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The Flemish Region (Dutch: Vlaams Gewest, pronounced [ˌvlaːms xəˈʋɛst] ⓘ), [a] [b] usually simply referred to as Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen [ˈvlaːndərə(n)] ⓘ), [c] is one of the three regions of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. [5]
The public radio and television broadcaster in Flanders is VRT, which operates the TV channels één, Canvas, Ketnet, OP12 and (together with the Netherlands) BVN. Flemish provinces each have up to two TV channels as well. Commercial television broadcasters include vtm and Vier (VT4). Popular TV series are for example Thuis and F.C. De Kampioenen.
The education in the Flemish Community covers the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium and consists of three networks (netten): government-provided education (gemeenschapsonderwijs), subsidized public schools (by provinces and municipalities) and subsidized free schools (mainly affiliated to the Catholic church).
Flag of Flanders. Flanders is both a cultural community and an economic region within the Belgian state, and has significant autonomy.. Historically, the contemporary Flemish community (or nation, as some Flemings see it) grew out of the Catholic southern part of the medieval XVII provinces of the Low Countries.
The Flemish Government (Dutch: Vlaamse regering [ˌvlaːmsə rəˈɣeːrɪŋ] ⓘ) 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 (civil service) divided into 13 policy areas, each with an executive department and ...
The following university colleges, which issue professional bachelor, academic bachelor's and master's degrees, are recognised by the Flemish government: Antwerp University Association: university colleges associated with the University of Antwerp. Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen , public; Hogere Zeevaartschool Antwerpen (Antwerp), public
Flemish Minister for Education, Justice, and Employment N-VA Annick De Ridder: Flemish Minister for Mobility, Public Works, Ports, and Sport N-VA Cieltje Van Achter: Flemish Minister for Brussels, and Media Vooruit Caroline Gennez: Flemish minister for Welfare and Poverty Alleviation, Culture, and Equal Opportunities CD&V Jo Brouns
As the Flemish Community's institutions (parliament, government and ministry) absorbed all competencies of the Flemish region, they became also competent for all regional policy areas, including: agriculture (although the bulk of this policy is determined by the European Union); public works and regional economic development; local authorities;