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Federal minister for foreign affairs Didier Reynders and minister for development co-operation Alexander De Croo set off yesterday on an official visit to Rwanda and Burundi.
Belgium’s foreign affairs department has announced it will shut down 18 embassies and consulates around the world in a round of heavy budget cuts, Belgian media report.
Flanders’ minister for home affairs and urban policy, Liesbeth Homans, has approved a budget of €154,080 to subsidise two projects aimed at tackling radicalisation among young people.
Belgium has received an official request to send Belgian troops to Iraq, to help train the Iraqi troops and offer support in the fight against the jihadists of the Islamic State (IS), according to
Yesterday the head of the Belgian army, General Gerard Van Caelenberge made a surprise visit to the Belgian soldiers serving in Afghanistan, De Standaard reported.
Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo met with families of Belgian and Rwandan victims of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda on Sunday morning before they flew to Kigali where they will mark the 20th anniversary o
After it came to light this week that malware was discovered on the computer network of Belgian telecoms giant Belgacom, now the goverment appears to be the target of a major computer break-in.
