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Some German cities (like Hanau and Cologne) are or were traditional centres of Belgian Protestant Diaspora. German is besides Dutch and French also the third official language in Belgium. The
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formed a plan to establish a Central European Economic Union, comprising a number of European countries, including Germany and Belgium, in which, as he secretly stressed, there was to be
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The biggest part of modern territory of Belgium, along with the bulk of modern Germany, and other territories, had been part of the
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for centuries until the end of the 18th century. The first king of Belgium after Belgium gained its independence in 1830 was
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Around 56,000 Belgians currently live in Germany, and around 40,000 Germans living in Belgium in 2021.
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is the smallest of the three political communities in Belgium. Belgium is participating in the annual
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as compensation for the Allied countries. In 1914, German Chancellor
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was taken from Germany following World War I, as stipulated the
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cement Germany's economic hegemony over Central Europe
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but in fact it was to be under German leadership to
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Map indicating locations of Germany and Belgium
Germany
Belgium
bilateral relations
Belgium
Germany
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Aachen
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