International

Brussels cocktail bar in Les Marolles made it onto Top 500 Bars global ranking

06 January 2026

Brussels’ Marolles district has a way of charming the visitors with its friendly atmosphere, the flea market on the Jeu de Balle Square, the monumental Palace of Justice, the Chapel Church associated

Brussels tipped by CNN as a top place to visit in 2026

05 January 2026

American news network CNN is sure of it: Brussels is high up on the list of places you must visit this year.

Shanghai welcomes Belgian techno festival Tomorrowland

04 December 2025

Exactly 20 years after the first edition in Boom, the Chinese city of Shanghai rolled out the red carpet for Tomorrowland. It was a magical indoor experience.

Belgium – a packaging waste AND plastic packaging recycling champion!

26 November 2025

Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has issued some striking figures on the subject of waste handling in the European Union between 2013 and 2023.

A dazzlingly Belgian spectacle for the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum

06 November 2025

A magnificent show involving an illuminating light display reflecting Belgium's expertise lit up the long-awaited inauguration ceremony for the Grand Egyptian Museum, in the presence of King Phil

A small country with big ambitions!

Covering some 30,000 km², Belgium is not a big country but through its history and its geographic location it has always held an important place in the world, aware that without bridges to others, it would be unrealistic to want to build a fairer and more prosperous world.

For Belgium, effective action on crucial issues such as peace and security, human rights and the promotion of the rule of law, can only be carried out in a multilateral context. Belgium is therefore a founding Member State of many of the great international institutions such as the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU), the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the Council of Europe.

Belgium makes a significant contribution to the work of these institutions, while Brussels is home to the headquarters of several of them and many Belgian politicians have assumed important responsibilities while heading up such organisations.

Minister Hadja Lahbib

Based on the open and pragmatic Belgian character, Belgian foreign policy covers universal values, focused on democracy, dialogue and regional integration between countries that may have been in conflict. So as human rights improve and poverty declines and a country opens up to a democratic process, if the economy picks up, development cooperation and economic action can be complementary!

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