Projects

Summary: To further strengthen bilateral cooperation and relations, it was decided to establish one MoU which brings all thepre-existing MoUs together. The MoU provides a framework for cooperation in the fields of education, public health and welfare, environmental policy, innovation and clean technologies, business and investment, employment and vocational training, science, and renewable energy. Signed: 19/01/2022 pdf bestand1263_MoU in English.pdf (472 kB)

Summary: for the purpose of establishing air services between and beyond their respective territories. Signed: 03/11/2021 pdf bestand1262_Agreement in English.pdf (623 kB)

Summary: Double taxation treaties are treaties between two states in which they coordinate their tax collection to prevent citizens paying taxes twice or not at all. The Protocol will make the existing double taxation treaties compliant with the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan. Signed: 08/09/2021 pdf file1261_Protocol in English.pdf (256 KB)

Project: supporting female agricultural households in the Sinjar region, Iraq. Beneficiary: Nadia's Initiative Amount: 200,000 euros Islamic State committed genocide against the Yazidi community in the Sinjar region of northwestern Iraq in 2014. IS has deliberately destroyed farmland in the Sinjar region in the attacks, as well as the livelihood and food security of Yazidis.

Project: iSANS, Belarus Beneficiary: iSANS (International Strategic Action Network for Security) Amount: 46,800 euros Duration: 1 year iSANS is a network of international experts in support of democracy, the rule of law and state sovereignty in Europe and Eurasia.

Project: Queer Women in Egypt (Q-WEP) Beneficiary: Bedaya Organization ( Amount: 33,244 euro Duration: 1 year Bedayaa Organization fights for the rights of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression by building networks where members of the LGBTQI+ community can exchange knowledge and experiences and where they can rely on legal support and health care. This project aims to build a network for LBQ women in Egypt in 2021, where they can exchange knowledge and experiences and participate in cultural activities and workshops.

Project: Human dignity and inclusion, Mozaika, Latvia Beneficiary: Mozaika Amount: 41,450 euros Duration: 1 year Mozaika is the largest LGBTQI+ organization in Latvia and is co-organizer of the Baltic Pride, the establishment of which was supported by Flanders in 2005. This project, which will take place in 2021, aims to build up (legal) expertise to tackle discrimination. In addition, it will strengthen ties between civil society, businesses and legal experts.

Summary: The termination agreement implements the March 2018 European Court of Justice judgment (Achmea case), where the Court found that investor-State arbitration clauses in intra-EU bilateral investment treaties (“intra-EU BITs”) are incompatible with the EU Treaties. Signed: 05/05/2020 Sanctioned and promulgated: 26/11/2021 pdf file1242_Agreement in English.pdf (4.12 MB) pdf file1242_Decreet.pdf (106 KB)

Summary:The Agreement aims to facilitate the gainful occupation of certain family members of personnel of diplomatic missions from the sending State or of consular posts of the latter on the territory of the receiving State.  Signed: 10/02/2021 Sanctioned and promulgated: 26/11/2021 pdf file1248_Agreement in English.pdf (166 KB) pdf file1248_Decreet.pdf (103 KB)  

Summary: Joint Declaration FOUR MOTORS FOR EUROPE and Sverdlovsk Signed: 09/04/2008    pdf file796_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (183 KB)  

Summary: The Benelux countries and the Baltic States automatically recognize the higher education qualifications in the other signatory countries. Signed: 14/09/2021 pdf file1256_Agreement in English.pdf (282 KB)

Summary: for the purpose of establishing air services between and beyond their respective territories. Signed: 23/11/2012 pdf file1254_Agreement in English.pdf (367 KB)  

Project: With the help of citizen scientists and the innovative eDNA technique, the aim is to collect data on biodiversity in marine World Heritage sites in order to subsequently process the information scientifically and to conduct a global media campaign on biodiversity. Beneficiary: UNESCO Subsidy: USD 364,264 (+ USD 535,292 co-financing from the Flanders Unesco Science Trust Fund - FUST) Period: 2021 – 2023 This project aims to investigate biodiversity in a selection of UNESCO's 50 marine World Heritage sites through citizen science and the involvement of the local population, by using

Project: Building an online map platform for World Heritage sites, as well as collecting and creating digital maps of World Heritage, especially in Europe and North America during this first pilot phase. Beneficiary: UNESCO Grant: USD 296,306 Period: 2021 – 2022 The project aims to develop an online map platform for UNESCO. This pilot phase will start with the construction of a Geographical Information System (GIS) and the collection and creation of geological data for the World Heritage sites in Europe and North America.

Summary: The new agreement provides a framework for Armenia and the European Union to work together for the benefit of the citizens of Armenia. Signed: 24/11/2017 Sanctioned and promulgated: 29/06/2018 International ratification: 24/08/2021 Entry into force: 01/03/2021 pdf file1204_Agreement in English.pdf (27.09 MB) pdf file1204_Decreet.pdf (219 KB)  

Summary: In a co-production agreement, the contracting authorities lay down conditions that a production must meet in order to be recognized as an official co-production.  Signed: 05/07/2021 pdf file1252_Agreement in English.pdf (279 KB)    

Summary: MoU between the Chilean National Service for the Elderly (SENAMA) and the Flemish Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family (WVG) and the Agency for Care and Health. The cooperation will mainly focus on residential care, care inspection and accreditation, dementia policy (with a focus on young-onset dementia) and social integration and financing mechanisms in care infrastructure. Signed: 07/06/2021 pdf file1251_MoU in English.pdf (87 KB)

Summary: The IPA will replace the 20 existing bilateral investment agreements between Vietnam and 21 EU Member States. The agreement includes a new investment court system (ICS), comprising an Investment Tribunal and Appeal Tribunal to resolve disputes between EU investors and Vietnamese authorities (and vice-versa). Signed: 30/06/2019 Sanctioned and promulgated: 21/05/2021 pdf file1243_Agreement in English.pdf (11.13 MB) pdf file1243_Decreet.pdf (72 KB)  

Summary: The MoU provides a framework between the participants for discussion, communication and best practice exchange. Signed: 06/05/2015 pdf file1124_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (1.43 MB)

Summary: Declaration of Intent between Flanders and North Rhine-Westphalia to strengthen the economic cooperation    Signed: 07/05/2012 pdf file987_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (196 KB)