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Charles Michel was born in the Belgian town of Namur in 1975, when the European Union consisted of only nine member states.ย Michel studied law at theย University of Brussels.ย He was elected as aย member of the federal parliamentย in 1999.ย ย A year later, he became the Walloonย Minister for Interior Affairs and Civil Service, and in 2007,ย Federalย Minister for Development Cooperation.ย ย Between 2006 and 2014, he was alsoย Mayor of Wavre.ย Following the federal elections in June 2014, Charles Michel was involved in coalition negotiations. He became theย Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium in October 2014.ย 
Onย 2 July 2019, EU leaders elected Charles Michel as President of the European Council. He took office on 1 December 2019.

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30 March 2021

Covid-19 shows why united action is needed for more robust international health architecture

by Charles Michel, President European Council by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General by 24 world leaders* The Covid-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge to [โ€ฆ]
30 March 2021

Have you tried astro travelling, the latest trend?

No fan of crowds? Maybe astro tourism is what youโ€™re looking for In life, there are different kinds of people. Some of us canโ€™t stand to [โ€ฆ]
29 March 2021

Scandinavia leads ranking for global sustainable tourism

Global market research company Euromonitor International recently released their new report โ€˜Top Countries for Sustainable Tourismโ€™ at ITB Berlin. According to their research, 66.4% of consumers globally [โ€ฆ]
26 March 2021
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Tourism sector lost nearly US $4.5 trillion for 2020, says WTTC

The World Travel & Tourism Councilโ€™s annual Economic Impact Report (EIR) revealed the full devastating impact of COVID-19 had on the global Travel & Tourism sector [โ€ฆ]
25 March 2021

Aviation industry shows support for disabled flying with second Armchair Airshow

Aerobility, a flying charity which offers all disabled people the opportunity to fly an aeroplane, has teamed up with London Biggin Hill Airport to take the [โ€ฆ]
25 March 2021

Responsible Tourism and Slavery

Every year on 25 March is the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade offers the opportunity to honor [โ€ฆ]
24 March 2021

Covid-19 vaccination sites in your area now displayed on Apple Maps

As of March 16th, Apple Maps has been updated to show Covid-19 vaccination locations from VaccineFinder, a free, online service developed by Boston Childrenโ€™s Hospital that [โ€ฆ]
24 March 2021

Towards a Code for the Protection of Tourists

More than 100 countries, alongside international organizations and leading business groups have agreed to adopt harmonized standards for assisting tourists caught up in emergency situations. The Committee [โ€ฆ]
23 March 2021

From London to Delhi: The longest bus route in the world to start operations in 2022

In April of 2022, the longest bus route in the world will start operating. The project had been known as early as 2020, and there were [โ€ฆ]
23 March 2021

5 things we might do differently while travelling after the pandemic

When was the last time youโ€™ve set foot outside your country, maybe even your city? Chances are, youโ€™ll have to think about it for a bit [โ€ฆ]
23 March 2021

Portugal elected the Best European Destination to visit in 2021

After Braga‘s nomination as the Best European Destination of 2021, it is Portugal’s turn to stand out as the best country to visit this year. Europe [โ€ฆ]
23 March 2021

Enhancing the tourism ecosystem for the coming years

Covid-19 outbreak has paralysed the entire EU tourism sector, putting its ecosystem under unprecedented pressure. Former crisis show us that tourism and travel is the most [โ€ฆ]
22 March 2021

Instagram to block adults sending messages to unknown minors

Popular social network Instagram has announced via the platform’s official blog that it is introducing several new features in an effort to protect underage users from [โ€ฆ]
21 March 2021

5 Reasons why Responsible Travel matters

Any kind of tourism can be responsible, or irresponsible. Travellers can be responsible or irresponsible. Responsible Tourism is about using tourism to make better places for [โ€ฆ]
19 March 2021

What is Nowruz?

Nowruz is an important celebration for many around the world. Meaning ‘New Day’ in Farsi, Nowruz is the national New Year festivity celebrated in Iran and [โ€ฆ]
19 March 2021

Where in the world is open to vaccinated travelers?

Across the world the same question is being asked: When can we travel again? The travel and tourism industry, which has been hardly hit, is eager [โ€ฆ]
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