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Brussels US 250th Bash Raises $5M, Sparks Climate Protests

6/30/2026

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The celebration raised over $5 million from more than 220 donors, including Meta, Microsoft and Leonidas.
U.S. Ambassador Bill White hosted a ceremony in Brussels’ Parc du Cinquantenaire for the United States’ 250th independence anniversary, where Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever praised transatlantic ties.
Greenpeace, Extinction Rebellion, Indivisible Belgium and Rise for Climate demonstrated outside the park, criticizing the event’s use of a public space.

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The celebration raised over $5 million from more than 220 donors, including Meta, Microsoft and Leonidas.
U.S. Ambassador Bill White hosted a ceremony in Brussels’ Parc du Cinquantenaire for the United States’ 250th independence anniversary, where Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever praised transatlantic ties.
Greenpeace, Extinction Rebellion, Indivisible Belgium and Rise for Climate demonstrated outside the park, criticizing the event’s use of a public space.