King Philippe, Current Events, Part 1 (July 2013 - Sept. 2017)


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80% des Belges font confiance au roi Philippe - lavenir.net

80% of the Belgians trust their new King. 74% of men and 84% of women (no wonder he has a bigger appeal on the femenine portion of the population :p :whistling: ;) )
What is more surprising IMO is to see young people (18-34) with a 80% of confidence on Philippe!! :eek: :)
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The King grows into his role as wasn't anticipated for decades...He proofs all critics wrong!Good for him!He is more relaxed and on the job then most thought possible.He will do fine...and more then that!Nice he choose us here as the country for his first visit abroad today as King of the Belgians!:)
 
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Yesterday, December 3, King Philippe attended a meeting on unemployment among young people with employment services VDAB, FOREM, ADG and Actiris at the Royal Palace in Brussels.



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King Philippe attended the festivities marking the 75th anniversary of the "Koninklijke Academie voor Geneeskunde van België" (Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium) in Brussels today, December 6.



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King Philippe and Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo attended the memorial service for former South African president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, near Johannesburg, South Africa, today, December 10.



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King Philippe has chaired a working meeting on employment and training for young people at the Royal Palace in Brussels today, December 12, 2013.



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On December 17 King Philippe attended the celebrations for the 85th anniversary of the Fund for Scientific Research in Ghent.




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Yesterday afternoon, December 19, King Philippe attended an academic session organized by IMMOBEL, the Real Company of Belgium, on the occasion of its 150 years of existence and listing at the Brussels Stock Exchange. The session was held at the Egmont Palace in Brussels.



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King Philippe of Belgium with 129,000 euros to help 650 struggling Belgian
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His Majesty the King was at the Palace of Brussels for a working meeting with Mr. Oliver Paasch, Minister of Education of the German community, Mr. Mr. Pascal Smet, Flemish Minister of Education and Mrs. Marie-Martine Schyns, Minister of Education of the French Community, the theme of the employment and training of young people. This meeting took place on the occasion of the signing of a Protocol of Cooperation between the three communities on the establishment of the Permanent Inter-Ministerial Conference on Education.
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http://www.monarchie.be/nl/actueel/agenda/archief/tewerkstelling-en-vorming-van-jongeren-1
 
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On January 27 King Philippe received Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi at the Royal Palace in Brussels.



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And today, January 30, King Philippe attended an academic session on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the health insurance in Brussels.



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The Belgium Royals and the Catholic Faith

Forgetting his Catholic faith King Filip signed a Law that would not be acceptable to any authentic Catholic:

Children?s euthanasia bill signed by Belgium king ? RT News

Can we consider he is not a Catholic anymore?He is not like his late uncle who refused to give up his faith to sign a Law.

Any reaction of the other members of the Royal Family regarding this shameful event?
Which is the reaction of the Catholic Church of Belgium after this event?
 
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Belgium is a democracy and not a theocracy AFAIK. The king did his constitutional duty & the only right thing and signed the law. A law that was accepted by a democratic parlament, representing the Belgian people. The king doesn't have to agree with what is said in these laws but his signature means that the legal process by which the law was accepted in parlament was valid. If he uses these laws as a tool to voice his personal beliefs he will quite rightly be out of a job rather quickly.

His own father signed the original euthenasia bill so I am sure his family will be sympathetic.

Baudouin made a big mistake by letting his personal beliefs prevail over his democratic duty. He started a constitutional crisis. He got away with it as he had been head of state for 40 years, people knew his trouble in getting children and because he was Baudouin, the semi-saint. His successor Albert tried to do the same but the then government quickly told him that another Baudouin scenario was unthinkable and could only lead to a government crisis, to Albert's abdication and possibly to the abolishment of the monarchy. It was once and never again. No Belgian politician of any influence would have stood by the king if he refused to sign this law, even the ones that oppose it. A scenario as in Luxembourg where the Garnd Duke squandered his rights would be unacceptable at this point too. King Philippe did the only right thing, even though I am quite sure that euthenasia goes against his own beliefs.

I don't think that signing this law makes him less of a catholic. It makes him a catholic who is realistic and who knows that people who do not agree with the church teachings on this matter - the vast majority in Belgium- should have the option to decide for themselves what they think is best for them. He is not a priest, he is the king of all the Belgians, not only of Belgian Opus Dei members.
 
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