Centuries of common history means relations with the neighbouring Netherlands are extremely close. This, of course, is primarily because of the common Dutch language that led to the founding of the Dutch Language Union in 1980. This convention was still concluded by the Kingdom of Belgium on behalf of the Dutch Cultural Community, because, at the time, Flanders still did not have the authority to conclude international treaties. This changed in 1993 with the Saint Michael’s Agreement. In 1995, a Cultural Convention was concluded, ensuring cooperation between Flanders and the Netherlands in the promotion of culture, education, science and well-being.
There were also a number of agreements relating to the expansion and management of the Westerschelde waterway. In addition, treaties were concluded on the subject of the shared rivers of the Scheldt and Meuse with regard to their protection, flow rate and water quality. The prime ministers of Flanders and the Netherlands meet at least once per year, while the corresponding ministers and officials are regularly in contact with each other on a bilateral level, but also in a European context.
- Memorandum of Understanding between Mozambique and Catalonia, European Commission, Flanders, France, Finland, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and Switzerland regarding PROSAUDE II
- Protocol on the cooperation between the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education and Civil Services of the Flemish Community of Belgium and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Netherlands
- Agreement on the International Tracing Service and Partnership Agreement between the Federal Archives of Germany and the International Tracing Service
- Treaty on the automatic recognition of higher education qualifications
- Agreement between the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of the Netherlands in respect of the Netherlands Antilles relating to air transport
- Grant to the Architecture Workroom Brussels vzw (AWB) for organizing the Delta Atelier trajectory, 2019
- Grant to Rubenianum for the visitor programme of the Center for Dutch Art, 2018
- Grant to Architecture Workroom Brussels (AWB), 2018
- Grant to the Flanders Architecture Institute for the exhibition What Could Have Been, 2018
- Grant to Architecture Workroom Brussels (AWB) for the organisation of the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (2018)