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May 11th, 2022
Sexual violence as weapon of war in Ukraine cannot go unpunished
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo had a meeting today with Nadia Murrad, the Yezidi human rights activist who was awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize along with Dr. Denis Mukwege for her efforts against sexual violence as a weapon of war. During the discussion, Prime Minister De Croo emphasized that the acts of sexual violence committed by Russian soldiers in Ukraine cannot go unpunished.
Speech
May 9th, 2022
Europe Speech: A Fight for Freedom. How Putin's war renews Europe
Today, on Europe Day, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo held a Europa speech at the Französischer Dom in Berlin. Europe should repair the European dream, for everyone in Europe, by co-operating more in the area of energy and defence and extending the hand to countries embracing the European values of freedom, democracy and human rights.
News item
April 19th, 2022
Thalassa Summit: Closing Statement
On 19 April, the Belgian and Dutch governments held a joint "Thalassa Summit" in Ghent. We took stock of our intense collaboration and discussed how we will further strengthen our close relationship in the coming years.
Speech
April 13th, 2022
Speech to Belgian troops in Romania: "We will defend our freedom and democracy".
Speech at the Romanian military base near Constanta, in the presence of Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă.
Speech
March 31st, 2022
Prime Minister's reply to the Address by Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the House of Representatives today. Read Prime Minister Alexander De Croo’s full reply here.
