International

The Belgian passport in the spotlight again!

29 November 2022

Nine months after its launch, our new passport has just been selected as "one of the most influential projects of 2022" by the Project Management Institute (PMI), which has devoted a wonderf

Belgians are the sixth best English speakers in the world

23 November 2022

English is, among other things, the language of science par excellence. It is good to know that out of 111 countries, Belgium ranks sixth in its mastery of the language of Shakespeare.

Belgian vegetable restaurants win radishes

17 November 2022

Plant-based cuisine has been on a steep rise for about a decade.

VUB wins prizes at the MedCup 2022

09 November 2022

At this year's MedCup, the first international medical competition, two pairs of VUB students excelled in Brussels among more than 200 participants from some 40 Belgian and foreign universities.

Fabulous discoveries in Saudi Arabia emerge from the past

20 October 2022

In 1951-1952, for the first time ever, a predominantly Belgian scientific expedition set out to explore the inland waterways of the Arabian peninsular.

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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