International

THE MASTERS OF THE TURNTABLE ARE BELGIAN!

24 October 2019

DJs Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike have been named 'Best DJs in the world' by British magazine DJ Mag.

BELGIUM WINS THE WORLD SOLAR CHALLENGE

18 October 2019

The Belgian Agoria Solar Team, composed of students from KUL, won the world solar cars championship in Australia after a 3,000-kilometre journey.

Ghent's urban food policy wins UN Climate Action Award

18 October 2019

Since 2013, Ghent has regularly launched innovative initiatives aimed at maximising the sustainability of the food chain from start to finish.

A BRIDGE FROM NAMUR THAT STRETCHES TO CHINA!

15 October 2019

The suspension bridge built by Nicolas Godelet, an architect from Namur, was inaugurated in Beijing on 1 October to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Revolution.

Natacha Delrez wins the international final of the My Thesis in 180 seconds challenge

08 October 2019

The Belgian academic Natacha Delrez (ULiège) won the sixth international final of the French-speaking competition for the most attractive and most accessible way to present "My thesis in 180 seco

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.

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!

Search form