Bert Versmessen

🇺🇸 Meeting my esteemed colleague SoS Marco Rubio at such a pivotal moment for the world was an excellent opportunity for a substantive exchange between partners. We addressed key international issues, such as Greenland, Venezuela, Ukraine, the DRC and the Middle East. And as friends and allies do, we did it in an open and frank manner. Differences exist, but so do strong convergences and shared responsibilities. As allies, we remain committed to advancing common priorities and working together on the challenges ahead. Thank you for this very constructive discussion, dear @SecRubio! @BelgiumMFA

🌈 Time to break out the rainbow lanyards for the second ever Equality Council #EPSCO, where Minister @Robbeenders represents 🇧🇪 On the agenda: 🛑 Tackling domestic violence with stronger prevention and support 🏳️‍🌈Fighting LGBTIQ discrimination ♿ Advancing disability rights

REMCO EVENEPOEL 🇧🇪🫡 Your 2025 UCI Men Elite ITT World Champion 🌈 #Kigali2025

🇪🇺🇧🇪 Very productive exchange with Deputy Permanent Representative @bertversmessen & team on Education, Culture,Youth & Sport priorities for the upcoming semester.🤝

Great early meeting with @JorgensenJuul, DG Energy @EU_Commission, on the #REPowerEU roadmap, phasing out Russian energy imports, and advancing the Grid Package. Key priorities for 🇧🇪 and vital for a resilient and interconnected #EnergyUnion. #EUenergy #Interconnectivity

📞 Oh hello? It’s the Telecom Council calling, with Minister @vanessmatz representing Belgium 🇧🇪 On the agenda: ➖ Cyber crisis management ➖ Reliable and resilient connectivity ➖ AI Gigafactories ➖ Protecting minors from online harms and risks

Op 17 maart besloot Rwanda de diplomatieke betrekkingen met België met onmiddellijke ingang te verbreken. Onze ambassade in Kigali is gesloten. Voor consulaire diensten kunt u nu contact opnemen met onze ambassade in Nairobi kenya.diplomatie.belgium.be (1/2)

Meeting of the 🇪🇺 Competitiveness Council (industry and single market) today #COMPET. Deputy Prime minister @DavidClarinval and Flemish Minister-President @MDiependaele represent #Belgium 🇧🇪. 🏭 Clean industrial deal 🛃 Modernised single market 🛜 E-commerce 📝 Simplification

#EPSCO | EU employment and social affairs ministers met in Brussels today, where they discussed: ☑️ challenges of the silver transformation ☑️ European Semester 2025 Click to read the main results👇 europa.eu/!RcbMxr

#TdRwanda2025 Stats Winning the prologue "BRD Tujyane mu b'imbere" Ado Taillieu ( @lottocycling_) became the 80th rider to win a stage of #TdRwanda since 2009. #Rwanda #Belgium #TdRwanda2025 #TujyaneMuBImbere na #BRD

🤝 Le Roi et la Reine reçoivent les Ambassadeurs, Consuls généraux et Représentants permanents de la Belgique au Château de Laeken, dans le cadre des Journées diplomatiques, le rendez-vous annuel de la diplomatie belge.

🌳 This meeting will definitely plant a seed of inspiration 😉! 🇧🇪 Ministers @alainmaron & @KhattabiZakia represent Belgium today at the Environment Council, the last Coreper I Council of 2024! On the agenda: 🫧 Plastic pellets 🚙 End-of-life vehicles 🌏 2040 climate target

🇪🇺 Hey, Europe’s calling 😉📞! Telecom ministers meet today @EUCouncil, with 🇧🇪 Vice Prime Minister @pdsutter present. In the digital pipeline of ministers today: ✍️ Conclusions on @enisa_eu & the EU’s digital future 🤖 Digital decade & 2030 objectives

🇧🇪🫧 Fifth edition of our 'Belgians in the Bubble': 150 Belgians working in the 🇪🇺 institutions connecting, sharing, and getting ready for the new institutional cycle. A special moment for our 3 Ambassadors, who just started their mandate at the helm of @belgiumineu

👋 We welcome our colleague Bernard Quintin as Belgium’s new 🇧🇪 Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, and the Federal Cultural Institutions. He has sworn the oath today Monday December 2nd.

🔬 Last day of the work week = last Council of the week 😉! @ADolimont returns to @EUCouncil, representing 🇧🇪 at the research part of the #COMPET Council. ↪️ Ministers will share their thoughts on how research & innovation can further contribute to the EU’s 🇪🇺 competitiveness.

🧡 Violence against women & girls affects everyone. ✋ The 🇪🇺 EU stands united in the fight against gender-based violence. 🟠 To mark our firm commitment, 🇧🇪 Minister @MelissaDepr & Ambassador @bertversmessen join the #OrangeTheWorld at today’s #EYCS Council.

😎 Good Monday morning from #Brussels! Very first #EYCS Youth Council for Minister @MelissaDepr & Ambassador @bertversmessen ⬇️

Very pleased to welcome the Belgian students of the @collegeofeurope to the 🇧🇪🇪🇺 @BelgiuminEU last week. 12 (!) years after experiencing the College, it's nice to be on the other side and meet the upcoming generation of EU nerds 😜 With fellow CoE alumnus, Amb @bertversmessen!

Excited to welcome the new cohort of trainee diplomats from @BelgiumMFA to our PermRep, named after Paul-Henri Spaak. 🇧🇪🇪🇺 Wishing them a fruitful internship and looking forward to working together to continue advancing the interests of Belgium & the European Union. #Diplomacy