International

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.

Inclusive companies: A Belgian company in the Top 10

10 December 2019

Solvay stands out at the European level in a ranking which evaluates diversity and inclusion within 700 European companies. The Belgian chemical giant is in 9th position.

THE ELSASS FOUNDATION REWARDS THE ULB!

29 November 2019

Bernard Dan, professor of neuroscience and paediatric neurology at the ULB, received the award from the Danish foundation for his research into cerebral palsy.

Belgians are the happiest people in the EU!

14 November 2019

This is according to the new survey by Eurostat. Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and Finland are home to the happiest people!

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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