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YATA Belgium

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België
Brussels
YATA Belgium

Youth-led organization promoting global security awareness and dialogue.
🇧🇪chapter of YATA International.

02/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the very first edition of BEYOND – Belgian Youth on Defence! 🛡️

A sincere thank you to our speakers:
- Theo Francken
- Jelle Neyt
- Paul Savereux
- Kathleen Depoorter

This inaugural forum truly exceeded our expectations! What made it special was, beyond the high-level discussions, your energy in the room.

🌍 Your ideas and international perspectives gave BEYOND its unique character: young professionals engaging directly with policymakers and defence experts on the future of European security.

For those who just joined us: welcome to YATA Belgium! We’re excited to keep building this community together. 🤝

📸 Thank you Noah Azzouzi for the amazing photos!

10/12/2025

Meet Hakan, the creative force behind Ghent’s new pop-up Third Wave, where cocktails become a cultural experience. 🍸

Join YATA Belgium on 13 December at 16:30 for an exclusive cocktail workshop with Hakan: create your own liqueur and mix a signature drink.

📍 Third Wave, Dampoortstraat 47
📝 Register via link in comments

08/12/2025

As the year slowly draws to a close, so does the first year of YATA Belgium’s elected board. And what a year it has been!

Twelve months ago, we started as a small team with big ambitions.

Today, our community has grown to nearly 100 students and young professionals, and our volunteer team has doubled with an extra board member and project officers. We are also growing our reach on social media, tripling our Instagram following and reaching nearly 1,000 followers on LinkedIn.

We hosted a broad programme of visits, policy briefings, and academic events: from NATO Headquarters, SHAPE, and the Belgian Parliament, to lectures and workshops at Belgian universities. Our members met leaders like NATO CMC Admiral Rob Bauer, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker, and Belgian Minister of Defence HE Theo Francken, giving young professionals a real voice in strategic debates.

We represented the next generation at international events such as the Berlin Security Conference, the NATO Youth Summit, Brussels Forum (GMF), the Atlantic Assembly, and the NATO Public Forum in The Hague, gaining first-hand insights into foreign policy, strategic communications, and transatlantic cooperation.

We strengthened partnerships across YATA International, national YATA chapters, and Belgian youth organisations like Jeunes MR and Lie Detectors.

With this foundation, we step confidently into our second year. Thank you to everyone who joined us on this journey.

The future is Atlantic 🤝

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