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The Consultative Committee (German: Konzertierungsausschuss, French: Comité de concertation, Dutch: Overlegcomité) is an organ in which representatives of the various Belgian governments sit to consult and prevent or settle conflicts.
Due to the state reform, Belgium currently has 6 governments. In order to maintain some coherence in policy, it was necessary to create a body in which the various governments can meet regularly and consult. The Consultative Committee was set up for the purpose.
In the composition of this committee, a double parity is used: there are as many Flemish-speaking as French-speaking people and as many members of the federal government as of the governments of the communities and regions of Belgium. In concrete terms, the following people sit on the Consultative Committee
- the prime minister, who chairs the meeting
- five members of the federal government
- the minister-president of Flanders
- a minister of the Flemish Government
- the minister-president of the French Community
- the minister-president of Walloon
- the minister-president of the Brussels Capital Region
- a minister of the Brussels Capital Region government, of the language community the Prime Minister does not belong to (in practice, therefore, of the Dutch language group)
- when a matter concerns the German-speaking Community of Belgium, the Minister-President of the German-speaking Community also attends the meeting
Decisions are made by consensus.
For example, the Consultative Committee is important in preventing conflicts of competence and resolving conflicts of interest. The Consultative Committee also came to the fore in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, when it accompanied or took over decisions of the National Security Council,[1] and again during the energy crisis.
Interministerial committees
editThe Consultative Committee can set up a specific Interministerial Conference (IMC) for consultation between federal and regional ministers of a policy area. A number of conferences were planned for 2015.[2] At the Consultative Committee of 18 December 2020, the series was expanded as follows[3]
- Civil service and modernisation of public services
- Labour market policy, socio-professional and social integration
- Home affairs
- Foreign policy
- Foreign trade
- Sustainable development
- Economy, SMEs, self-employed and energy
- Finance and budget
- Urban policy, integration and housing
- Institutional reforms
- Prisons
- Agricultural policy
- Environment mobility,
- Infrastructure and telecommunications
- Combating racism
- Statistics strategic
- Investments safety and enforcement policy
- Public health
- Women's rights
- Welfare, sports and family
- Science policy and culture
References
edit- ^ "Overlegcomité beslist strengere maatregelen en duidt COVID-19 commissaris aan". Prime Minister of Belgium. 2020-10-06. Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "Interministeriële conferenties". Résidence Palace. 2015-01-16. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ^ "Interministeriële conferentie volksgezondheid". Federal Public Service Health. 2020-12-18. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-19.