International

Brussels is the world’s number one city for international conferences

11 July 2024

The Belgian capital plays host to more conferences than any other city in the world, according to new research.

'Three Countries Train' between Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany enters service

04 July 2024

From now on, anyone who wants to travel smoothly, quickly, reliably, safely and sustainably in the Belgian-Dutch-German Euroregion will choose the direct, frequent connections with the 'Three Cou

Thanks to VLIZ, Belgium is a global leader in marine observation, research and innovation

06 June 2024

With the commissioning of two state-of-the-art boats and the construction of the new science port in Ostend's Visserijdok, the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) is lifting Belgium to the absolute

British 'World's 50 Best Restaurants 2024' awards 2 Belgian restaurants

30 May 2024

Michelin temples Bozar in Brussels and Willem Hiele in Oudenburg are ranked 63 and 83, respectively, in the comprehensive 51-100 ranking of the British World's 50 Best Restaurants 2024.

Belgian Raphaël Liégeois will go to space soon

23 May 2024

Freshly graduated from ESA, the Belgian Raphaël Liégeois has just been chosen to participate in an upcoming space mission. He thus officially becomes the third Belgian astronaut in aerospace history!

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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