NATO ministerial: Afghanistan
Today, Friday 20 August, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary Sophie Wilmès attended NATO's extraordinary Foreign Affairs ministerial meeting by video conference, which was organised following the situation in Afghanistan.
Extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council: Afghanistan
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary Sophie Wilmès attended an extraordinary meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on Tuesday 17 August by video conference, which was organised following the latest developments in Afghanistan, where the radical-Islamist Taliban have gained control of the country after a rapid advance.
Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union of 12 July: conclusions
On Monday 12 July, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sophie Wilmès, and her European counterparts met in Brussels for the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting.
Equal Rights Coalition: committed to LGBTIQ rights
Deputy Prime Minister Wilmès took the floor during the Equal Rights Coalition. She stressed that combating discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and gender characteristics, as well as strengthening the safety of LGBTIQ persons are priorities for Belgium.
Seminar on the EU Strategic Compass
Introductory speech by Sophie Wilmès, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Seminar on the EU Strategic Compass.
Generation Equality Forum: Belgium renews commitment to women’s rights
Deputy Prime Minister Wilmès took the floor during the Generation Equality Forum. She announced that Belgium will further strengthen measures to combat gender-based violence, by developing a 6th National Action Plan against gender-based violence based on the Istanbul Convention, as well as a 4th National Action Plan 'Women, Peace and Security'.
Eighteen countries unite at Belgium’s initiative to defend LGBTIQ rights in Europe
18 European Union Member States, at the initiative of Belgium, expressed their deep concern in a joint declaration about the adoption by the Hungarian Parliament of amendments that discriminate against LGBTIQ people and violate the right to freedom of expression under the pretext of protecting children.
Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union of 21 June: conclusions
On Monday 21 June, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sophie Wilmès, met her European counterparts in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for a Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting.
Report on the bilateral visit to Spain
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilmès made a bilateral visit to Spain on Wednesday 2 June.
NATO June Summit Preparatory Ministerial meeting: Conclusions
On Tuesday 1 June, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sophie Wilmès, participated in a video conference at the NATO Foreign Affairs Ministerial meeting, which sought to prepare the discussions of the Summit of Heads of State and Government on 14 June in Brussels, and in particular the actions that will be implemented within the framework of the NATO 2030 initiative to strengthen the alliance and prepare it for the security challenges of the future.
Informal Council of the European Foreign Affairs Ministers of 27 May: conclusions
This Thursday 27 May, at the invitation of the Portuguese Presidency, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sophie Wilmès, joined her European colleagues at the informal half-yearly Council (Gymnich) in Lisbon.
Meeting with Honduran Ministers H.E. Lisandro Rosales Banegas and H.E. Carlos Alberto Madero Erazo, and Deputy Minister H.E. Karen Alejandra Najarro Bonilla
This Wednesday 26 May, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sophie Wilmès, met three Honduran Ministers during their visit to Europe.