How can European institutions, organisations and agencies from EU member states and the private sector join forces to enable impactful investments in Africa's green energy transition? That is the key question at the high-level event organised by Belgian international cooperation agency Enabel and Swedish agency Sida on Wednesday 8 October in Brussels, on the eve of the European Commission's Global Gateway Forum on 9 and 10 October. 

Today, the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB), together with the FSMA, Febelfin, the FPS Economy, the Cyber Security Coalition and the police prevention services, is launching an awareness campaign via Safeonweb on a scale unprecedented in our country. The campaign aims to raise public awareness of fake online investments. This fraud technique cost Belgians €15 million in losses in the first half of the year. The new campaign coincides with both World Investor Week and European Cyber...

From October 5th to 10th, 2025, Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium, Representative of His Majesty the King, will lead a Belgian Economic Mission to the West Coast of the United States. The mission aims to encourage cross-investment and promote the international growth of Belgian companies in high value-added sectors. The program will take place in San Francisco from October 5th to 8th, before continuing in Los Angeles on October 9th and 10th.

The Belgian Debt Agency informs that it has accepted bids for a total amount of EUR 2.611 billion, distributed into the following lines :

On 9 September 2025, the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) kicked off with the theme “Better together: 80 years and beyond for peace, development and human rights”. However, this anniversary edition is overshadowed by the geopolitical crisis and a multilateralism under pressure.

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency

On 19 September 2025, BeGlobal (Enabel's youth programme) and Je m'engage pour l'Afrique (JMA) are organising a youth debate on the future of 'development cooperation'. Young professionals, changemakers, experts and prominent speakers enter into the debate with, among others, climate activist Adelaïde Charlier, former prime minister Alexander De Croo, former EU top official Stefano Manservisi. Writer and historian David Van Reybrouck takes care of the evening’s conclusions. 

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency

In order to better protect citizens against online fraud, the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) is working with its partners on a joint methodology that will enable faster action to be taken against unreliable websites, thereby preventing new victims. As part of a new collaboration with the FPS Economy, this approach has already been applied to 30 websites, enabling almost 25,000 people to be warned in good time.

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency