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ARTICLE · 23 JANUARY 1995

Economic Development Agency for The Hainaut Region

BelgiumStrategy
Where is it possible to be only half an hour away from Lille, one hour from Brussels or London, two hours from Paris or Bonn ? It is in the Ideta Region, the heart of Europe, part of the Walloon Region in Belgium. Located between France, Germany, the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Wallonia is now directly linked via the Chunnel to the United Kingdom. The largest market of the world opens itself to the industrials who have chosen to establish their companies in Wallonia.

Institutional framework of Wallonia

Belgium has been a federal state since April 1993, divided into 3 regions : the Walloon, the Flemish and the Brussels-Capital Region. Each region has its own government and exercises full control over areas which have been transferred to it. For the Walloon Region, these areas are :

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