International

The university district of Ixelles, one of the "coolest" in Europe

17 February 2020

According to the British newspaper The Guardian, the university district of Ixelles, located near the ULB and the VUB, yet also next to the local municipal cemetery, deserves second place in its ranki

Antwerp Fashion, an academy at the top of its field

06 January 2020

The Antwerp Fashion Academy has been named one of the 25 best fashion academies in the world.

A world record in oenology at the ULB!

16 December 2019

It's a new world record!

The year's best app is Belgian

16 December 2019

The Belgian online international connection application, Ablo, is at the top of the Google rankings.

'Cheers' to the Belgian brewers

13 December 2019

Belgium is the European leader in beer export rankings, and has overtaken Germany for the second year in a row.

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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