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Press Release 14.09.2026
Two new satellites to observe the health of our planet

Press Releases

Press Release 27.08.2026
Better weather forecasts, climate monitoring and faster warnings for severe storms

Event MERI

Conference MERI
Science, technology and innovation: what will be the next chapter?

Website Eureka
  • The website Eureka will offer a unique behind-the-scenes look at the Belgian Eureka presidency. With ambition and drive, we are launching this exceptional year for BELSPO and the three Regions.
    To the website Eureka...
Choose Belgium

Section: Choose Belgium

  • A video portrait series giving the floor to international researchers who have chosen Belgium to pursue their scientific career.
Belgian Space Career Profiles

Section: Belgian Space Career Profiles - Sophie Pireaux

  • The Space Industry offers a wide variety of careers and opportunities. On this webpage you’ll find a number of career stories of people working in diverse areas of the Space sector

Themes

Research Programmes and infrastructures

Research Programmes and infrastructures

  • Research Programmes and projects: Aeronautics • BRAIN-be • DIGIT • Drugs • FED-tWIN  • Impulse Actions • P4Science-S4Policy • POST-COVID
    Research infrastructures: BCCM • RV Belgica • Biodiversity • Prinsess Elisabeth Station
    National and international co-operation: Scientific diving • DEFRA • ERA-NETs • ESFRI-FED • JPI and Partnerships
Space Research & Applications

Space Research & Applications

  • Space in Belgium • Belspo programmes and initiatives • European Space Agency (ESA) • Space in the European Union • Other international partners • Education & public
Museums and Federal Scientific Institutes

Museums and Federal Scientific Institutes

  • Institute for Cultural Heritage • Museum for Natural Sciences • Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy • KBR • Museums for Art and History • AfricaMuseum • Museums of Fine Arts • RMI • Royal Observatory • State Archives
Federal, Interfederal and International Co-ordination

Federal, Interfederal and International Co-ordination

  • Concertation with the authorities • European co-operation • Bilateral co-operation • Other multilateral international cooperation • Federal Council for Science Policy • Research and Development
Monitoring and evaluation of research & innovation (MERI) (new window)

Monitoring and evaluation of research & innovation (MERI)

  • MERI is recognised by Eurostat as a statistical entity and as a research entity.
    MERI creates official statistics on research and innovation, and analyses trends and shifts in the data.
Notification Fiscality

Notification Fiscality

  • Notification withholding tax R&D • Tax deduction for innovation income relating to computer software • Tax shelter performing arts
BELNET

BELNET

  • Belnet: connectivity dedicated to its target audience.
    Belnet is the privileged partner of higher education, research and administration for connectivity.
Culture, education and research

Culture, education and research

  • Cultural organisations and activities • Residual Federal Education Policy • Linguistic control in schools • Federal partner institutions and other subsidized organisations • Other federal scientific institutes not dependent from the Belgian Science Policy
Database of research projects

Database of research projects

  • Database of research projects FEDRA
    Database of research projects INVENT

Our Websites

  • Belnet  - Belgian network
  • Belspo-EUprojects   - BELSPO participation in European projects
  • BCCM  - Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms
  • BEO-Platform  - Belgian Earth Observation Platform
  • Biodiversity.be  - Belgian Biodiversity Platform
  • BRAIN-be | BRAIN-be 2.0  - Belgian Research Action through Interdisciplinary Networks
  • Citizen Science (CS)  - CS-initiatives of the Federal Scientific Institutes (FSI)
  • COST Belgium
  • Council - Federal Council for Science Policy
  • COVID-19 - Research and infrastructures supported by BELSPO in Dutch or French
  • DEFRA  - DEFRA research programme (Defence-related Research Action)
  • DIGIT - Digitization Programme of the Belgian Science Policy
  • Drugs  - Research programme in support of the federal drugs policy document
  • ESFRI-FED  - Structural programme in support of federal components of ESFRI research infrastructures
  • EUBelgium24 - Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union
  • EUREKA Belgium
  • FED-tWIN
  • Impuls - Impulse Actions
  • NCP Federal BE - Horizon Europe
  • Open Science  - Open Science at BELSPO
  • P4Science-S4Policy  - The research programmes "Policy for Science” (P4Science) & “Science for Policy” (S4Policy).
  • POST-COVID  - Building an evidence base and lessons learned for future preparedness
  • ResearchSecurity  - Secure international collaboration - Research Security (BELSPO)
  • RV Belgica   - The federal research vessel "Belgica"
  • SpaceTalks - BELSPO Space Talks’
  • Visa  - Scientific visa

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