The Flemish Community (Dutch: Vlaamse Gemeenschap[ˈvlaːmsəɣəˈmeːnsxɑp]ⓘ; French: Communauté flamande[kɔmynoteflamɑ̃d]; German: Flämische Gemeinschaft[ˈflɛːmɪʃəɡəˈmaɪ̯nʃaft]) is one of the three institutional communities of Belgium, established by the Belgian constitution and having legal responsibilities only within the precise geographical boundaries of the Dutch-language area and of the bilingual area of Brussels-Capital. Unlike in the French Community of Belgium,[2] the competences of the Flemish Community have been unified with those of the Flemish Region and are exercised by one directly elected Flemish Parliament based in Brussels.
^Since the Brussels-Capital Region is part of both the Flemish and French Community of Belgium, it is not possible to give a definitive population figure. The Brussels-Capital Region has 1,208,542 inhabitants (as of 2019-1-1), of which some 10-20% could be seen as being part of the Flemish Community. Together with the Flemish Region which has 6,589,069 inhabitants (as of 2019-1-1), this gives an estimated 6.5 to 7 million inhabitants.
^The parliament of the French Community is distinct from the Walloon Parliament; this is more obvious for the parliament of the German-speaking Community because its much smaller territory is within the latter region.
Gemeenschapscommissie (or VGC, or, in English, the FlemishCommunity Commission) is the local representative of the Flemish authorities in the Brussels-Capital Region...
competencies to the FlemishCommunity. Thus, the current Flemish authorities (Flemish Parliament and Flemish Government) represent all the Flemish people, including...
Flemish people or Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen [ˈvlaːmɪŋə(n)] ) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Flemish Dutch. Flemish...
needed] The Flemish Parliament enacts decrees, which are Flemish laws, either as a decree of the FlemishCommunity or as a decree of the Flemish Region (or...
Flanders and Brussels, the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium known as the FlemishCommunity. The legal framework for FM radio was introduced in 1930, when the...
Day of the FlemishCommunity of Belgium (Dutch: Feestdag van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap) is an annual commemoration in the FlemishCommunity in Belgium on...
others, of economic affairs in the Flemish Region and the community aspects of Flanders life in Brussels, such as Flemish culture and education. Geographically...
colloquially called "Flemish". Dutch is the most spoken primary language of Belgium and the official language of the FlemishCommunity and the Flemish Region (merged...
who live in the Flemish Region are not included in the official numbers for the French-speaking Community, since the French Community has no jurisdiction...
currently presided by Christos Doulkeridis. Unlike the FlemishCommunity Commission, the French Community Commission has been granted legislative power in some...
over higher education to the Communities. The Dutch-speaking FlemishCommunity, the French Community and the German Community thus determine which institutes...
The Flemish Movement (Dutch: Vlaamse Beweging) is an umbrella term which encompasses various political groups in the Belgian region of Flanders and, less...
The Flemish Government (Dutch: Vlaamse regering [ˌvlaːmsə rəˈɣeːrɪŋ] ) is the executive branch of the FlemishCommunity and the Flemish Region of Belgium...
Belgium along linguistic divisions, with the FlemishCommunity (Flanders) and the French-speaking Community (Wallonia) becoming independent states. Alternatively...
furthering Flemish autonomy and redefining Belgium as a confederal country through gradually obtaining more powers for both Belgian communities separately...
two main linguistic communities: the FlemishCommunity, which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the French Community, which constitutes...
country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the FlemishCommunity, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave)...
The arms of the FlemishCommunity are: Or, a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules. Although the lion has been in use for almost nine hundred years...
Flemish Sign Language (Dutch: Vlaamse Gebarentaal, VGT) is a deaf sign language of Belgium. It is closely related to French Belgian Sign Language, but...
gets an average weighted score of at least 16.5/20. At the other main Flemish university, KU Leuven, the following levels of achievement are used: Cum...
1297–1305 Franco-Flemish War. It took place near the town of Kortrijk in modern-day Belgium and resulted in an unexpected victory for the Flemish. On 18 May...
The education in the FlemishCommunity covers the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium and consists of three networks (netten): government-provided education...
the most part financed by one of the three communities: Flemish, French and German-speaking. Each community has its own school system, with small differences...
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