International

Our vegetable restaurants are among the best in the world

30 September 2021

The new Smart World Awards ranking has put the spotlight on Belgian chef Michaël Vrijmoed, owner of Ghent restaurant "Vrijmoed", and awarded him third place in the world ranking of the best

A statue to honour three Belgian resistance fighters

30 September 2021

The Brussels parliament has decided to erect a statue in tribute to three Belgian resistance fighters from the Second World War, aged between 22 and 25 at the time: Robert Maistreau, Youra Livchitz a

The New York Times honours a Belgian mathematician

29 September 2021

Ingrid Daubechies is not that well known in Belgium, but she is one of the most influential Belgians in the world as the founder of "the digital image".

UN75 Murals: In Brussels, Mother Nature calls on the world to combat climate change.

03 September 2021

If street art can bring about social change, Brussels is happy to support it.

Pfizer boosts Belgian exports

05 August 2021

It is no secret that the pharmaceutical sector is one of the driving forces of our economy.

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!

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