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߽ ϴ ٽ , ŸƮ м 'ŸƮũ'(StartupBlink) 2026 翡 ۷ι ŸƮ ° 23, ŸƮ 12 ϴ Ͻ ȯ ϰ ִ. Ư Ѱ踦 غϱ â ʱ ܰ ۷ι ϴ ұ ߽ ũ(Deep-tech) ŸƮ ̰ ־, ѱ ó ʱμ ġ Դ. ̹ ذ 籹 åȭ ŸƮ ȭ, η , Ͻ Ī ü ȣ Եƴ.
ذ ü ̾ ڸ㿡 븣 ø ұڿں 籹 å Ȱȭ ɵ ְ ߴ. dz Ͻ ڿ ѱ ÷ ŸƮ ʿ伺 ϸ, 12 ѱ ֵǴ Ը ۷ι ŸƮ 'ľ(COMEUP) 2026' ǥܰ ŸƮ ûߴ. ̿ Բ ߱ΰ â ° ' â' Ʈ 5 £ ۷ι â 'SVC(Startup Venture Campus) ' Ұϸ 籹 å Ȯ븦 ߴ. ̳ ȸ ߵ ȭ ػ Ȳ ϴ , (EU) źұ(CBAM) ַλ ûߴ.
ΰ ٽ ũ °谡 ߴ ο ʷ ұ о ä ϰ, ŸƮ SVC ۷ι 'ľ' ܱ ģ ѱ ܿ Ȯ ȴ. Ư ̡ б ۷ι ٺȭ ӿ EU ΰ ġ â ó 庮 Ѵ δ.
ٸ, ̷ ذ ܼ ܱ 糪 ġ ʱ ؼ, (ö帣, ߷δϾ, ) 3 ļ ȹ ħǾ Ѵٴ ʴ. Ư ġ ſ , 㰡 ΰ ִ 찡 ̴. Һóδ ̹ MOU ü , Ưȭ ̿롤 о (IMEC ) ũ ŸƮ Īϴ ǹ ļ ӵ ְ ؾ Ѵ. ƿ EU ѱ ä ϴ 㺸ϴ ִ ݵǾ߸ 츮 ߽ɿ ̴.
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Noh Yong-seok, Vice Minister of Startups and SMEs, stated, "Belgium is called the 'Heart of the European Union' (Heart of EU) and possesses world-class research infrastructure and a business-friendly environment. Through establishing this partnership with the Belgian federal government, we will activate a practical and dynamic cooperation system for our SMEs and startups to enter the European market." The Ministry of Startups and SMEs announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 'SMEs and Startup Cooperation' with the Belgian Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Self-Employed at 1 p.m. on June 10. This MOU marks the first time since the establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Belgium that the two nations are pursuing mutual cooperation between federal governments in the SME sector, carrying deep significance in establishing a new institutional foundation for Korean SMEs and venture companies to enter the European market.
Belgium is a geographical center of Western Europe and a core gateway to the European market, evaluated as having an excellent business environment, ranking 23rd in the global startup ecosystem and 12th in startup support functions in the 2026 survey by 'StartupBlink', a startup analysis institution. In particular, to overcome its small domestic market, Belgium shows strong competence in deep-tech startups centered on small but strong companies that knock on the global market from their early stages of foundation. Thus, the necessity of utilizing Belgium as an advanced base and strategic stronghold for Korean SMEs and venture companies to enter Europe has been consistently raised. This MOU between Korea and Belgium in the SME and startup sector reflects mutual cooperation plans, including strengthening support for SMEs and startups through bilateral policy dialogues, exchanging professional personnel, technological cooperation, and driving business matching projects.
Immediately following the signing of the MOU, a bilateral meeting was held between Vice Minister Noh and Eléonore Simonet, the Belgian Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises and Self-Employed, to discuss measures for policy exchanges. In the meeting, Vice Minister Noh exchanged views on the necessity of startup cooperation linking Belgium's business resources with Korea's excellent technological prowess. He officially invited Belgian government officials and startups to 'COMEUP 2026,' a large-scale global startup festival to be held in Korea this coming December. Concurrently, he introduced the 'Startups for All' project, driven by the ministry from this year to leap into a national startup era, and 'SVC (Startup Venture Campus) Seoul,' a global startup collaboration space opened in May this year, proposing an expansion of policy exchanges between the two nations. Meanwhile, Vice Minister Noh held a 'Meeting with Korean Companies in Belgium' in the morning of the same day to examine European Union (EU) trade regulation trends and listen to field difficulties of Korean companies experiencing hardships in logistics and overseas expansion due to the recent Middle East crisis.
The government opening an official cooperation channel in the SME sector with the Belgian federal government—a key Western European stronghold with a developed deep-tech ecosystem—and executing sales diplomacy by linking domestic startup infrastructures like SVC Seoul and the global event 'COMEUP' is evaluated as a positive achievement for expanding the horizons of the Korean economy, which relies heavily on foreign trade. In particular, amid US-China hegemony competition and global supply chain diversification, securing a direct cooperation window with Belgium, where the EU headquarters is located, is expected to act as a buffer zone for Korean venture companies to overcome local regulatory barriers.
However, critics point out that for this bilateral MOU to avoid ending up as mere diplomatic rhetoric or a formal exchange, a three-dimensional follow-up execution plan must be supported, considering the unique economic administrative authorities among Belgium's regional governments (Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels) under the federal umbrella. Due to the characteristics of Belgium, regional governments hold extremely strong autonomy, meaning that practical corporate support budgets and licensing powers are often managed by regional governments. Therefore, the Ministry of Startups and SMEs must look beyond the achievements of this federal-level MOU and rapidly deploy practical follow-up administration that directly matches Korean tech startups with local research institutes (such as IMEC) and regional governments specializing in bio, nano, and logistics sectors. Furthermore, a permanent communication channel must be established for local Korean companies suffering from EU trade regulations to ensure qualitative growth and stable settlement in the center of the European market.
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