Norwegian Embassy in Brussels

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🌟Yesterday, the Norwegian Minister of Energy Terje Aasland and his Belgian counterpart Tinne Van der Straeten signed a joint statement on offshore wind! A letter of intent regarding the pipeline transport of CO2 between our two countries was also signed ✍️ This will make the green energy cooperation between Norway and Belgium closer and promote the safe transportation and storage of CO2 🌍 The statement and letter of intent were signed in the presence of HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium. 🇳🇴🤝🇧🇪 The signing took place in Oslo during Belgium’s Princely Economic Mission to Norway, which has brought together a large Belgian business delegation, headed by HRH Princess Astrid, that seeks to strengthen the economic bonds between Norway and Belgium! The Mission has lasted between the 16th and 19th of June and concludes today. Belgian Foreign Trade Agency (BFTA) Wallonia.be/en, Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT), hub.brussels,  🙌 📸Photos: Belgian foreign ministry Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d-cFUQEs

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HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium and Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib are on an Economic Mission to Norway in Oslo from June 16th to 19th 🌟 with Belgian Foreign Trade Agency (BFTA), Wallonia.be/en , Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) and hub.brussels ! 🇧🇪 🇳🇴

🇳🇴🇪🇺This Tuesday on May 28th, Norway signed a strategic partnership agreement with the European Union on security and defence policy! More information here: https://lnkd.in/dV7t8CPg Informations en français ici: https://lnkd.in/dGxfPT3t Informasjon på norsk her: https://lnkd.in/ezJzrBD6 Foto: Mathias Rongved

Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of welcoming Jørn Gloslie, Ambassador of Norway to Belgium to our office. 🤝 We introduced our company, discussed the offshore wind project, Sørlige Nordsjø II, how the Ventyr consortium operates and what the next steps are in the project timeline. 💬 Next month, our co-CEO Eric Antoons will participate in the Belgian Economic Mission to Norway #BEmissionNOR, presided by HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King to further enhance the Belgian-Norwegian collaboration and strengthen partnerships. Pictured (from left to right): Peter Caluwaerts, Head of Projects at Parkwind, Eric Antoons, co-CEO at Parkwind, Jørn Gloslie, Norwegian Ambassador to Belgium @Norwegian Embassy in Brussels and François Van Leeuw, co-CEO at Parkwind.

#BEmissionNOR (16-19/06/2024) In anticipation of the Belgian Economic Mission to Norway, which will be presided by HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency engaged in a compelling discussion with 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 Jørn Gloslie, 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺, shedding light on Norway's economic landscape, key strengths, and the robust ties between our nations. Explore the insightful conversation preceding this forthcoming mission: https://lnkd.in/g5VaWii7   Ministry of Foreign Affairs Belgium Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) Wallonia Export & Investment Agency hub.brussels Belgian Foreign Trade Agency (BFTA) Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

We congratulate NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who received Belgium’s highest honour, the Grand Cordon in the Order of Leopold, in Brussels on Friday. 🇧🇪 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d6nUgfui

Ambassador Jørn Gloslie had the pleasure of meeting Governor Cathy Berx, as well Professor Lerwig Leis, the rector-elect at the University of Antwerp, during a trip to the Antwerp province yesterday! 🇧🇪🔺 This was the first meeting between Governor Berx and Ambassador Gloslie since the latter assumed his position last year. Among the topics discussed were energy and climate policy. 🤝🌍 Among the topics discussed with soon-to-be Rector Leirs were student exchanges between the University of Antwerp and Norwegian universities, which has more than doubled during the last decades.🧑🎓 A special thank you to Consul Baudouin Lagrange for arranging the trip!

Norway is strengthening its CO2 transport- and storage capacities with four other northern European countries. 🤝 🇧🇪🇩🇰🇳🇱🇳🇴🇸🇪   The Norwegian State Secretary Elisabeth Sæther participated in the informal meeting of EU Energy Ministers in Brussels on the 15th and 16th of April. In the margins of the meeting, Norway signed four bilateral MOUs with Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden on the transport and storage of CO2 across borders. This agreement is important for the climate🌍, for our industries⚙️ and for the first full-scale European CCS project “Longship"🚢.   ✍ The MOUs were signed by State Secretary Alexia Bertrand from Belgium 🇧🇪, the Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard 🇩🇰, State Secretary Daniel Liljeberg from Sweden 🇸🇪, and Director Caroline Kollau from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy 🇳🇱   For more information, see the link below: https://lnkd.in/dqC4b7Sx