Directorate-General for External Communication

The Directorate-General for External Communication:

• shares federal government decisions with the outside world
• informs the country’s citizens, journalists and organisations through a number of communication channels
• boosts Belgium’s image both domestically and internationally
• manages the Résidence Palace International Press Centre (IPC)
• aims to enhance the professionalism of the federal authorities’ information and communication departments
• offers products and services

The Directorate-General for External Communication has three departments:

This department is responsible for creating and drafting written and visual content as well as disseminating official information through various digital communication channels.

The department:

• drafts press releases on the decisions of the Council of Ministers which are published on news.belgium.be
• manages the federal portal www.belgium.be
• answers citizens’ questions
• creates visuals
• develops websites for the Chancellery, the federal government and the related institutions
• purchases domain names for the federal institutions
• manages social networks

Contact

Editorial department:   16_comex_redac@premier.fed.be 
Online:   16_comex_online@premier.fed.be 
Multimedia:   multimedia@premier.fed.be 

This department manages and coordinates the various federal public services’ information campaigns. They provide advice and support to the federal public services with regard to their communication actions: administrative, creative and budgetary follow-up.

Contact

  16_comex_campag@premier.fed.be 

This department organises promotional events and actions, is responsible for promoting Belgium’s image and manages the Résidence Palace International Press Centre (IPC).

The department:

• organises and coordinates press conferences, shows, concerts, receptions, exhibitions, etc.
• manages the subsidies awarded by the Chancellery
• manages the partnership with the European institutions for communication actions in Europe
• the IPC’s offering of infrastructure and services as a centre hosting Belgian and foreign journalists during events

Contact

Events and partnerships:   16_comex_event_partner@premier.fed.be 
IPC:   16_comex_ipc@premier.fed.be