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The Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats is a Flemish conservative-liberal political party in Belgium.
The Flemish Parliament constitutes the legislative power in Flanders for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders,both as a geographic region and as a cultural community of Belgium.
Regional elections were held in Belgium,to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders,Wallonia,Brussels and the German-speaking Community on 13 June 1999. The regional elections were held on the same day as the European elections and the federal elections.
Frank Ignace Georgette Vandenbroucke is a Belgian-Flemish academic and politician of Vooruit who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Social Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo since 2020.
Bartolomeus Jozef Lodewijk Rosalia "Bart" Somers is a Belgian,Flemish politician. He is currently the mayor of Mechelen and President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Committee of the Regions. In 2017 Bart Somers was awarded 2016 World Mayor Prize as recognition for his outstanding achievements in welcoming refugees during recent years and for the long-term integration of immigrants from different cultures,religions and social backgrounds. He obtained a law degree from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
Marianne Leonie Petrus Thyssen is a Belgian politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish Party (CD&V) who served as European Commissioner for Employment,Social Affairs,Skills and Labour Mobility between 2014 and 2019.
Anne Edward Marie Van Lancker is a Belgian politician and a former Member of the European Parliament for Belgium with the Socialistische Partij Anders (sp.a),part of the Socialist Group and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and its Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.
The Flemish Government is the executive branch of the Flemish Community and the Flemish Region of Belgium. It consists of a government cabinet,headed by the Minister-President and accountable to the Flemish Parliament,and the public administration divided into 13 policy areas,each with an executive department and multiple agencies.
Pierre RenéHubert Marie "Rene" van der Linden is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist.
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe is appointed by the Parliamentary Assembly on the recommendation of the Committee of Ministers for a period of five years. He or she is entrusted with the responsibility of meeting the aim for which the Council of Europe was set up in London on 5 May 1949,namely to achieve greater unity between its Member States for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage and facilitating their economic and social progress.
Geert Albert Bourgeois is a Belgian politician of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA),which he founded in 2001,who is currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. He previously served as the Minister-President of Flanders from 2014 to 2019. Prior to this,he was a member of the federal Chamber of Representatives for the People's Union from 1995 to 2001,and then for the N-VA from 2001 to 2004. He has been involved in local and regional politics in Flanders since 1976.
Kris Peeters is a Belgian politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish who has been serving as vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) since 2021. Earlier in his career,he was Minister-President of Flanders (2007–2014),Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Employment in the government of Prime Minister Charles Michel (2014-2019),and a Member of the European Parliament (2019–2021).
On May 21,1995,regional elections were held in Belgium,to choose representatives in the regional councils of Flanders,Wallonia,Brussels and the German-speaking Community of Belgium. It also was the first time elections were held for the Flemish and the Walloon Council. The regional elections were held on the same day as the federal election.
The Assembly of European Regions (AER) is the largest independent network of regions in wider Europe. Bringing together regions from 35 countries and 15 interregional organisations,AER is a forum for interregional cooperation.
Monica De Coninck is a Flemish politician for the left-wing Socialistische Partij Anders (sp.a) party. Between 6 December 2011 and October 2014 she was Minister of Labour in the Di Rupo I Government.
Johan Sauwens is a Belgian politician from the province of Limburg.
Theo Kelchtermans is a Belgian politician.
Belgian order of precedence is the formal ranking used at the Royal court during acts of state. Because EU,SHAPE and Nato are all in Belgium,this list is used every year during formal receptions at court.
The European Centre for Workers’Questions (EZA) is a European network of 70 labor unions from 29 countries. The administration is located in Königswinter. Members of EZA are worker's organizations and educational and research institutes that deal with worker's questions with reference to Christian social values. These organizations have around 8 million members. Moreover,the EZA has further partners in Europe and cultivates relations to worker's organizations in other regions.
