International

Travel guide Rough Guide ranks Antwerp at no. 5

18 January 2017

If you have never visited Antwerp before, make sure you do in 2017. Rough Guide, the market leader in the field of travel guides in Great Britain, shares our opinion.

Belgium in 2017

26 December 2016

2016 is almost coming to an end, so it's time to briefly look ahead to the new year. 2017 promises to be a year filled with cultural, industrial and sporting highlights!

Looking back at 2016

21 December 2016

The present year comes to an end… and that means that we start looking forward to next year, but also that it is time to look back at what has happened earlier this year.

The Member States of the European Union have new headquarters in Brussels: Europa

10 December 2016

On 10 December 2016, the elegant brand-new Europa building opened its doors to the public. It is in this building that the European Council and the Council of the EU will now sit.

Belgium among top 10 countries to stimulate trade

05 December 2016

Belgium is among the top 10 countries to stimulate trade. According to a report issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF) our country scores particularly well for its excellent maritime connections.

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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