Belga (news agency)

Coordinates: 50°50′43″N 4°23′57″E / 50.845404°N 4.399048°E / 50.845404; 4.399048
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Former headquarters in Schaerbeek

Belga is a Belgian news agency which was founded in 1920[1] as the Agence télégraphique belge de presse by Pierre-Marie Olivier and Maurice Travailleur. The agency was based in Schaerbeek and currently headquartered in Brussels.[2]

Belga News Agency is the main supplier of daily news to Belgian media. Belga currently employs 135 staff including 100 journalists.[3]

It is an active member of the European Alliance of News Agencies.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Communicating Europe Manual: Belgium" (PDF). European Stability Initiative. July 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Agencies". European Newsroom. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  3. ^ "Over Belga". Belga News Agency. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  4. ^ "EANA Member Agencies". www.newsalliance.org. Retrieved 2023-04-24.

External links[edit]

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