International

Brussels ensures a good quality of life (for expatriates)

24 February 2016

A recent study presented by the consultancy company Mercer shows that Brussels ensures an excellent quality of life. Among 230 examined cities all over the world, the Belgian capital ranks 21st.

Mechelen: micro European city of the future

16 February 2016

The British daily Financial Times has put Mechelen in its Top 10 list of Micro European Cities of the Future.

Belgium n° 1 for children's access to court

15 February 2016

Nowhere in the world do children have easier access to a court than in Belgium. That is what is found in the report of the Child Rights International Network (CRIN).

Bruges, 5th most romantic city in the world!

02 February 2016

Not far behind Paris or Venice, Bruges ranked fifth in the ranking of the WeLoveDates dating site.

Brussels 2nd most cosmopolitan city

01 February 2016

Brussels is the second most cosmopolitan city in the world, as 62% of its residents were born in a different country or have a migration background (so-called 2nd or 3rd generation migrants).

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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