Brussels Parliament
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The Council of the Region of Brussels-Capital, or Brussels Regional Parliament (French: Conseil de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale or Parlement Bruxellois, Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Parlement or Brusselse Hoofdstedelijke Raad), is the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium.
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Elections
Elections of 75 Brussels regional deputies take place every five years[1]. Here is the list of past regional elections:
- June 18, 1989 (first elections)
- May 21, 1995, coincided with the federal legislative elections;
- June 13, 1999
- June 13, 2004, coincided with the European Parliament elections.
Functions
The Brussels Parliament role mainly consists in controlling the government of the Brussels-Capital region, approving the budget and creating and passing laws[2].
See also
- Belgian Federal Parliament (federal assembly - upper and lower houses)
- Flemish Parliament (regional and community assembly)
- Walloon Parliament (regional assembly)
- Parliament of the French(-speaking) Community of Belgium (community assembly)
- Parliament of the German-speaking Community of Belgium (community assembly)
- Commission communautaire française (COCOF)
- Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie (VGC)
External links
- Brussels Parliament official webpage
- Parliament groups
- Socialist Party group (available in French only)
- Liberal group (available in French only)
- Green Party group (available in French only)
- Christian democrat group (available in French only)
