The Greek community in
Belgium numbers around 25,000[1] to 35,000 people.[2]
History
Although Greeks were already living in Belgium before 1956, most migration from
Greece to Belgium happened between 1956 and 1964. An estimated 20,000 Greeks were then attracted as
guest workers for the mining industry. They ended up mainly in the city of
Mons or the mining region in the province of
Limburg. Gradually, they also migrated to
Brussels, where, among other things, a Greek community settled around
Brussels-North railway station.[3]
Since the
Financial crisis of 2007–2008, which hit Greece hard on the socio-economic front, an increasing number of Greeks started migrating for work to Belgium.[4]