Fedict - the Federal public service for Information and Communication technology - has just completed the upgrade of the FedMAN computer network in co-operation with BELNET. FedMAN connects the federal administrations with each other, the general population, the e-government applications and the Internet. The provision of governmental services and the efficient exchange of information between government departments can but improve with the new network.

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency

Concerned about current problems along the Transdniestrian section of the Moldovan-Ukrainian state border, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has instructed the Organization's Mission in Moldova to consult all parties with a view to finding a solution.

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency

The government institute BELNET currently provides high-speed Internet access for Belgian universities, colleges of higher education and research centres at a rate of 2.5 gigabits per second. By next year, that figure is set to quadruple to 10 gigabits per second. That will offer a capacity thousands of times higher than commercial broadband Internet in Belgium. BELNET's decision follows recent evolutions on the European front.

Belgian universities currently communicate with each other and...

Belgian Chairman of OSCE expresses concern at the violent protests over the religious cartoons and calls for balance between freedom of expression and respect for religious and other beliefs

The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has offered his sincere condolences to the people of Kosovo and the family of President Ibrahim Rugova, on hearing the news of his death earlier today.

OSCE Chairman welcomes invitation to observe Belarus presidential election

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency