International

Migration: Belgium coordinates a network of researchers

20 April 2022

The University of Liège (ULiège), through its Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM), now coordinates the largest interdisciplinary research network in Europe in the field of migration, integ

The strength of the Belgian passport

14 April 2022

This news will please you if you are a globe-trotter at heart - the Belgian passport is one of the most powerful in the world!

Belgium, country of great ideas and innovations

13 April 2022

Never before has Belgium submitted so many applications to the European Patent Office (EPO) as it did in 2021, despite the pandemic. 2,485 applications to be precise.

Four Belgian museums in the spotlight

07 April 2022

Four Belgian museums have been selected for the European Museum of the Year Award. This award was established in 1977 by the European Museum Forum under the aegis of the Council of Europe.

Our students are diplomacy champions

31 March 2022

Our Belgian students win the World Diplomacy Championship for the eighth time!

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.

Minister Hadja Lahbib

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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