Parliamentary information sheets

The purpose of the parliamentary information sheets is to inform the general public of the structures of the Belgian State, its history and the workings of the Federal Parliament.

Each information sheet gives a concise presentation of one subject.

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last update: 04-2025



01.00. The Birth of Belgium
02.00. The Separation of powers
03.00. The territory of the Federal State of Belgium
04.00. The Belgian Constitution
05.00. The dividing up of competences
06.00. The levels of authority
07.00. The personal status of the head of state
08.00. Royal family tree
09.00. House of Representatives - Election
09.01. House of Representatives - Electoral legislation
09.02. House of Representatives - Results of the federal elections from 9th June 2024
09.03. House of Representatives - Results of the federal elections from 26th May 2019
10.00. House of Representatives - Composition
11.00. House of Representatives - Competences
11.01. House of Representatives - The budget
11.02. House of Representatives - Interpellations
11.03. House of Representatives - Parliamentary questions
11.04. House of Representatives - Legislative competence: monocameral procedure
11.05. House of Representatives - Legislative competence: bicameral procedure
11.06. House of Representatives - Legislative competence: optional bicameral procedure
11.07. The Parliamentary Conciliation Committee
11.08. The second reading
11.09. House of Representatives - Enquiry committees
11.10. House of Representatives - Special competences: naturalisations
11.11. The panel of Federal ombudsmen
12.00. House of Representatives - Bodies
12.01. House of Representatives - Plenary assembly
12.02. House of Representatives - The committees
12.03. House of Representatives - The president
13.00. House of Representatives - Workings
13.01. House of Representatives - The House in figures
13.02. House of Representatives - Votes
14.00. Senate - Election
15.00. Senate - Competences
16.00. Senate - Operation
17.00. The Federal Government - Formation
17.01. The Federal Government - Historic overview
18.00. The Federal Government - Composition
19.00. The Federal Government - Workings
20.00. The Federal Government - Dismissal
21.00. The Judiciary - Division of law
22.00. The Judiciary - Organization
22.01. The Judiciary - General principles
23.00. The Communities and Regions - Competences
24.00. The Flemish Community and the Flemish Region
25.00. The French Community and the Walloon Region
26.00. The Brussels-Capital Region
27.00. The German-speaking Community
28.00. Cooperation and settlement of conflicts within the Federal State of Belgium
29.00. The Constitutional Court
30.00. The Council of State
31.00. The Court of Audit
32.00. The Provinces
33.00. The Communes
34.00. The European Union - The Member States
34.01. The European Union - Establishment
34.02. The European Union - Institutions
34.03. The European Union - Decision-making
34.04. The European Union - Financing
35.00. International parliamentary assemblies - Consultative Inter-parliamentary Council of Benelux
36.00. International parliamentary assemblies - The Council of Europe
37.00. International parliamentary assemblies - The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe