It has sort of become a tradition: on the last Tuesday of May and since this year, on the last Friday of May millions of neighbours in the whole of Europe meet each other to share a moment of conviviality.

In our society where indifference and individualism are common, the European Neighbours Day works on recreating bonds between citizens. It has therefore been recently recognised by the European Commission in the context of the European Year ofInternational Dialogue.

In Belgium people are being more and more dynamic around this event: we are delighted to see it grow year after year. Despite the uncertain weather, up to 400.000 citizens gathered on May 26th 2009 to break the ice. This way, you become a role player in the success of this happening, but also contribute to developing a social bond that amplifies with time...

So we wish to thank you all for the energy and enthusiasm you have been showing for the last 6 years. We certainly shouldn't stop now we're doing so good; join us and make the 2010 Neighbours' Day a big hit!

Happy Neighbours' Day to all!

Atanase Périfan & Carl de Moncharline & Serge Vanderheyden