Council of EU Foreign Ministers on 11 April: conclusions
Today, Monday 11 April, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sophie Wilmès, was in Luxembourg to attend a Foreign Affairs Council meeting. The discussions were devoted to the current war in Ukraine and the latest developments in that regard.
International Criminal Court
The day began with a breakfast meeting of European ministers, in the presence of the Prosecutor of the…
Belgium celebrates 100 years of diplomatic relations with Hungary
In 2022, Belgium and Hungary celebrate 100 years of diplomatic relations. On February 20, 1922, the Hungarian Ambassador, Count Olivér Woracziczky, presented his credentials to the Belgian Foreign Minister Henri Jaspar. This was the culmination of a process that had already begun in 1921 when Belgium opened a legation in Budapest.
The ties between our two countries go back much further. One…
European Affairs Council of the European Union of 14 December: Conclusions
On Tuesday 14 December, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of European Affairs Sophie Wilmès and her counterparts met for a General Affairs Council (GAC). In particular, they prepared the agenda for the European Council (16 December) and discussed the extension, stabilisation and association process as well as the Article 7 procedure in progress against Poland and Hungary.
Preparation…
Council of European Foreign Affairs Ministers of 13 December: Conclusions
On Monday 13 December, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sophie Wilmès, met with her European counterparts in Brussels for a Foreign Affairs Council (FAC).
Energy geopolitics
Before the Foreign Affairs Council, a meeting was organised by Belgium on the geopolitical aspect of energy in the presence of Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency…
UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2021: intervention
Dear colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen,
It is an honor for me to deliver this message on the occasion of this Ministerial meeting on United Nations peacekeeping. I would like to thank the government of South Korea for hosting this virtual event. Even though I would have preferred to meet you in person in Seoul, I am glad we can share views through this format on such an important topic as…
Council of EU Foreign Ministers on 15 November: conclusions
Today, Monday 15 November, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sophie Wilmès, and her fellow ministers met in Brussels for a Foreign Affairs Council meeting. They discussed, among other things, the situation in Belarus, Ethiopia, the Sahel and the Western Balkans, and adopted conclusions expressing the EU’s unequivocal support for the Non-Proliferation Treaty.……
Meeting of the Council of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministers on 11 November: conclusions
Today, Thursday 11 November, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Sophie Wilmès and her fellow Ministers met in Brussels for a Foreign Affairs and Trade Council meeting.
WHO
First of all, the Council discussed the prospects for the WHO Ministerial Conference, which will start at the end of this month in Geneva. The success of this Conference is of great importance to…
General Affairs Council of 19 October: conclusions
Today, Tuesday 19 October, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for European Affairs Sophie Wilmès and her ministerial colleagues met in Luxembourg for the General Affairs Council. The ministers held a horizontal discussion on the annual rule of law dialogue, the Conference on the Future of Europe and the preparation of the European Council at the end of this week.
Annual Rule of Law…
Foreign Affairs Council of 18 October: conclusions
On Monday 18 October, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilmès and her ministerial colleagues met in Luxembourg for the Foreign Affairs Council. Among other things, they discussed the situation in Ethiopia, the Gulf region, Afghanistan, Tunisia and Mali.
Ethiopia
The Council exchanged views on the situation in Ethiopia one year after the beginning of the conflict in…
Belgium organizes an event on the humanitarian impact of COVID-19 in conflict areas
On Thursday 23 September, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilmès will co-chair a high-level event with European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič on the impact of COVID-19 on children. This event is organised in the margins of the UN General Assembly, in cooperation with Niger and the NGO Save the Children.
For the fourth consecutive year, Belgium, in…