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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.
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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.
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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.
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February 24th, 2022

Declaration of the Prime Minister on the Russian invasion in Ukraine

Declaration of the Prime Minister in federal parlement on the Russian invasion in Ukraine.
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December 8th, 2021

Summit for Democracy: Belgian declaration

The Belgian declaration, pronounced by Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, during the Leaders’ Plenary Session of the Summit for Democracy.
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November 2nd, 2021

World Leaders Summit COP26

You can read the full address held by Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo at the UN Climate Conference COP26 in Glasgow here.
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October 27th, 2021

Opening address at the College of Europe

Opening address of the Prime Minister during the Opening Ceremony of the College of Europe in Bruges.
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October 15th, 2021

Speech by the Prime Minister on the occasion of the official visit of Angela Merkel

Speech of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo at the press conference on the occasion of the official visit of Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany.
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September 24th, 2021

Address to the 76th UN General Assembly

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In his speech, he reflected on the importance of multilateral cooperation to tackle the major crises and vulnerabilities of our time. 
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September 24th, 2021

UNGA: Statement on the High-Level Dialogue on Energy

Statement of the Prime Minister at the High-Level Dialogue on Energy at the UN General Assembly.
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