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The Manneken Pis Receives a New Look Ahead of the Civil Protection Forum

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Today, Belgium’s national treasure, the Manneken Pis, was given a new look with an EU civil protection response uniform. The costume handover ceremony took place on Friday 31 May from in Brussels’ Hôtel de Ville, ahead of the eighth edition of the European Civil Protection Forum.

By Knowledge Network – Staff member

During the ceremony, ECHO’s DG, Maciej Popowski addressed the audience in English, French, Dutch, and of course, in Bruxellois. The ceremony was then followed by a procession led by the peeing Manneken Pis himself. 

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