On Friday, March 12, 2021, the Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels and responsible for matters of religious communities, Quentin Van den Hove, was received by Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium and Exarch of the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
The meeting was held with the observance of the necessary measures against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. During the discussion, the Metropolitan of Belgium presented the history, the contribution, and the actions of the Holy Metropolis of Belgium and thanked the Deputy Mayor and the Municipality of Schaerbeek for all the care and assistance to the occasional problems. The Deputy Mayor thanked the Metropolitan of Belgium, listened carefully and with interest to the current issues, and promised the continuation of the good cooperation of the two institutions.