The Flemish Parliament
Flanders is a member state of the federal state of Belgium.
Flanders is a parliamentary democracy.
The Flemish Parliament is the basis of Flemish democracy.
The Flemish government institutions consist of the Flemish Parliament, the Flemish Government, the Ministry of the Flemish Community and the Flemish public institutions. This government apparatus is a recent creation: it dates from 1980.
The Flemish Parliament constitutes the legislative power in the Flemish state. It approves decrees, which are Flemish laws. The Flemish Parliament meets in the Flemish Parliament building in central Brussels.
