Communities of Belgium
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The Communities of Belgium are federated entities with authority over culture, education, and language-related matters for the country’s main linguistic groups (Dutch-, French-, and German-speaking).
Aliases (5)
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional institutions
→
federated entities → |
| appliesTo |
residents belonging to respective language groups
→
|
| basedOn |
linguistic groups
→
|
| constitutionalPrinciple |
cultural autonomy
→
linguistic equality → |
| country |
Belgium
→
|
| distinguishedFrom |
Regions of Belgium
→
|
| governanceLevel |
federal
→
|
| hasDistinctGovernmentForEachMember |
true
→
|
| hasJurisdictionOver |
culture
→
education → language-related matters → |
| hasMember |
Flemish Community
→
French Community → German-speaking Community → |
| hasOfficialLanguages |
Dutch
→
French → German → |
| hasParliamentForEachMember |
true
→
|
| hasPowerType |
executive powers
→
legislative powers → |
| legalBasis |
Belgian Constitution
→
|
| linguisticGroupCovered |
Dutch-speaking population
→
French-speaking population → German-speaking population → |
| mainPurpose |
to manage culture, education, and language for linguistic groups
→
|
| notOrganizedBy |
territory alone
→
|
| numberOfMembers |
3
→
|
| organizedBy |
language
→
|
| policyField |
arts and cultural promotion
→
certain aspects of health policy → certain aspects of social services → cultural heritage → media → sports → use of languages in administrative matters → youth policy → |
| reformContext |
Belgian state reform
→
|
| relatedConcept |
devolution of powers
→
federalism in Belgium → linguistic communities → |
| sharesPowersWith |
Federal Government of Belgium
→
Regions of Belgium → |
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Brussels
("French Community of Belgium")
→
Brussels ("Flemish Community") → |
capitalOf |
|
Federal Government of Belgium
("Flemish Community")
→
Gouvernement fédéral ("Communautés belges") → |
sharesPowersWith |
|
Federal Government of Belgium
→
|
coexistsWith |
|
Belgian National Day receptions
("Belgian regions and communities")
→
|
connectedTo |
|
Regions of Belgium
→
|
cooperatesWith |
|
Constitution of Belgium
→
|
definesInstitution |
|
Open VLD
("Flemish Community of Belgium")
→
|
operatesIn |
|
Ghent University
("Flemish Community of Belgium")
→
|
regionServed |
|
Regions of Belgium
→
|
sharesTerritoryWith |