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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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