Sixth Belgian state reform

It is also called Butterfly Agreement (Dutch: Vlinderakkoord; French: Accord papillon), referring to the bow tie which Elio Di Rupo nearly always wears.

Contents

Political reform

• The
  Belgian Senate
  will no longer be directly elected, but will instead become an assembly of regional parliaments, with fewer members.
• After
  Brussels-Capital Region and German-speaking Community
  will also have constitutive autonomy.

Brussels and Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde

• The electoral constituency of Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde will be split.
• The judicial district of Brussels will be reformed.

Transfer of competences from the federal level to the

• Regions will receive economic and employment competences, communities will be responsible for family policy.

Reform of the financing law

• The communities and regions will be financed differently and will have more fiscal autonomy.

Changes to the Powers of the Royal Family

• The children of the King will no longer be entitled to a seat in the Senate.

See also

• 2007–2011 Belgian political crisis
• 2010–2011 Belgian government formation
• Di Rupo I Government
• State reform in Belgium

External links

• Original text in Dutch (Institutioneel akkoord voor de zesde staatshervorming) or French (Accord institutionnel pour la sixième réforme de l'état)
• The sixth Belgian state reform of October 2011: analysis & next steps^{[permanent dead link]}, whyte
• The Butterfly Agreement, a milestone rather than the end game of State Reform^{[permanent dead link]}, Interel Belgium