Benelux Parliament
Benelux Interparliamentary Assembly | |
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Unicameral | |
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Seats | 49 members
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Political groups | |
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Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg | |
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The Benelux Parliament (officially known as the Benelux Interparliamentary Assembly) is one of the institutions of the Benelux economic union. The Parliament was established by an agreement signed by Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on 5 November 1955, which means it had already existed for three years when the Benelux Union was signed on 3 February 1958. The Benelux Parliament provides the governments with advice on economic and cross-frontier cooperation. Its recommendations may also concern other matters if common interests or current events so dictate. The parliament also keeps the three governments informed about the opinions that move in the parliamentary assemblies from which its members originate.[1]
In its session on 12 and 13 June 2009, the Benelux Parliament unanimously adopted a recommendation to modernise its way of working and to review the agreement signed between the three Benelux states.[2] After some years of discussions about the extension of the competences of the Benelux Parliament, a new agreement was signed on 20 January 2015.[3] It strengthened the right to interpellation and improved the parliament's ways of working. An extension of its competences to include a right of decision was not included. This new agreement changed the official name of the Parliament from the previous Benelux Interparliamentary Consultative Council to its current official name.
Members
The Benelux Parliament consists of 49 members: 21
The members of the Benelux Parliament are divided into four factions. The
List of members
As of February 2024[update].[8][5]
Seat
The seat of the Benelux Parliament rotates among the cities of
Notes
- ^
Belgium:
PS (3)
Ecolo (2)
Groen (1)
Netherlands:
GL (2)
PvdA (2)
SP (1)
Luxembourg:
LSAP (1)
DG (1)
- ^
Belgium:
N-VA (4)
CD&V (2)
CSP(1)
Netherlands:
NSC (1)
CDA (1)
CU (1)
Luxembourg:
CSV (2)
ADR (1)
- ^
Belgium:
MR (2)
Open VLD (2)
Netherlands:
VVD (4)
D66 (2)
Luxembourg:
DP (2)
- ^
Belgium:
PVDA-PTB (2)
VB (2)
Netherlands:
PVV (4)
BBB (2)
OPNL (1)
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10 Chamber of Representatives
5 Flemish Parliament
2 Parliament of the French Community
2 Parliament of Wallonia
1 Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region
1 Parliament of the German-speaking Community - ^
12 House of Representatives
9 Senate - ^ 7 Chamber of Deputies
References
- ^ a b Benelux Parliament Archived March 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, benelux-parliament.eu. Retrieved 2014-3-4.
- ^ Conseil interparlementaire consultatif du Benelux, Compte rendu in extenso des séances, Session 2009, Séances des vendredi 12 et samedi 13 juin 2009, SS. 37-45
- ^ Legixlux: Loi du 3 février 2018 portant approbation de la Convention entre le Royaume de Belgique, le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg et le Royaume des Pays-Bas concernant l’Assemblée Interparlementaire Benelux, fait à Bruxelles le 20 janvier 2015.
- ^ "Plenumvergaderingen van 6 en 7 december 2019" (PDF). p. 49.
- ^ a b "Politieke fracties". beneluxparl.eu (in Dutch). Benelux Parliament. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Groupes politiques". Benelux parliament (in French). Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Groupes politiques". Benelux parliament (in French). Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Ledenlijst". beneluxparl.eu (in Dutch). Benelux Parliament. Retrieved 6 February 2024.