International

Belgium: European leader in COVID-19 innovations.

10 July 2020

Due to the many Belgian start-ups that have stood out in their response to the COVID-19 crisis, Belgium is the leading European country in terms of innovations designed to respond to the coronavirus c

BELGIAN WIND FARM HAS BEGUN TO WHIRL

03 July 2020

Belgium has become the world's fourth largest producer of offshore wind energy.

The Smurfs have invaded Shanghai

26 June 2020

A new theme park dedicated to the imaginary little characters created by Belgium's Peyo has just opened its doors in China.

Belgium attracts foreign investors

04 June 2020

According to an international study, Belgium remained one of the top 5 most attractive European countries for investors in 2019.

LGBT rights and freedoms: second place for Belgium

20 May 2020

The laws and administrative procedures that do or do not protect the LGBT community have been the subject of a European comparative analysis.

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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