Brussels Parliament

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.

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)