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VERENIGING VAN DE RAAD VOOR DE JOURNALISTIEK

Active Risk: very low
Non-profit associationfounded 200223 yrs activeWetstraat 155, 1000 Brussel, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0478.539.701
Summary

VERENIGING VAN DE RAAD VOOR DE JOURNALISTIEK has been active since 2002 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is < 0.1% (very low). No processed annual-account figures are available; this conclusion rests on registry and State Gazette data only.

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Checked score

Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
< 0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
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Signals

Four signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
−lowers risk+raises risk
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 94
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Activities of membership organisations (NACE 94)
about 92% fewer bankruptcies
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
raises risk · Higher-failure-rate region
In this region companies fail more often than in the rest of the country.
KBO · registered office
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 23 years 0 30 y
Checked, nothing found (1)
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials

No annual accounts filed
No annual accounts of this association are filed with the National Bank. A Non-profit association files its accounts with the registry of the enterprise court; only large associations file with the National Bank.

Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

2025
24-12
State Gazette act Resignations: Frederik DE SWAEF (director) and Lisbeth VRIELEMAN (director)
Appointments: Indra DEWITTE (director) and Steven SAMYN (director)5 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 02-12-2025
  • Director resignation, Frederik DE SWAEF (director)
  • Director resignation, Lisbeth VRIELEMAN (director)
  • Director appointment, Indra DEWITTE (director)
  • Director appointment, Steven SAMYN (director)
07-01
State Gazette act Resignation: Michel De Vinck (director)
Appointments: Steven De Bock, Sophie Van Isegem and Stavros Van Haelewycck · Statutes amendment6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 02-12-2024
  • Statutes amendment
  • Director resignation, Michel De Vinck (director)
  • Director appointment, Steven De Bock (director)
  • Director appointment, Sophie Van Isegem (director)
  • Director appointment, Stavros Van Haelewycck (director)
2024
02-09
State Gazette act Resignations: Pol Deltour (member of day-to-day management and secretary) and Marc Dupain (director)
Appointment: Charlotte Michils (member of day-to-day management and secretary) · Withdrawals: Marc Dupain (member) and Pol Deltour (member)8 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 04-12-2023
  • Director resignation, Pol Deltour (member of day-to-day management and secretary)
  • Director appointment, Charlotte Michils (member of day-to-day management and secretary)
  • General meeting, 25-03-2024
  • Director resignation, Marc Dupain (director)
  • Member resignation, Marc Dupain
  • Director resignation, Pol Deltour (director)
  • Member resignation, Pol Deltour
2023
06-04
State Gazette act Resignation: Liesbeth FIERENS (director)
Appointment: Johan Buggenhout (director) · Data correction4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 06-03-2023
  • Director resignation, Liesbeth FIERENS (director)
  • Director appointment, Johan Buggenhout (director)
  • Data correction, Correctie geboorteplaats naar Aalst voor Philip Heymans, eerder gepubliceerd als lid van het bestuursorgaan op 5/01/2023
31-01
State Gazette act Resignations: Louis WEENEN (director) and Werner SMEUNINX (director)
Appointments: Philip HEYMANS (director) and Jean-Paul MULDERS (director)5 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 05-12-2022
  • Director resignation, Louis WEENEN (director)
  • Director resignation, Werner SMEUNINX (director)
  • Director appointment, Philip HEYMANS (director)
  • Director appointment, Jean-Paul MULDERS (director)
2022
18-05
State Gazette act Appointment: Peter Anton P. Blomme (director)
2 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 07-03-2022
  • Director appointment, Peter Anton P. Blomme (director)
2021
03-11
State Gazette act Statutes amendment
Name change3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 07-12-2020
  • Name change, Vereniging van de Raad voor de Journalistiek
  • Statutes amendment
12-05
State Gazette act Resignations: Samira BENDADI, Ivan CORNELISSEN and 12 others
Statutes amendment16 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 15-03-2021
  • Statutes amendment
  • Director resignation, Samira BENDADI (director)
  • Director resignation, Ivan CORNELISSEN (director)
  • Director resignation, Steven DE BOCK (director)
  • Director resignation, Lieven MATTHIJS (director)
  • Director resignation, Luc MICHIELS (director)
  • Director resignation, Guido VAN ROOSBROECK (director)
  • Director resignation, Luc DE SMET (director)
  • Director resignation, Piet DESLE (director)
  • Director resignation, Hans DERIDDER (director)
  • Director resignation, Geert STEURBAUT (director)
  • +4 further facts in this act
2020
07-02
State Gazette act Resignations: Luc DE POTTER (plaatsvervangend lid algemene vergadering en raad van bestuur) and Katrien LEFEVER (effectief lid algemene vergadering en raad van bestuur)
Appointment: Liesbeth FIERENS (effectief lid algemene vergadering en raad van bestuur)4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 09-12-2019
  • Director resignation, Luc DE POTTER (plaatsvervangend lid algemene vergadering en raad van bestuur)
  • Director resignation, Katrien LEFEVER (effectief lid algemene vergadering en raad van bestuur)
  • Director appointment, Liesbeth FIERENS (effectief lid algemene vergadering en raad van bestuur)
2019
24-06
State Gazette act Withdrawals: Luc BLYAERT, Jef VERHAEREN and 7 others
Admissions: Hans VANDENDRIESSCHE, Louis WEENEN and 32 others · Purpose change · Statutes amendment47 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 10-12-2018
  • General meeting, 11-03-2019
  • Member resignation, Luc BLYAERT
  • Member resignation, Jef VERHAEREN
  • Member resignation, Bert GEENEN
  • Member resignation, Guido KNOPS
  • Member resignation, Ihsane CHIOUA LEKHLI
  • Member resignation, Louis WEENEN
  • Member resignation, Jan CEULEERS
  • Member resignation, Patrick LACROIX
  • Member resignation, Kristof DEMASURE
  • Member admission, Hans VANDENDRIESSCHE
  • +35 further facts in this act
2018
28-03
State Gazette act Resignation: Katrien STRAGIER (plaatsvervangend lid van de algemene vergadering en de raad van bestuur)
Appointment: Ivan CORNELISSEN (plaatsvervangend lid van de algemene vergadering en de raad van bestuur) · Statutes amendment4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 04-12-2017
  • Director resignation, Katrien STRAGIER (plaatsvervangend lid van de algemene vergadering en de raad van bestuur)
  • Director appointment, Ivan CORNELISSEN (plaatsvervangend lid van de algemene vergadering en de raad van bestuur)
  • Statutes amendment
2017
31-03
State Gazette act Withdrawals: Luc RADEMAKERS, Philippe DE BOUNGNE and 3 others
Admissions: Liesbet VRIELEMAN, Geert STEURBAUT and 5 others13 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 12-12-2016
  • Member resignation, Luc RADEMAKERS
  • Member resignation, Philippe DE BOUNGNE
  • Member resignation, Dominique RASKIN
  • Member resignation, Geert STEURBAUT
  • Member resignation, Luc STANDAERT
  • Member admission, Liesbet VRIELEMAN
  • Member admission, Geert STEURBAUT
  • Member admission, Marc DUPAIN
  • Member admission, Werner SMEUNINX
  • Member admission, Anke VERPOORTE
  • Member admission, Guido VAN ROOSBROECK
  • +1 further facts in this act
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2016
26-05
State Gazette act Resignation: Goele DE CORT (plaatsvervangend lid van de raad van bestuur)
Appointment: Piet DESLE (effectief lid van de raad van bestuur)3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 11-04-2016
  • Director resignation, Goele DE CORT (plaatsvervangend lid van de raad van bestuur)
  • Director appointment, Piet DESLE (effectief lid van de raad van bestuur)
29-01
State Gazette act Resignations: CRIEL Willem, LACROIX Patrick and WAUTERS Frans
Appointments: VAN ISEGHEM Sophie (director) and MICHIELSEN Stefaan (member of day-to-day management and treasurer)8 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 07-12-2015
  • Director resignation, CRIEL Willem (director)
  • Director resignation, LACROIX Patrick (director)
  • Director resignation, WAUTERS Frans (director)
  • Director resignation, WAUTERS Frans (day-to-day manager)
  • Director appointment, VAN ISEGHEM Sophie (director)
  • Board meeting, 07-12-2015
  • Director appointment, MICHIELSEN Stefaan (member of day-to-day management and treasurer)
2015
10-02
State Gazette act Resignations: Frieda JORIS, Frank SCHLÖMER and 4 others
Appointments: Goele DE CORT, Ihsane CHIOUA LEKHLI and 12 others · Reappointments: Luc DE SMET, Frederik DE SWAEF and 22 others60 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 08-12-2014
  • Director resignation, Frieda JORIS (director)
  • Director resignation, Frank SCHLÖMER (director)
  • Director resignation, Marc VANDELOOVERBOSCH (director)
  • Director resignation, Leo HELLEMANS (director)
  • Director resignation, Ben APPEL (director)
  • Director resignation, Tim PAUWELS (director)
  • Director appointment, Goele DE CORT (director)
  • Director appointment, Ihsane CHIOUA LEKHLI (director)
  • Director appointment, Luc MICHIELS (director)
  • Director appointment, Faroek OZGUNES (director)
  • Director appointment, Katrien STRAGIER (director)
  • +48 further facts in this act
2013
24-10
State Gazette act Resignation: Luc RADEMAKERS (effectief bestuurslid voor de b groep)
Appointments: Tim PAUWELS (effectief bestuurslid voor de b groep) and Luc DE POTTER (plaatsvervangend lid voor de b groep upp)4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 17-12-2012
  • Director resignation, Luc RADEMAKERS (effectief bestuurslid voor de b groep)
  • Director appointment, Tim PAUWELS (effectief bestuurslid voor de b groep)
  • Director appointment, Luc DE POTTER (plaatsvervangend lid voor de b groep upp)
2012
05-06
State Gazette act Resignations: Bart TURELUREN (director) and Marc DUPAIN (director)
Appointments: Ben APPEL, Lucie DE ZUTTER and 2 others7 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 23-04-2012
  • Director resignation, Bart TURELUREN (director)
  • Director resignation, Marc DUPAIN (director)
  • Director appointment, Ben APPEL (director)
  • Director appointment, Lucie DE ZUTTER (director)
  • Director appointment, Guido KNOPS (bestuurder c groep)
  • Director appointment, Paul GEERTS (bestuurder c groep)
28-02
State Gazette act Resignations: Luc RADEMAKERS, Liesbet VRIELEMAN and Guido DELFORGE
Appointments: Philippe DE BOUNGNE (effectief bestuurslid voor de b groep vlaamse dagbladpers) and Luc RADEMAKERS (plaatsvervangend lid voor de b groep audiovisuele sector) · Statutes amendment7 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 12-12-2011
  • Director resignation, Luc RADEMAKERS (effectief bestuurslid voor de b groep audiovisuele sector)
  • Director resignation, Liesbet VRIELEMAN (plaatsvervangende lid voor de b groep audiovisuele sector)
  • Director resignation, Guido DELFORGE (plaatsvervangende lid voor de b groep audiovisuele sector)
  • Director appointment, Philippe DE BOUNGNE (effectief bestuurslid voor de b groep vlaamse dagbladpers)
  • Director appointment, Luc RADEMAKERS (plaatsvervangend lid voor de b groep audiovisuele sector)
  • Statutes amendment
2011
27-06
State Gazette act Resignations: Alex FORDYN (director and member of day-to-day management) and Patrick MARTENS (member of day-to-day management)
Appointments: Luc STANDAERT (member of day-to-day management) and Karen VAN BRABANT (member of day-to-day management) · Reappointments: Marc DUPAIN (member of day-to-day management) and Frans WAUTERS (member of day-to-day management)8 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 19-04-2010
  • Director resignation, Alex FORDYN (director and member of day-to-day management)
  • General meeting, 13-12-2010
  • Director resignation, Patrick MARTENS (member of day-to-day management)
  • Director appointment, Luc STANDAERT (member of day-to-day management)
  • Director appointment, Karen VAN BRABANT (member of day-to-day management)
  • Director reappointment, Marc DUPAIN (member of day-to-day management)
  • Director reappointment, Frans WAUTERS (member of day-to-day management)
19-04
State Gazette act Resignations: Patrick MARTENS, Jörgen OOSTERWAAL and 6 others
Appointments: Hubert VAN HUMBEECK, Frieda JORIS and 7 others18 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 13-12-2010
  • Director resignation, Patrick MARTENS (director)
  • Director resignation, Jörgen OOSTERWAAL (director)
  • Director resignation, Jan BALLIAUW (director)
  • Director resignation, Walter VAN DER STUKKEN (director)
  • Director resignation, Filip VERHOEST (director)
  • Director resignation, Henk VAN NIEUWENHOVE (director)
  • Director resignation, Marc VAN GEEL (director)
  • Director resignation, Sandra DE PRETER (director)
  • Director appointment, Hubert VAN HUMBEECK (director)
  • Director appointment, Frieda JORIS (director)
  • Director appointment, Frederik DE SWAEF (director)
  • +6 further facts in this act
2010
17-06
State Gazette act Resignations: Alex Fordyn (director) and Pieter Knapen (director)
Appointments: Patrick Lacroix (director) and Liesbet Vrieleman (director)5 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 19-04-2010
  • Director resignation, Alex Fordyn (director)
  • Director resignation, Pieter Knapen (director)
  • Director appointment, Patrick Lacroix (director)
  • Director appointment, Liesbet Vrieleman (director)
30-03
State Gazette act Resignations: René Adams (director) and Carlo Vandenbussche (director)
Appointment: Karen Van Brabant (director)4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 10-12-2009
  • Director resignation, René Adams (director)
  • Director resignation, Carlo Vandenbussche (director)
  • Director appointment, Karen Van Brabant (director)
2009
31-07
State Gazette act Resignation: Jos Bouveroux (director)
Appointments: Sandra DE PRETER (director) and Pieter KNAPEN (director) · Admission: Kristof DEMASURE (lid van de algemene vergadering)6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 08-12-2008
  • Director resignation, Jos Bouveroux (director)
  • Director appointment, Sandra DE PRETER (director)
  • Director appointment, Pieter KNAPEN (director)
  • General meeting, 27-04-2009
  • Member admission, Kristof DEMASURE (lid van de algemene vergadering)
2007
09-08
State Gazette act Resignations: Dirk Bogaert, Hans Verbeke and 2 others
Appointments: Luc Rademakers (director) and Guido Delforge (director)7 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 23-04-2007
  • Director resignation, Dirk Bogaert (director)
  • Director resignation, Hans Verbeke (director)
  • Director resignation, Erik Christiaens (director)
  • Director resignation, Frank Van Laeken (director)
  • Director appointment, Luc Rademakers (director)
  • Director appointment, Guido Delforge (director)
State Gazette act
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Directors · office · real estate

Directors
28 directors, last change in 2025
Indra DEWITTE
Director · since 02-12-2025
Current
Steven SAMYN
Director · since 02-12-2025
Current
Stavros Van Haelewycck
Director · since 01-01-2025
Current
Steven De Bock
Director · since 01-01-2025
Current
VAN ISEGHEM Sophie
Director · since 01-01-2025
Current
Charlotte Michils
Member of day-to-day management and secretary · since 04-12-2023
Current
22 other directors
Johan Buggenhout
Director · since 06-03-2023
Current
Jean-Paul MULDERS
Director · since 01-01-2023
Current
Philip HEYMANS
Director · since 01-01-2023
Current
Peter Anton P. Blomme
Director · since 07-03-2022
Current
Bert GEENEN
Director · since 01-01-2015
Not recently confirmed
Dominique RASKIN
Director · since 13-12-2010
Not recently confirmed
Faroek OZGUNES
Director · since 01-01-2015
Not recently confirmed
Guido Knops
Director · since 23-04-2012
Not recently confirmed
Hubert VAN HUMBEECK
Director · since 13-12-2010
Not recently confirmed
Ihsane CHIOUA LEKHLI
Director · since 01-01-2015
Not recently confirmed
Jan CEULEERS
Director · since 01-01-2015
Not recently confirmed
Jef VERHAEREN
Director · since 01-01-2015
Not recently confirmed
Karen Van Brabant
Director · since 10-12-2009
Not recently confirmed
Luc BLYAERT
Director · since 01-01-2015
Not recently confirmed
Luc Rademakers
Director · since 01-01-2015
Not recently confirmed
Luc STANDAERT
Director · since 13-12-2010
Not recently confirmed
Lucie DE ZUTTER
Director · since 23-04-2012
Not recently confirmed
Paul GEERTS
Director · since 23-04-2012
Not recently confirmed
Philippe DE BOUNGNE
Director · since 12-12-2011
Not recently confirmed
Sandrien MAMPAEY
Director · since 01-01-2015
Not recently confirmed
Steven VAN DE RIJT
Director · since 01-01-2015
Not recently confirmed
Frank SCHLÖMER
Director · since 13-12-2010
Not recently confirmed
02-12-2025 Indra DEWITTE: Appointed as Director
02-12-2025 Steven SAMYN: Appointed as Director
02-12-2025 Frederik DE SWAEF: Resigned as Director
02-12-2025 Lisbeth VRIELEMAN: Resigned as Director
01-01-2025 Stavros Van Haelewycck: Appointed as Director
Full history in the Timeline (143 changes) →
Not every act has been read: a resignation may be missing here
1 of this company's 25 Belgian State Gazette acts has not been read yet. Appointments and resignations recorded in them are missing above: a director who resigned there may therefore still show here as sitting. The acts are in the Timeline.
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Brussel · 1 establishment unit since 2007
seat establishment The establishment unit on the map
Ground area
1.4 ha
Building footprint
8,809 m²
Volume, LiDAR
195,928 m³
2 parcels, Brussels · tallest building 53.0 m, ±12 floors. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
VERENIGING VAN DE RAAD VOOR DE JOURNALISTIEK
Wetstraat 155, 1040 BrusselLibraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities
since 20072.158.929.493
2 parcels
Brussels 2 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
21804D0114/00B000indicative Brussels 8,002 m² 1 · 5,725 m² 28.0 m · 7 fl.
21806F0546/00M002
ProtectedArchitectural ensembleResidence PalaceSource ↗
 Brussels 5,874 m² 1 · 3,084 m² 53.0 m · 12 fl.
Linked by address, not proof of ownership
Good to know
1 of 2 parcels with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
Linked through address data, this is not proof of ownership.
1 of these parcels carry protected heritage: expect extra rules on renovation or sale.

Articles of association

Purpose
De Vereniging heeft als doel de journalistieke beroepsethiek te behartigen en te verdedigen, vragen en klachten daaromtrent te behandelen en via zelfregulering de persvrijheid te…
Full purpose

De Vereniging heeft als doel de journalistieke beroepsethiek te behartigen en te verdedigen, vragen en klachten daaromtrent te behandelen en via zelfregulering de persvrijheid te vrijwaren. De Vereniging treedt op ongeacht het beroepsstatuut, het sociaal statuut en de positie binnen het bedrijf van de betrokken journalist en ongeacht het medium waarvoor deze werkt.

according to the deed of 03-11-2021

Structure & network

Connections & network

17 connected companies
Depth
Indra DEWITTE, Shared director IDIndra DEWITTEUYLENSPIEGEL, via Indra DEWITTE UUYLENSPIEGELACTION DAMIEN, Shared director ADACTION DAMIENAffligem Brouwerij, Shared director ABAffligemBrouwerijAlken-Maes, Shared director AAlken-MaesBelgacom International Carrier Services, Shared director BIBelgacomInternational…Finance & Management Executives, Shared director FMFinance &Management…HEAD OFFICE, Shared director HOHEAD OFFICELICENSE2PUBLISH, 5 shared directors LLICENSE2PUBLISHLIMBURG DIEPENBEEK CAMPUS, Shared director LDLIMBURGDIEPENBEEK…LLM, Shared director LLLMMEDIAHUIS, Shared director MMEDIAHUISProximus Global, Shared director PGProximusGlobalREPRO PP, Shared director RPREPRO PPVERENIGING VAN DE RAAD VOOR DE JOURNALISTIEK VERENIGINGVAN DE RAAD…0478.539.701
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Identification & contact

Identification
Legal formNon-profit association
Founded17-10-2002
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
94120Activities of professional membership organisations

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