Speech: Speech of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans at the Commemoration Ceremony for the Battle of Waterloo

Text of a speech by First Vice-President Timmermans on 18 June 2015 at the Commemoration Ceremony for the Battle of Waterloo in Brussels.

• Primary Source

The Conversation: Tag: Battle of Waterloo https://theconversation.com/uk/topics/battle-of-waterloo

BBC News, 18.06.15: Guide: The Battle of Waterloo http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/33165476

Deutsche Welle, 17.06.15: Revisiting Waterloo http://dw.de/p/1FiqC

Deutsche Welle, 12.03.15: Belgium scraps Waterloo euro coins amid French protests http://dw.de/p/1Eq4k

France24, 10.06.15: Belgium mints Waterloo coins despite French protests http://www.france24.com/en/20150610-belgium-mints-waterloo-coins-despite-french-protests

Website: Waterloo 2015 https://www.waterloo2015.org/en

EurActiv, 18.06.15: Belgium marks Waterloo anniversary as day of reconciliation and unity http://www.euractiv.com/sections/public-affairs/belgium-marks-waterloo-anniversary-day-reconciliation-and-unity-315516

EUObserver, 18.06.15: Napoleon's shadow still falls on Europe https://euobserver.com/news/129167

CapX 18.06.15: Two centuries after Waterloo, Napoleonic Economics still threatens Europe http://www.capx.co/two-centuries-after-waterloo-napoleonic-economics-still-threatens-europe/

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