International

Belgian beers are increasingly being exported

04 August 2022

According to figures from the association Brasseurs Belges, exports of Belgian beers around the world are growing year on year.

Two Belgian restaurants are among the best in the world

04 August 2022

Experts from the famous British magazine Restaurant have ranked two Belgian gastronomic establishments among the top 30 best restaurants in the world.

The North Sea is littered with wrecks - veritable time capsules

26 July 2022

Thousands of ship and aircraft wrecks make up an underwater cemetery of great archaeological value in the North Sea, comprising prehistoric boats, Viking ships, steamships, submarines and other warshi

A Belgian is redesigning the area surrounding the Notre-Dame de Paris

05 July 2022

Belgian designer Bas Smets has won the call to redesign the area surrounding Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. His uncluttered project with a strong emphasis on ecology was approved unanimously!

World record for a Belgian solar car

23 June 2022

The solar-powered vehicle of the Belgian Agoria Solar team has set a new world record by travelling 1,051 km in 12 hours.

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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