International

Belgian Cheese in Space

01 April 2021

A NASA astronaut with a taste for Belgian cheese has had it delivered several times in space, much to the surprise of a Roeselare creamery.

Brussels: We are the best…almost

25 March 2021

Yes, you read that right… well, almost.

Our flag-bearers in the fight against coronavirus

24 March 2021

Several leading Belgian experts have been in the front line on the international stage during the coronavirus pandemic. Focus on Belgium puts some of them in the spotlight.

Young Belgians have talents – in diplomacy too!

18 March 2021

For the seventh time, the Belgian MUN Society delegation was recognised as the best delegation in the Harvard University diplomacy contest, which was held via videoconference this year.

Ghent University, an emerging hub of the digital age

18 February 2021

In the digital field, Ghent University (UGent) can boast one of the highest scale-up creation rates in Europe.

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