Speeches

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May 22nd, 2023

Prime Minister's Speech on the occasion of the celebration of Wirtschaftsrat Deutschland

Prime Minister De Croo delivered a keynote speech in Berlin at the invitation of Chancellor Scholz and German industry following the 60th anniversary celebration of Wirtschaftsrat Deutschland.
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May 17th, 2023

Speech Prime Minister Alexander De Croo at Council of Europe Summit in Iceland

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo spoke today at the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the Council of Europe in Reykjavik.Read the Prime Minister’s full speech below. 
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May 8th, 2023

Speech for the reopening of the Antwerp main synagogue and commemoration of the Antwerp Kristallnacht

Today, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo gave a speech at the reopening of the main synagogue of the Antwerp Israelite Orthodox Congregation, Machsike Hadass. In his speech, he also reflected on Antwerp's Kristallnacht and argued in favour of dialogue and connection.
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March 31st, 2023

Second Summit for Democracy

Second Summit for Democracy 
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March 31st, 2023

'Not just commemorate, also penalise'

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo participated remotely in the Bucha Summit today. March 31 marks exactly one year since Bucha was liberated and Russian war crimes came to light. 
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February 17th, 2023

Speech delivered at the Conference 'Working Together on a Secure and Trustworthy Port' Antwerp 17 February 2023

Speech delivered at the Conference 'Working Together on a Secure and Trustworthy Port' Antwerp 17 February 2023
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November 22nd, 2022

Speech of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament

Seventy years ago, the first session of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community took place in Strasbourg, which marked the beginning of the European Parliament. A special ceremony is held in Strasbourg today to commemorate this anniversary. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo took the floor for our country and reflected on 70 years of democracy in action.
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November 8th, 2022

Speech at COP27 climate conference

Read Prime Minister Alexander De Croo's full speech at the climate conference in Sharm El Sheikh here. In his speech, the Prime Minister made the case for inclusivity and cooperation to tackle the climate crisis. Young, old, private, public sector, north, south, we must all go all-in to tackle today's challenges.
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September 23rd, 2022

Address before the United Nations General Assembly

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In his speech, he reflected on the atrocities committed in the war in Ukraine, addressed the energy crisis and made a plea to continue fighting for human rights and liberal democracy. Belgium is a candidate for membership of the UN Human Rights Council 2023-2025.
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August 29th, 2022

Prime Minister's speech at the ONS conference

Today, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo is attending the Offshore Northern Seas Conference (ONS) in Stavanger, Norway. ONS is an international energy conference  that brings together politicians, business leaders, opinion makers and academics on relevant themes in the energy sector. In his keynote speech, the Prime Minister called on the European countries and Norway in particular to work together and reiterated his plea for an intervention in the 'irrational' gas market to protect…
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