International

Two Belgian medals...for tram conducting

19 September 2024

Did you know that Belgium has some of the finest tram conductors in the world, based on results from the European Tramdriver Championship?

Belgian architect receives prestigious international prize

29 August 2024

Marie-José Van Hee, a Belgian architect, has been awarded the prestigious Alvar Aalto Medal.

Largest Belgian delegation ever at Gamescom

22 August 2024

No less than 49 Belgian companies will be present at Gamescom, the world’s largest gaming convention – a record number.

Bas Smets in Venice with a project on climate change

18 July 2024

The Belgian pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 will celebrate the work of landscape architect Bas Smets, winner of the competition with his Building Biospheres project.

Two Belgian universities among top 50 in Europe

18 July 2024

Two Belgian universities are among the 50 best in Europe, according to the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2025.

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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