Council of Ministers

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The Council of Ministers is the core executive body of Belgium’s federal government, composed of the prime minister and federal ministers who collectively make and implement national policy.

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Council of Ministers (Belgium) 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf executive body
federal government body
appointingAuthority King of the Belgians
canAdopt federal executive regulations
royal decrees
canPropose federal legislation
collectiveNameInDutch Ministerraad
collectiveNameInFrench Conseil des ministres
collectiveNameInGerman Ministerrat
collectiveTerm Federal Government of Belgium
surface form: Belgian federal cabinet
compositionRule Prime minister plus federal ministers
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Belgium
surface form: Belgian Constitution
country Belgium
decisionMakingMode collective responsibility
distinctFrom governments of the communities and regions of Belgium
ensures coordination of federal ministries
excludes secretaries of state
governmentBranch executive branch of Belgium
hasConstraint linguistic parity between Dutch‑speaking and French‑speaking ministers (excluding prime minister)
hasPart Prime Minister of Belgium
federal ministers of Belgium
headedBy Prime Minister of Belgium
jurisdiction Belgium
surface form: Kingdom of Belgium
languageUsed Dutch
French
German
levelOfGovernment federal level
meetsAt Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
meetsFrequency regularly, usually weekly
oversees federal public administration of Belgium
partOf Federal Government of Belgium
policyInstrument federal budget bills
government bills submitted to parliament
governmental policy statements
policyScope federal budget policy
federal economic policy
federal internal affairs policy
federal justice policy
federal policy
federal social policy
foreign policy of Belgium
national security policy
reportsTo Federal Parliament of Belgium
surface form: Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)
responsibilityType political responsibility to parliament
responsibleTo Federal Parliament of Belgium
role collective decision‑making body for federal policy
core executive body of Belgium’s federal government
implements national policy at the federal level

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