Foreign relations of Belgium sanctioned the creation of Belgium in 1831 on the condition that the country remain strictly neutral. This policy of neutrality ended after the experience of German occupation during World War I. In the years preceding World War II, Belgium tried to return to a policy of neutrality, but once again, Germany invaded the country. In 1948, Belgium signed the Treaty of Brussels with the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, and one year later became one of the founding members of the Atlantic Alliance. The Belgians have been strong advocates of European integration, and most aspects of their foreign,
AXA Bank Belgium commercial activities had been put in run-off. In February 2016, AXA announced that it had entered into an agreement with OTP Bank Plc to sell its Hungarian banking operations. AXA Group also owns banking activities in France (AXA Banque France) and in Germany (AXA Bank AG). Those two entities are not part of AXA Bank Belgium's legal structure, even though they have developed some operational links and synergies, notably in sharing banking know-how. AXA Bank Belgium AXA Bank Belgium, located in Brussels, is AXA Group’s banking arm that provides retail banking to individuals and small companies in Belgium. The bank