International

Two UN award-winning food chains

27 November 2020

The efforts of BelOrta and REO Veiling to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals have been recognised by the agency UNITAR.

Logistics: an asset for Belgium

26 November 2020

While Belgium is participating at its level in the production of vaccines or its adjuvants, it also has an important role to play in logistics.

Tour & Taxis renovation wins architecture award

19 November 2020

The former Brussels port ferry terminal, built between 1902 and 1907, is a glass and raw iron structure, typical of large capacity architectural designs such as the stations, covered markets and exhib

Partnership between FAO and ULiège

17 November 2020

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations renews its partnership agreement with the University of Liège

Liège Airport named best cargo airport in the world

06 November 2020

Liège airport was awarded the title of best cargo airport in the world 2020 during the 36th Air Cargo News Awards.

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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