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Commemoration of Brussels attacks: “We must never forget the victims”  

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

Prime Minister De Croo spoke with the Austrian Chancellor in Vienna   

On Tuesday 14 February, Prime Minister De Croo visited a collection campaign for the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey. He talked to the many volunteers there.  

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have met in Zeebrugge today for a Belgian-German energy summit. This is the first bilateral energy summit between Belgium and Germany.

De federale regering heeft een nieuw pakket militaire steun toegekend aan Oekraïne. We blijven de Oekraïense bevolking ook humanitair steunen. Dat heeft Eerste Minister Alexander De Croo bekendgemaakt, samen met de ministers van Defensie, Buitenlandse Zaken en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking.

Prime Minister De Croo announced a new Belgian aid package during a visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib.

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.

The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mr. Abdel Fattah El Sisi, and the Prime Minister of Belgium, Mr Alexander De Croo, announced the launch of the “Global Renewable Hydrogen Forum” during the High-Level Roundtable on “Investing in the future of Energy: Green Hydrogen” in the margins of the Sharm  El Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit at COP27.

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.