Belgium in the EU
@belgiumineu.bsky.social
🇧🇪🇪🇺 Official account of the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the European Union.
🔗 https://europeanunion.diplomatie.belgium.be/
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#Justice | Belgian justice minister Annelies Verlinden takes part in the Justice & Home Affairs Council #JHA today.
▪️ Fighting drug trafficking & organised crime
▪️ Extradition and judicial cooperation with 3rd countries
▪️ Fight against impunity in Russia's war against Ukraine
▪️ Fighting drug trafficking & organised crime
▪️ Extradition and judicial cooperation with 3rd countries
▪️ Fight against impunity in Russia's war against Ukraine
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
#COMPET | Belgian Deputy Prime Minister David Clarinval & State Secretary @barbaratrachte.bsky.social take part in the Internal Market & Industry Council today ⇊
✂️ Simplification
📦 E-commerce
🚧 Removal of internal market barriers
🌱 Unlocking investments in green technologies
✂️ Simplification
📦 E-commerce
🚧 Removal of internal market barriers
🌱 Unlocking investments in green technologies
December 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
#COMPET | Belgian Deputy Prime Minister David Clarinval & State Secretary @barbaratrachte.bsky.social take part in the Internal Market & Industry Council today ⇊
✂️ Simplification
📦 E-commerce
🚧 Removal of internal market barriers
🌱 Unlocking investments in green technologies
✂️ Simplification
📦 E-commerce
🚧 Removal of internal market barriers
🌱 Unlocking investments in green technologies
#HomeAffairs | Belgian ministers for asylum and migration Anneleen Van Bossuyt and for security and home affairs Bernard Quintin take part in the Justice & Home Affairs Council #JHA today ⇊
▪️ Migration
▪️ State of Schengen
▪️ Internal security
▪️ Migration
▪️ State of Schengen
▪️ Internal security
December 8, 2025 at 9:57 AM
#HomeAffairs | Belgian ministers for asylum and migration Anneleen Van Bossuyt and for security and home affairs Bernard Quintin take part in the Justice & Home Affairs Council #JHA today ⇊
▪️ Migration
▪️ State of Schengen
▪️ Internal security
▪️ Migration
▪️ State of Schengen
▪️ Internal security
📡 Ministers are roaming for ideas at today's Telecom Council, where Minister @vanessamatz.bsky.social represents Belgium 🇧🇪
Agenda ↓↓
🇪🇺 Competitiveness in the digital decade
✂️ Reducing burdens for businesses in the digital domain
🛡️ DSA enforcement on online platforms & e-commerce
Agenda ↓↓
🇪🇺 Competitiveness in the digital decade
✂️ Reducing burdens for businesses in the digital domain
🛡️ DSA enforcement on online platforms & e-commerce
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📡 Ministers are roaming for ideas at today's Telecom Council, where Minister @vanessamatz.bsky.social represents Belgium 🇧🇪
Agenda ↓↓
🇪🇺 Competitiveness in the digital decade
✂️ Reducing burdens for businesses in the digital domain
🛡️ DSA enforcement on online platforms & e-commerce
Agenda ↓↓
🇪🇺 Competitiveness in the digital decade
✂️ Reducing burdens for businesses in the digital domain
🛡️ DSA enforcement on online platforms & e-commerce
🎶 We're keeping it 100 on the land, the sea, the sky, with the Transport Council today!
Minister Crucke represents Belgium 🇧🇪
On the agenda ↓↓
🚚 Weights & dimensions
🚗 Roadworthiness package
Minister Crucke represents Belgium 🇧🇪
On the agenda ↓↓
🚚 Weights & dimensions
🚗 Roadworthiness package
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🎶 We're keeping it 100 on the land, the sea, the sky, with the Transport Council today!
Minister Crucke represents Belgium 🇧🇪
On the agenda ↓↓
🚚 Weights & dimensions
🚗 Roadworthiness package
Minister Crucke represents Belgium 🇧🇪
On the agenda ↓↓
🚚 Weights & dimensions
🚗 Roadworthiness package
Ministers meet today for the Health and Consumer Affairs #EPSCO Council. Minister Vandenbroucke represents Belgium 🇧🇪
On the agenda ↓↓
💊 Critical Medicines Act
🚭 Novel tobacco and nicotine products: impact on children and young people
On the agenda ↓↓
💊 Critical Medicines Act
🚭 Novel tobacco and nicotine products: impact on children and young people
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Ministers meet today for the Health and Consumer Affairs #EPSCO Council. Minister Vandenbroucke represents Belgium 🇧🇪
On the agenda ↓↓
💊 Critical Medicines Act
🚭 Novel tobacco and nicotine products: impact on children and young people
On the agenda ↓↓
💊 Critical Medicines Act
🚭 Novel tobacco and nicotine products: impact on children and young people
Minister David Clarinval represents Belgium 🇧🇪 at the Employment & Social Policy #EPSCO Council today.
On the agenda ↓↓
🏠 Affordable housing
🌍 European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
⚠️ Carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at work
📊 European Semester 2026
On the agenda ↓↓
🏠 Affordable housing
🌍 European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
⚠️ Carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at work
📊 European Semester 2026
December 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Minister David Clarinval represents Belgium 🇧🇪 at the Employment & Social Policy #EPSCO Council today.
On the agenda ↓↓
🏠 Affordable housing
🌍 European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
⚠️ Carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at work
📊 European Semester 2026
On the agenda ↓↓
🏠 Affordable housing
🌍 European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
⚠️ Carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances at work
📊 European Semester 2026
#Defence | European ministers in charge of defence meet today for a Foreign Affairs Council #FAC focusing on ⇊
🇺🇦 Military support to Ukraine, with Ukrainian defence minister Denys Shmyhal and NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska
🛡️ Defence readiness roadmap 2030
🇺🇦 Military support to Ukraine, with Ukrainian defence minister Denys Shmyhal and NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska
🛡️ Defence readiness roadmap 2030
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
We won’t dive into the 6-7 meme today, but we can share the agenda for the Youth & Education Council #EYCS, where Ministers Valérie Lescrenier and Zuhal Demir represent Belgium 🇧🇪
🤝 Strengthening resilience with Erasmus+
🛠️ Competitiveness & the role of vocational education and training
🤝 Strengthening resilience with Erasmus+
🛠️ Competitiveness & the role of vocational education and training
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We won’t dive into the 6-7 meme today, but we can share the agenda for the Youth & Education Council #EYCS, where Ministers Valérie Lescrenier and Zuhal Demir represent Belgium 🇧🇪
🤝 Strengthening resilience with Erasmus+
🛠️ Competitiveness & the role of vocational education and training
🤝 Strengthening resilience with Erasmus+
🛠️ Competitiveness & the role of vocational education and training
#Trade | The 🇪🇺 trade Ministers meet in Brussels today for the Foreign Affairs Council focusing on trade matters.
𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 ⇊
🇺🇸 EU-US trade relations
🇨🇳 EU-China trade relations
🌐 Ongoing bilateral trade negotiations
𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 ⇊
🇺🇸 EU-US trade relations
🇨🇳 EU-China trade relations
🌐 Ongoing bilateral trade negotiations
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
#Trade | The 🇪🇺 trade Ministers meet in Brussels today for the Foreign Affairs Council focusing on trade matters.
𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 ⇊
🇺🇸 EU-US trade relations
🇨🇳 EU-China trade relations
🌐 Ongoing bilateral trade negotiations
𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 ⇊
🇺🇸 EU-US trade relations
🇨🇳 EU-China trade relations
🌐 Ongoing bilateral trade negotiations
#FAC | 🇪🇺 Ministers of Foreign Affairs meet in Brussels today for their monthly Foreign Affairs Council, chaired by High Representative Kaja Kallas. Deputy Prime minister Maxime Prévot represents Belgium 🇧🇪.
▪️ Ukraine
▪️ Middle East
▪️ Sudan
▪️ Sahel
▪️ EU-ASEAN relations
▪️ Ukraine
▪️ Middle East
▪️ Sudan
▪️ Sahel
▪️ EU-ASEAN relations
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
#FAC | 🇪🇺 Ministers of Foreign Affairs meet in Brussels today for their monthly Foreign Affairs Council, chaired by High Representative Kaja Kallas. Deputy Prime minister Maxime Prévot represents Belgium 🇧🇪.
▪️ Ukraine
▪️ Middle East
▪️ Sudan
▪️ Sahel
▪️ EU-ASEAN relations
▪️ Ukraine
▪️ Middle East
▪️ Sudan
▪️ Sahel
▪️ EU-ASEAN relations
#GAC | Belgian Deputy prime minister and minister of Foreign and European affairs Maxime Prévot takes part in the 🇪🇺 General Affairs Council today.
On the agenda ⇊
▪️EU budget 2028-2034
▪️🇪🇺-🇬🇧 relations
▪️Preparations of the December European Council
▪️Rule of Law in 🇧🇬🇨🇿🇩🇪🇮🇪
On the agenda ⇊
▪️EU budget 2028-2034
▪️🇪🇺-🇬🇧 relations
▪️Preparations of the December European Council
▪️Rule of Law in 🇧🇬🇨🇿🇩🇪🇮🇪
November 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
#GAC | Belgian Deputy prime minister and minister of Foreign and European affairs Maxime Prévot takes part in the 🇪🇺 General Affairs Council today.
On the agenda ⇊
▪️EU budget 2028-2034
▪️🇪🇺-🇬🇧 relations
▪️Preparations of the December European Council
▪️Rule of Law in 🇧🇬🇨🇿🇩🇪🇮🇪
On the agenda ⇊
▪️EU budget 2028-2034
▪️🇪🇺-🇬🇧 relations
▪️Preparations of the December European Council
▪️Rule of Law in 🇧🇬🇨🇿🇩🇪🇮🇪
#ECOFIN | Belgian Deputy Prime minister and Finance minister Jan Jambon is taking part in the meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council in Brussels today.
🛃 Customs
✂️ Simplification
⛽️ Energy taxation
🇮🇸🇱🇮🇳🇴🇨🇭 Dialogue with EFTA countries
🛃 Customs
✂️ Simplification
⛽️ Energy taxation
🇮🇸🇱🇮🇳🇴🇨🇭 Dialogue with EFTA countries
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
#ECOFIN | Belgian Deputy Prime minister and Finance minister Jan Jambon is taking part in the meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council in Brussels today.
🛃 Customs
✂️ Simplification
⛽️ Energy taxation
🇮🇸🇱🇮🇳🇴🇨🇭 Dialogue with EFTA countries
🛃 Customs
✂️ Simplification
⛽️ Energy taxation
🇮🇸🇱🇮🇳🇴🇨🇭 Dialogue with EFTA countries
#Eurogroup | 🇧🇪 Deputy Prime minister Vincent Van Peteghem takes part in the meeting of the Eurogroup in Brussels today:
🌐 the future of digital finance: digital euro & stablecoins
💶 competitiveness in the euro area
📈 macroeconomic developments
ℹ️ www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/...
🌐 the future of digital finance: digital euro & stablecoins
💶 competitiveness in the euro area
📈 macroeconomic developments
ℹ️ www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/...
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
#Eurogroup | 🇧🇪 Deputy Prime minister Vincent Van Peteghem takes part in the meeting of the Eurogroup in Brussels today:
🌐 the future of digital finance: digital euro & stablecoins
💶 competitiveness in the euro area
📈 macroeconomic developments
ℹ️ www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/...
🌐 the future of digital finance: digital euro & stablecoins
💶 competitiveness in the euro area
📈 macroeconomic developments
ℹ️ www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/...
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Happy national day to all Polish people!
🇵🇱 & 🇪🇺 The second campus of the College of Europe, the oldest postgraduate institute of European studies, was established in 1992 in Natolin, Warsaw.
For info about the Council in Polish, check out → link.europa.eu/GGnkgy
🇵🇱 & 🇪🇺 The second campus of the College of Europe, the oldest postgraduate institute of European studies, was established in 1992 in Natolin, Warsaw.
For info about the Council in Polish, check out → link.europa.eu/GGnkgy
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Happy national day to all Polish people!
🇵🇱 & 🇪🇺 The second campus of the College of Europe, the oldest postgraduate institute of European studies, was established in 1992 in Natolin, Warsaw.
For info about the Council in Polish, check out → link.europa.eu/GGnkgy
🇵🇱 & 🇪🇺 The second campus of the College of Europe, the oldest postgraduate institute of European studies, was established in 1992 in Natolin, Warsaw.
For info about the Council in Polish, check out → link.europa.eu/GGnkgy
🪝 We’re absolutely hooked on the agenda of the two-day AGRIFISH Council!
🇧🇪 Minister Anne-Catherine Dalcq represents Belgium.
The catch of the day ↓↓
🎣 Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2026
🌱 Post‑2027 CAP proposal on green architecture
📊 Market situation
🇧🇪 Minister Anne-Catherine Dalcq represents Belgium.
The catch of the day ↓↓
🎣 Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2026
🌱 Post‑2027 CAP proposal on green architecture
📊 Market situation
October 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🪝 We’re absolutely hooked on the agenda of the two-day AGRIFISH Council!
🇧🇪 Minister Anne-Catherine Dalcq represents Belgium.
The catch of the day ↓↓
🎣 Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2026
🌱 Post‑2027 CAP proposal on green architecture
📊 Market situation
🇧🇪 Minister Anne-Catherine Dalcq represents Belgium.
The catch of the day ↓↓
🎣 Baltic Sea fishing opportunities for 2026
🌱 Post‑2027 CAP proposal on green architecture
📊 Market situation
🇪🇺 Summit day ! 🇧🇪 Prime minister @deweverbart.bsky.social and all leaders of the European Union gather today in Brussels for an important European Council #EUCO, focusing on:
• Ukraine
• Middle East
• Defence & security
• Competitiveness and twin transition
• Housing
• Migration
• Ukraine
• Middle East
• Defence & security
• Competitiveness and twin transition
• Housing
• Migration
October 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🇪🇺 Summit day ! 🇧🇪 Prime minister @deweverbart.bsky.social and all leaders of the European Union gather today in Brussels for an important European Council #EUCO, focusing on:
• Ukraine
• Middle East
• Defence & security
• Competitiveness and twin transition
• Housing
• Migration
• Ukraine
• Middle East
• Defence & security
• Competitiveness and twin transition
• Housing
• Migration
🌊 We're diving into a busy day at the Environment Council #ENVI, where Belgium 🇧🇪 is represented by Ministers @yvescoppieters.bsky.social and Jean-Luc Crucke.
On the agenda ↓↓
🌍 COP30: climate action on the global stage
🐚 Ocean Pact: preserving marine biodiversity
💧 Water resilience
On the agenda ↓↓
🌍 COP30: climate action on the global stage
🐚 Ocean Pact: preserving marine biodiversity
💧 Water resilience
October 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🌊 We're diving into a busy day at the Environment Council #ENVI, where Belgium 🇧🇪 is represented by Ministers @yvescoppieters.bsky.social and Jean-Luc Crucke.
On the agenda ↓↓
🌍 COP30: climate action on the global stage
🐚 Ocean Pact: preserving marine biodiversity
💧 Water resilience
On the agenda ↓↓
🌍 COP30: climate action on the global stage
🐚 Ocean Pact: preserving marine biodiversity
💧 Water resilience
🎶⚡ 'Cause the power you're supplying, it's electrifying!
All powered up and ready to go for today's Energy Council #TTE with Minister Mathieu Bihet representing 🇧🇪
On the agenda ↓↓
🚫 Phasing out Russian gas
🔌Electrification
🛡️ Energy security and resilience in 🇺🇦 & 🇲🇩
All powered up and ready to go for today's Energy Council #TTE with Minister Mathieu Bihet representing 🇧🇪
On the agenda ↓↓
🚫 Phasing out Russian gas
🔌Electrification
🛡️ Energy security and resilience in 🇺🇦 & 🇲🇩
October 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🎶⚡ 'Cause the power you're supplying, it's electrifying!
All powered up and ready to go for today's Energy Council #TTE with Minister Mathieu Bihet representing 🇧🇪
On the agenda ↓↓
🚫 Phasing out Russian gas
🔌Electrification
🛡️ Energy security and resilience in 🇺🇦 & 🇲🇩
All powered up and ready to go for today's Energy Council #TTE with Minister Mathieu Bihet representing 🇧🇪
On the agenda ↓↓
🚫 Phasing out Russian gas
🔌Electrification
🛡️ Energy security and resilience in 🇺🇦 & 🇲🇩
🌈 Time to break out the rainbow lanyards for the second ever Equality Council #EPSCO, where Minister Rob Beenders represents Belgium 🇧🇪
On the agenda:
🛑 Tackling domestic violence with stronger prevention and support
🏳️🌈 Fighting LGBTIQ discrimination
♿ Advancing disability rights
On the agenda:
🛑 Tackling domestic violence with stronger prevention and support
🏳️🌈 Fighting LGBTIQ discrimination
♿ Advancing disability rights
October 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🌈 Time to break out the rainbow lanyards for the second ever Equality Council #EPSCO, where Minister Rob Beenders represents Belgium 🇧🇪
On the agenda:
🛑 Tackling domestic violence with stronger prevention and support
🏳️🌈 Fighting LGBTIQ discrimination
♿ Advancing disability rights
On the agenda:
🛑 Tackling domestic violence with stronger prevention and support
🏳️🌈 Fighting LGBTIQ discrimination
♿ Advancing disability rights
🎙️ ❝ You can't have solidarity without taking up responsibility. So for us, it's important that every member state will apply the Dublin rules ❞
➖ 🇧🇪 Minister for asylum and migration @anneleen_vb at today’s #JHA Council
➖ 🇧🇪 Minister for asylum and migration @anneleen_vb at today’s #JHA Council
October 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🎙️ ❝ You can't have solidarity without taking up responsibility. So for us, it's important that every member state will apply the Dublin rules ❞
➖ 🇧🇪 Minister for asylum and migration @anneleen_vb at today’s #JHA Council
➖ 🇧🇪 Minister for asylum and migration @anneleen_vb at today’s #JHA Council
🇧🇪 Minister for asylum and migration Anneleen Van Bossuyt takes part in the Home Affairs Council #JHA in Luxembourg today.
On the agenda ⇊
🛂 Strengthening the EU’s Return Policy
🌍 External dimension of migration
🛡️ Responding to geopolitical challenges and ensuring internal security
On the agenda ⇊
🛂 Strengthening the EU’s Return Policy
🌍 External dimension of migration
🛡️ Responding to geopolitical challenges and ensuring internal security
October 14, 2025 at 7:18 AM
🇧🇪 Minister for asylum and migration Anneleen Van Bossuyt takes part in the Home Affairs Council #JHA in Luxembourg today.
On the agenda ⇊
🛂 Strengthening the EU’s Return Policy
🌍 External dimension of migration
🛡️ Responding to geopolitical challenges and ensuring internal security
On the agenda ⇊
🛂 Strengthening the EU’s Return Policy
🌍 External dimension of migration
🛡️ Responding to geopolitical challenges and ensuring internal security
🎙️ ❝ It's very important to continue defending (…) these fundamental values that also are the basis of the EU. And we should protect it because we will never leave those who rely on guns and weapons take over ❞
➖ 🇧🇪 Justice Minister Annelies Verlinden at today’s #JHA Council
➖ 🇧🇪 Justice Minister Annelies Verlinden at today’s #JHA Council
October 13, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🎙️ ❝ It's very important to continue defending (…) these fundamental values that also are the basis of the EU. And we should protect it because we will never leave those who rely on guns and weapons take over ❞
➖ 🇧🇪 Justice Minister Annelies Verlinden at today’s #JHA Council
➖ 🇧🇪 Justice Minister Annelies Verlinden at today’s #JHA Council
