Press Release
April 11th, 2022
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.
Press Release
April 7th, 2022
NATO ministerial meeting on 6-7 April: conclusions
On Wednesday 6 April and Thursday 7 April, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sophie Wilmès, participated in an extraordinary NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels. This two-day meeting focused on the ongoing war in Ukraine, the latest developments and the challenges related to that conflict that directly affect the Alliance, especially in the long term.
Press Release
March 25th, 2022
Joint Statement of Female Foreign Ministers on the occasion of the re-opening of schools in Afghanistan
Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Kosovo, Malawi, Mongolia, New Zealand, Sweden, Tonga and the United Kingdom on the occasion of the re-opening of schools in Afghanistan.
Press Release
March 22nd, 2022
European Affairs Council of the European Union of 22 March: conclusions
On Tuesday 22 March, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of European Affairs, Sophie Wilmès, met her counterparts in Brussels for a General Affairs Council (GAC).
Press Release
March 21st, 2022
Belgium remains committed to the elimination of racial discrimination
21 March marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Its commemoration remains both relevant and necessary, as racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance persist in societies around the world. Today, racism is still entrenched in many societies, transcending generations and perpetuating inequality and marginalisation.
