Always a pleasure to engage with young Belgians! Ambassador Karen van Vlierberge -K2V welcomed🇧🇪 liberal students during their visit to #Dublin & was happy to provide insights on Belgian-Irish relations and #diplomacy. Hopefully we convinced some of them to join the diplomatic service! 💪

Ceci n’est pas une Madeleine. Congrats Alliance Française Dublin & Fabienne Clérot for the opening of coffee shop #Madeleine with a surrealistic clin d’oeil! A great space for connecting as I experienced when receiving a 🇧🇪 1918 “livret du soldat” from Lewis Purser Irish Universities Assoc.. #cafemadeleine

No #PressFreedom, no democracy. Allowing journalists to work freely and independently is a cornerstone for a well-functioning and open democracy. On today’s #WorldPressFreedomDay, 🇧🇪 stands up for the rights of journalists. #ThankAJournalist #WPFD2025 #PressFreedomDay

Today we celebrate the founding of the Council of Europe. Since 1949 it has worked to interweave the fundamental citizen’s rights with every aspect of life. As a founding member 🇧🇪 works tirelessly to uphold the rights and freedoms of everyone in this pan-European family.

Warm welcome Micheál Martin to #Belgium & my hometown Stad Antwerpen & its vibrant Port of Antwerp-Bruges ⚓️ 🙏 inspiring exchange with 🇧🇪 PM Bart De Wever on #Trade, #competitivness, #Energy, #UA, #MEPP, & EU-UK relations. 🇧🇪&🇮🇪 working 🤝 for 🇪🇺 project! #StrongerTogether

Whilst Micheál Martin visited Port of Antwerp-Bruges, I welcomed a delegation of the Port for a working trip & networking event in 🇮🇪. Those visits underline & strenghten the strong ⚓️maritime coopération between 🇧🇪🇮🇪 companies & Ports🚢. #SupplyChain #shortseashipping

🏳️‍🌈 On this International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (#IDAHOT), now more than ever, we stand together in celebrating diversity and promoting respect for the #LGBTQI+ community. We embrace all forms of love and identities❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #LoveIsLove

Enjoying 24 hrs in my beautiful hometown Stad Antwerpen ranking 5th🏅#2025HappyCityIndex. As beating ♥️ of 🇧🇪 economic & cultural landscape, #Antwerp effortlessly blends #history, #commerce, and #innovation. A welcoming smart city where 🇮🇪 feel at home. #portantwerpbruges

So proud to host a farewell reception for 🇮🇪 Rossa Mulcahy Clancy at 🇧🇪 BNS Louise-Marie Dublin Port. 🙏Belgian Navy 🇧🇪 Commandant F931 Louise-Marie Gacas & crew for the great hospitality! 🙏Lord Mayor of Dublin for your warm words. Fair winds & following seas as new 🇪🇺Chair of the EU Military Committee dear General!

Always a pleasure to Visit Cork & strengthen 🇧🇪🇮🇪 relations. 🙏 Iar Ard Mhéara Chorcaí, Cllr. Dan Boyle & Port of Cork for the warm welcome & interesting exchange on #ORE, #Trade, #USA, #phamra & 🚢 routes. Inspiring visit Tyndall Institute working 🤝🇧🇪imec on innovative digital technologies!

Proud to welcome 🙋‍♀️football team of Belgian Defence for a friendly match with 🇮🇪 Óglaigh na hÉireann in #Dublin. 🌧️ could not ruin the party & although as a diplomat, I secretly hoped for a draw I was very proud with the 2-0 win of our🇧🇪 girls! 💪 Kudos 🙌 #sportsdiplomacy ⚽️🥅

❓ Define a proud moment in your career? On today's International Day for #WomeninDiplomacy, Belgian women diplomats, who represent our country abroad with passion, determination & expertise, share defining moments in their career. [1/3] ⤵️

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🚺Globally & in Belgium, women remain underrepresented in #diplomacy. Yet, this is not so Belgium in Ireland: with Amb. Karen van Vlierberge -K2V, DHOM Katrijn Coppens & Consul Karle De Volder, our #Embassy has a fully female diplomatic team, proudly representing 🇧🇪 #InternationalDayofWomeninDiplomacy

🌈Embassies in Ireland have come together to reaffirm our shared commitment to diversity and inclusion through the Diplomats for Equality 2025 Declaration This year’s initiative was co-chaired by 🇨🇴 Colombia and 🇪🇸 Spain - as we share the presidency of the Equal Rights Coalition

🌈Happy #DublinPride ! #Belgium is committed to the human rights of LGBTQI+ people, in our own country and abroad. A pleasure to show our support by participating in the Parade with #Diplomats4Equality 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Always very moved when hearing the #LastPost 🎶🎺 🙏 Royal British Legion Republic of Ireland & Defence Forces School of Music (Ireland) for another sober Remembrance ceremony in #islandbridge. 🇧🇪 paying tribute to all the brave 🇮🇪 women & man who fell to defend our freedom on the Battlefield of the #Somme. #LestWeForget 🌺 #WWI

Happy National Day, Belgium! 🇧🇪 Gelukkige nationale feestdag! Joyeuse fête nationale! Einen frohen Nationalfeiertag! Wishing all Belgians, in Ireland and around the globe, happy celebrations 🇮🇪🤝🇧🇪🇪🇺 Embassy of Ireland, Belgium Belgium in Ireland

A bittersweet 21 July: on this year’s Belgian National Day, Ambassador Karen van Vlierberge -K2V hosted the 🇧🇪 community in #Ireland for the very last time. 400 people braved the Irish summer weather to say goodbye - and to enjoy Belgian fries, mussels, waffles & beers 🍻 Sláinte, Dublin! ☘️

Our new Ambassador-designate is in town! The 🇧🇪 Embassy welcomes Mr. Nicolas Nihon, who landed today in Dublin with his family!