Belgian Presidency

Research and innovation play a pivotal role in achieving the overarching objectives of the EU and are essential for addressing urgent societal, global and economic challenges such as climate crisis, health, and the digital transformation.…
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The Belgian presidency comes at the right time for further enhancing European cyber security and cyber strategies for future challenges and developments. Cyber security and the EU The EU considers cyber security to be the activities…
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The first ministerial meeting under the Belgian Presidency of the European Union brought together the Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs in the Walloon capital of Namur. During the first day, Ministers discussed how social policies…
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The Informal EPSCO Council takes place in Namur on 11 and 12 January, and will bring together ministers from EU Member States, EFTA countries and 2 candidate countries, European social partners and institutions. At the heart of Europe The…
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2024 is a pivotal year for us all. With the ‘Fit for 55’ package finalised and upcoming EU elections, the focus will shift increasingly be on the implementation of the European Green Deal. The first half of 2024 will also be the Belgian…
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Prime Minister, Alexander De Croo and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hadja Lahbib, presented the programme and the priorities of the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union in Brussels on 8 December 2023. They responded to…
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