Projects

Summary: Agreement on cooperation between Flanders and the Czech Republic Signed: 12/02/2002 Sanctioned and promulgated: 21/02/2003 International ratification: 27/05/2003 Entry into force: 20/06/2003 pdf file515_Agreement in English.pdf (89 KB) pdf file515_Decreet.pdf (60 KB) pdf file515_Cooperation programme 2004-2005 in English.pdf (434 KB) pdf file515_Cooperation programme 2006-2007 in English.pdf (506 KB) pdf file515_Cooperation programme 2008-2010 in English.pdf (1.22 MB) pdf file515_Cooperation programme 2011-2013 in English.pdf (2.69 MB) pdf file515_Cooperation programme 2014

Summary: MoU between Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee and el Instituto de Fomento Pesquero (IFOP, Chili)  Signed: 29/03/2022 pdf file1269_Framework agreement in English.pdf (165 KB)

Project: Pieter Bruegel exhibition Beneficiary: Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (KHM) Budget: 150.000 euro Duration: 2018-2020 The Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (KHM) is dedicating the world’s first major monograph exhibition to Pieter Bruegel the Elder. 2019 sees the 450th anniversary of the dead Bruegel. The collection consists for a significant part of art collection of the Habsburg monarchy. The collection of paintings focuses on the old masters from the 15th to 18th century.

Project: digital disclosure of 'the Seasons', series of paintings of Pieter Bruegel  the Elder Beneficiary : Kunsthistorisch Museum Vienna Amount: 55 000 euro Duration: January 2020 - October 2021 Based on the succesful retrospective exhibition 'Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Once in a lifetime' in 2019, the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (KHM) has, with financial support from the Flemish government, developed an instrument to digitally collect and analyze Bruegel's works and make it accessible to a wide audience (insidebruegel.net). The huge success of this exhibition and website led to the

Summary: Partnership agreement Flanders- UNRWA Signed: 01/03/2022 pdf file1268_Agreement in English.pdf (223 KB)

As set out in the Flemish Coalition Agreement 2019-2024, the Government of Flanders is emphatically setting its sights on the North.  It is the ambition of the Government to make Flanders an undisputed reference region in the Europe of the 2020s. Building on the constructive cooperation with the Netherlands, Germany, and the Baltic States, the Government wishes to quickly join forces with the other Northern European countries.

Short summary: Arrangement between NATO and Belgium concerning the status of temporary personnel. Signed: 07/02/2022 pdf file1267_Arrangement in English.pdf (234 KB)    

Summary:  the UNESCO member states have adopted a new convention on higher education that will increase student mobility and simplify international recognition of qualifications. Signed: 25/09/2019 pdf file1265_Convention in English.pdf (396 KB)  

Summary: Flanders and Mozambique commit themselves to the implementation of the new country strategy paper for development cooperation between the two governments.  Signed: 31/01/2022 pdf file1264_Declaration in English.pdf (149 KB)  

Project: Capacity building of national statistical offices in two countries to close the gender data gap through citizen-generated data Beneficiary: OECD Amount: € 100,000 Duration: 12 months Quality data on gender are important for informed policy, especially in a context of post-covid recovery. The project provides capacity building in the field.

Programme:  ‘Skills and lifelong learning to facilitate access to and transitions in the labour market’ Beneficiary : International Labour Organisation  Amount: 709.000 euros Duration: 24 months  The Flemish contribution is focused on the thematic priority 'digitisation' with interventions at the national level in two emerging economies, India and South Africa, which is in line with the new cooperation relationship between Flanders and South Africa.

Project: Contributing to sustainable development through more inclusive trade that benefits a wider range of workers and businesses. Beneficiary: International Labor Organization Amount: 468,000 euros Duration: 24 months The project aims to develop and share knowledge through a better understanding of policy measures that provide an answer to (negative) trade effects on the labor market. In the first place, the project proposal aims to build knowledge through strengthening the capacity of ILO member states to implement international labor standards, including labor provisions.

On 28 May 2021, the Government of Flanders approved the fourth Country Strategy Paper for development cooperation with Mozambique. In doing so, Flanders once again gives depth and perspective to this cooperation for the next five years (2021-2025). Flanders developed the Strategy Paper in consultation with the Mozambican government and government. It is also based on a survey of the broad Flemish civil society and on the evaluation of the implementation of the previous Country Strategy Paper (2016-2020). Flanders and Mozambique will continue to focus on the health sector.

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

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 file1263_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 file1262_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.