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09 Jun

Du 9 au 10 juin, la Mission économique belge aux États-Unis, conduite par S.A.R. la Princesse Astrid de Belgique, représentant Sa Majesté le Roi, sera à Boston, Massachusetts, pour des contacts avec des entreprises et des représentants des autorités afin d'explorer les possibilités de renforcer les partenariats solides et cordiaux entre la Belgique et les États-Unis.

07 Jun

From June 7 to 9, the Belgian Economic Mission to the USA, led by HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium, representing His Majesty the King, will be in New York for contacts with businesses and public officials in order to explore opportunities to strengthen the strong and cordial partnerships between Belgium and the United States.

05 Jun

From June 4 to 6, HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium, representing the His Majesty the King, will lead the Belgian economic mission to the USA to its first stop in Atlanta, Georgia. Several visits to businesses and with public officials are scheduled in order to explore opportunities to strengthen the partnerships between Belgium and the United States.

03 Jun

The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UNCTED) paid a working visit to Belgium from May 31 to June 4, with the objective of monitoring Belgium's implementation of UN counter-terrorism resolutions and assessing Belgian counter-terrorism policy. This committee also evaluates the cooperation between UN member states and disseminates best practices in the field of counter-terrorism. This was UNCTED's first assessment visit since the 2016 Brussels attacks.

02 Jun

From June 4 to 11, HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium, representing His Majesty the King, will lead an economic mission to Atlanta, New York City and Boston in the United States of America. With over 540 participants, i.e. business representatives from 270 leading Belgian companies and a solid academic delegation as well, this is one of the largest ever organized.

27 May

Belgium condemns the violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and in particular the attacks by the group M23 against the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) and against MONUSCO troops.

24 May

The Netherlands and Australia have initiated a dispute settlement procedure against Russia in the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in the context of the destruction of flight MH17 on 17 July 2014. 

18 May

The SheDecides movement is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year. In 2017, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden launched She Decides. It was originally a response to the U.S. administration's backtracking with the reintroduction and expansion of the so-called 'Global Gag Rule' policy that targeted U.S. funding for NGOs operating abroad if they provided abortion services or contributed to abortion advocacy. 

17 May

The Kingdom of Belgium, as a founding member and the host nation of both the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, welcomes the application of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to become NATO member.

16 May

Since 2004, the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) on May 17 has reminded us that discrimination against LGBTQI+ persons is still frequent.