impress in your cocktail attire to join us for an evening filled with powerful stories, a gourmet dinner, live entertainment, and business networking.
Info: https://t.co/a3h20rm5dm

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

📣We're coming to #Alberta! Ambassador Patrick Van Gheel is visiting @CityofEdmonton this week. Why?
✅ Meetings with @YourAlberta officials, universities & industry
✅ Opening of our new Honorary Consulate
✅ Bestowing of an honorary distinction to 🇨🇦 Glenn Miller
👉 Stay tuned!

[EU-Startups @EU_Startups]

🇧🇪 🌟10 brilliant Belgian startups to watch in 2023! 🌟🇧🇪

To put a spotlight on Belgium’s impressive startup ecosystem, we’ve compiled this list of exceptionally promising Belgian startups to watch this year – all founded post-2019!

https://t.co/QnYIq5u7PJ

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

🏆 @Belgiumconnect will host its next Business Excellence Awards next April 27, 2023!
The Gala honors #business & leaders that have made significant contributions to our bilateral trade & the economic health of the 🇧🇪🇨🇦 business community. Come & join us!
https://t.co/ctGEPAkQ3v

[Embassy of Belgium in Canada @belgiumincanada]

8 🇧🇪 companies and 40+ 🇨🇦 entities looking to increase #energy cooperation across the Atlantic.
📢Our mission to @hfxgov certainly got some media attention, a sign that more & stronger partnerships are coming!
📍 @BelgiumMFA @CanEmbBeLux @CTVAtlantic
https://t.co/XW0ztEK2Yb