International

Vincent Kompany elected New European of the Year

04 June 2015

Belgian Red Devil Vincent Kompany was voted "New European of the Year" in the European Parliament this evening.

Happy Belgians

01 June 2015

The Belgians are among the happiest residents in Europe.

Brussels is the 3rd wealthiest region in the EU

21 May 2015

The Brussels-Capital Region is the third wealthiest region in the European Union. According to Eurostat, its gross domestic product (GDP) per capita represents 207% of the EU average.

Belgium is great for mothers

05 May 2015

Belgium is the tenth best country in the world to be a mother, according to the 16th edition of the ‘Mothers Index’, established by the NGO Save the Children.

Belgian university courses in the top 50 in their discipline

29 April 2015

Fourteen Belgian university courses come in the top 50 in their discipline according to Quacquarelli Symonds’ ‘QS World University Rankings’.

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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