Second Lviv Urban Forum

Second Lviv Urban Forum

LVIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 27, 2024 - Former Mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Simasius, Architect of the City of Gdansk, Professor Piotr Lorens, Mayor of Mechelen Bart Somers and Lviv city head Andrii Sadovyi (L to R) attend the opening of the Second Lviv Urban Forum, Lviv, western Ukraine.

Second Lviv Urban Forum

Second Lviv Urban Forum

LVIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 27, 2024 - Former Mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Simasius, Architect of the City of Gdansk, Professor Piotr Lorens and Mayor of Mechelen Bart Somers (L to R) attend the opening of the Second Lviv Urban Forum, Lviv, western Ukraine.

Second Lviv Urban Forum

Second Lviv Urban Forum

LVIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 27, 2024 - Chief architect of Lviv Anton Kolomieitsev, Kupiansk City Military Administration head Andrii Besedin, head of the Local Economic Development Programme at the Ukraine-Moldova American Enterprise Fund Iryna Ozymok, former Mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Simasius and Architect of the City of Gdansk, Professor Piotr Lorens, Mayor of Mechelen Bart Somers and Lviv city head Andrii Sadovyi (L to R) attend the opening of the Second Lviv Urban Forum, Lviv, western Ukraine.

Second Lviv Urban Forum

Second Lviv Urban Forum

LVIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 27, 2024 - Former Mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Simasius, Architect of the City of Gdansk, Professor Piotr Lorens, Mayor of Mechelen Bart Somers and Lviv city head Andrii Sadovyi (L to R) attend the opening of the Second Lviv Urban Forum, Lviv, western Ukraine.

Second Lviv Urban Forum

Second Lviv Urban Forum

LVIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 27, 2024 - Architect of the City of Gdansk, Professor Piotr Lorens, Mayor of Mechelen Bart Somers and Lviv city head Andrii Sadovyi (L to R) attend the opening of the Second Lviv Urban Forum, Lviv, western Ukraine.

Royals Mass For Deceased Members Royal Family - Brussels

Royals Mass For Deceased Members Royal Family - Brussels

Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels Luc Terlinden waits for the crowned head prior the annual mass at the Notre-Dame church in Laeken, in memory of the deceased members of the Royal Family on February 20, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royals Mass For Deceased Members Royal Family - Brussels

Royals Mass For Deceased Members Royal Family - Brussels

Queen Mathilde of Belgium (L) and the Belgium King Philippe (C) are welcome by the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels Luc Terlinden (R) as they come for the annual mass at the Notre-Dame church in Laeken, in memory of the deceased members of the Royal Family on February 20, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royals Mass For Deceased Members Royal Family - Brussels

Royals Mass For Deceased Members Royal Family - Brussels

Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels Luc Terlinden (L) is talking with the Queen Mathilde of Belgium (C) and the Belgium King Philippe (R) a the end of the annual mass at the Notre-Dame church in Laeken, in memory of the deceased members of the Royal Family on February 20, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royals Mass For Deceased Members Royal Family - Brussels

Royals Mass For Deceased Members Royal Family - Brussels

Queen Mathilde of Belgium (L) and the Belgium King Philippe (C) are welcome by the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels Luc Terlinden (R) as they come for the annual mass at the Notre-Dame church in Laeken, in memory of the deceased members of the Royal Family on February 20, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royals Mass For Deceased Members Royal Family - Brussels

Royals Mass For Deceased Members Royal Family - Brussels

Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels Luc Terlinden (L) is talking with the Queen Mathilde of Belgium (C) and the Belgium King Philippe (R) a the end of the annual mass at the Notre-Dame church in Laeken, in memory of the deceased members of the Royal Family on February 20, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royals Mass For Deceased Members Royal Family - Brussels

Royals Mass For Deceased Members Royal Family - Brussels

Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels Luc Terlinden (L) is talking with the Queen Mathilde of Belgium (C) and the Belgium King Philippe (R) a the end of the annual mass at the Notre-Dame church in Laeken, in memory of the deceased members of the Royal Family on February 20, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royals Mass For Deceased Members Royal Family - Brussels

Royals Mass For Deceased Members Royal Family - Brussels

Princess Delphine of Belgium (L) and her spouse James O'Hare (C) are welcome by the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels Luc Terlinden (R) as they come for the annual mass at the Notre-Dame church in Laeken, in memory of the deceased members of the Royal Family on February 20, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

BELGIUM-EU-ECONOMIC GROWTH-FORECAST

BELGIUM-EU-ECONOMIC GROWTH-FORECAST

(230911) -- MECHELEN (BELGIUM), Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Customers select products at a supermarket in Mechelen, Belgium, on Sept. 11, 2023. The European Commission cut the European Union's and the eurozone's 2023 economic growth forecast on Monday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

BELGIUM-EU-ECONOMIC GROWTH-FORECAST

BELGIUM-EU-ECONOMIC GROWTH-FORECAST

(230911) -- MECHELEN (BELGIUM), Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A customer is seen at a supermarket in Mechelen, Belgium, on Sept. 11, 2023. The European Commission cut the European Union's and the eurozone's 2023 economic growth forecast on Monday. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Kawashima at Belgian 1st division

Kawashima at Belgian 1st division

MECHELEN, Belgium - Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima (L) of Lierse SK catches a ball in a game against KV Mechelen in Mechelen on Aug. 14, 2011. Lierse SK was defeated 1-2, handing a first loss of the season to Kawashima, who played the entire game.

Kawashima at Belgian 1st division

Kawashima at Belgian 1st division

MECHELEN, Belgium - Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima of Lierse SK saves a shot in a game against KV Mechelen in Mechelen on Aug. 14, 2011. Lierse SK was defeated 1-2, handing a first loss of the season to Kawashima, who played the entire game.

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

(221029) -- MECHELEN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor shows a Bengal cat at an international cat show in Mechelen, Belgium, Oct. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

(221029) -- MECHELEN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor carries her British shorthair cat at an international cat show in Mechelen, Belgium, Oct. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

(221029) -- MECHELEN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor kisses her Chartreux cat at an international cat show in Mechelen, Belgium, Oct. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

(221029) -- MECHELEN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Persian cat is seen at an international cat show in Mechelen, Belgium, Oct. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

(221029) -- MECHELEN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Maine Coon cat is seen at an international cat show in Mechelen, Belgium, Oct. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

(221029) -- MECHELEN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Ragdoll cat is seen at an international cat show in Mechelen, Belgium, Oct. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

(221029) -- MECHELEN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Persian cat is seen at an international cat show in Mechelen, Belgium, Oct. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

(221029) -- MECHELEN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Norwegian forest cat is seen at an international cat show in Mechelen, Belgium, Oct. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

BELGIUM-MECHELEN-CAT-SHOW

(221029) -- MECHELEN, Oct. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A British longhair cat is seen at an international cat show in Mechelen, Belgium, Oct. 29, 2022. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

Kawashima at Belgian 1st division

Kawashima at Belgian 1st division

MECHELEN, Belgium - Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima of Lierse SK saves a shot in a game against KV Mechelen in Mechelen on Aug. 14, 2011. Lierse SK was defeated 1-2, handing a first loss of the season to Kawashima, who played the entire game. (Kyodo)

Kawashima at Belgian 1st division

Kawashima at Belgian 1st division

MECHELEN, Belgium - Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima (L) of Lierse SK catches a ball in a game against KV Mechelen in Mechelen on Aug. 14, 2011. Lierse SK was defeated 1-2, handing a first loss of the season to Kawashima, who played the entire game. (Kyodo)

Soccer: Kubo's goal helps Gent reach c'ship playoff in Belgium

Soccer: Kubo's goal helps Gent reach c'ship playoff in Belgium

Japanese striker Yuya Kubo (R) is congratulated by teammates after scoring the second goal of Gent's 3-0 victory at home to Mechelen in the Belgian Jupiler League on March 12, 2017. Gent qualified for the six-team championship playoff by moving up to fourth on the table from seventh. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo