These extra-budgetary resources were generously granted by Bulgaria, Cyprus, Flanders (Belgium), Hungary, Japan, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Spain, the United Arab Emirates and the European Union.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

It is based on the model of the European register of Marine Species and hosted by the Flanders Marine institute in Belgium.

UNESCO: THEMES

He has made attempts to put his music onstage -- including a round of "Bourne" music he performed at Belgium's Flanders Film Festival in Ghent, site of the Soundtrack Awards.

CNN: Helping 'Bourne' rise to the occasion

Here in a palatial nutshell was the palette and soft light, the practicality and brio, the deep tradition and smart modernity that I would see again and again over the next few days as I made my own accelerated loop through the trinity of cities Antwerp, Ghent, and Bruges that anchor the northern region of Belgium known as Flanders.

CNN: Flanders: Europe's best-kept design secret

In Belgium, Dutch-speaking Flanders continues to demand ever-greater autonomy from the rest of the country.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne: Europe's rebellious regions | The

The food bank Tania goes to is in the town of Ghent, in northern Belgium - the region of Flanders.

BBC: Belgians feel bite of austerity

The party is now the biggest political force in Flanders, the Flemish-speaking region of Belgium.

BBC: Belgian Flemish separatists make gains at polls