Author: Pascal Goergen

Pascal Goergen

Pascal Goergen, born in Cologne (1963) is Belgian, son of a Dutch-speaking mother (Limburg) and a French-speaking father (Luxemburg). Holder of a PhD in Political Science and professor at the Brussels EPHEC University College, he teaches Dutch & German languages, and European Institutions until 2000. From 2001 to 2011 he has been working as the Diplomatic Representative of the Brussels-Capital Region in the Belgian Permanent Representation to the EU. In 2011 to 2014, he was appointed as Secretary General of the Assembly of European Regions (AER), and in 2015 he co-created FEDRA, the Federation of Local and Regional Growth Actors in Europe. He has more than 30 years experience in the local and regional Brussels-arena, and his networking experience among the expat community make him an expert in the Belgium-Brussels day-to-day reality and its European aspect.

Sciences Po and BnP Paribas Fortis forming the leaders of our globalized world

18 September 201818 September 2018 Pascal Goergen

How to form responsible leaders today in a globalized world? This was the theme of the conference-debate organized by the

Belgium Entertainment Football In focus Interview

Exclusive interview with Obelgix – the spirit of the Belgian Red Devils

6 September 20186 September 2018 Pascal Goergen

The Belgian character known internationally as “the crazy Fan of the Red Devils supporting them anywhere in the world”, enters

Flanders Opinion Tourism Travel Pulse

Going for a stroll on the Flemish coast: Westhoek

18 August 201815 September 2018 Pascal Goergen

So many childhood memories came back to me this weekend at the Belgian coast: the soup vendor’s bell ringing, the

Catalonia In focus News Opinion Regions & Cities in Brussels

Puigdemont back in Brussels…with more legitimacy?

31 July 201831 July 2018 Pascal Goergen

Back in Waterloo after a conference in Finland, and especially after a long-term arrest in Germany, Carles Puigdemont, the former

In focus Lobbying Networking Opinion Regions & Cities in Brussels

Brussels: World Capital of local & regional lobbying. Did you know that?

30 July 201830 July 2018 Pascal Goergen

No one today can argue with the fact that the European Union has been facing a poly-crisis in recent years: