International

Belgium has the third best education system

15 September 2016

According to the annual education report of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Belgium has the third best education system amongst the 35 OECD countries.

Walloon Brabant has the highest rate of university degrees in Europe, after London

31 August 2016

Eurostat has published a comprehensive report on the level of education by region in Europe.

Prince Emmanuel de Merode and Anthony Caere to receive prestigious award

15 August 2016

The Belgian pilot Anthony Caere, who took part in the awe-inspiring VRT programme 'Flying Doctors', has won the prestigious Albert Schweitzer Award, together with Belgian Prince Emmanuel de

UGent and KULeuven among the 100 best universities in the world

15 August 2016

The universities of Ghent and Leuven still belong to the 100 best universities in the world. This has been confirmed by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

Bruges named one of the friendliest cities in the world

04 August 2016

Bruges is the ninth friendliest city in the world, writes the American travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler, which compares the West Flemish provincial town to a fairy tale city.

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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