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The prime minister then countersigns the royal orders appointing the other members of the new Federal Government. The appointed ministers take the oath of office before the king. After they have taken the oath, the new Council of Ministers meets to draw up the declaration of government, in which the Federal Government sets out the main lines of ...
The Federal Parliament (Dutch: Federaal Parlement; [b] French: Parlement fédéral; [c] German: Föderales Parlament [d]) is the bicameral parliament of Belgium.It consists of the Chamber of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (upper house).
The Belgian order of precedence (French: Liste de préséance en Belgique, Dutch: Lijst van préséance in België) is the formal ranking used at the Royal court during acts of state. Because the EU , NATO and SHAPE all have their headquarters in Belgium, this list is used every year during formal receptions at court.
In June 2019, he resumed office as president of the Parliament, a position which he holds today. Lambertz has been a CoR member since 2001 and was president of the CoR's PES Group between 2011 and 2015. Since 2000, he has been a member of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, in which he is currently vice ...
Monarch of Belgium (Reign) Took office Left office Time in office Name Composition 1 Étienne Constantin de Gerlache (1785–1871) 1830: 27 February 1831 10 March 1831 11 days Independent (Confessional) De Gerlache – None (Érasme-Louis as regent of Belgium) 2 Joseph Lebeau (1794–1865) — 10 March 1831 24 July 1831 136 days Independent ...
Additionally, the president chairs the Bureau, which determines the order of business, supervises the administrative services of the Senate, and leads the Senate's activities. The president of the Senate, together with the president of the Chamber of Representatives, ranks immediately behind the King in the order of precedence. The elder of the ...
The president represents the Chamber at both the national (to the other institutions) and the international level. The president also assesses the admissibility of bills and proposals. The president of the Chamber, together with the President of the Belgian Senate, ranks immediately behind the King in the order of precedence. The elder of the ...
Donfried became an officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2018, received the Cross of the Order of Merit from the German government in 2011, became an officer of the Order of the Crown of Belgium in 2010, and received a Superior Honor Award from the U.S. Department of State in 2005 for her contribution to revitalizing the ...