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Benelux Parliament
Parliament
Parliament
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Benelux Interparliamentary Assembly | ||
| native_name | {{Plainlist | ||
| coa_pic | Logo of the Benelux Parliament.svg | ||
| coa_res | 220px | ||
| house_type | Unicameral | ||
| leader1_type | President | ||
| structure1 | Benelux parliament groups.svg | ||
| structure1_res | 200px | ||
| members | 49 members | ||
| *21 {{efn | name | fn1 | |
| *21 {{efn | name | fn2 | |
| *7 {{efn | name | fn3 | |
| Christian (17) {{efn | name | fn6 | |
| Liberal (14) {{efn | name | fn5 | |
| SGD/SVD (9) {{efn | name | fn4 | |
| VB-PVV (7) {{efn | name | fn7 | |
| Unaffiliated (1) {{efn | name | fn8 | |
| meeting_place | Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg | ||
| website |
- nl
- fr
- de
- lb | coa-pic =
- 21 Belgium {{efn|name=fn1| 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
- 21 Netherlands {{efn|name=fn2| 10 Senate
10 House of Representatives
1 Vacant}}
- 7 Luxembourg {{efn|name=fn3| 7 Chamber of Deputies | Christian (17) {{efn|name=fn6| Belgium:
N-VA (4)
CD&V (2)
LE (2)
CSP (1)
Netherlands:
CDA (2)
CU (1)
BBB (1)
OPNL (1)
Luxembourg:
CSV (2)
ADR (1) | Liberal (14) {{efn|name=fn5| Belgium:
MR (4)
Netherlands:
D66 (4)
VVD (4)
Luxembourg:
DP (2) | SGD/SVD (9) {{efn|name=fn4| Belgium:
Vooruit (2)
PS (2)
Netherlands:
GL–PvdA (2)
SP (1)
Luxembourg:
DG (1)
LSAP (1) | VB-PVV (7) {{efn|name=fn7| Belgium:
VB (3)
Netherlands:
PVV (4) | Unaffiliated (1) {{efn|name=fn8| Belgium:
PVDA-PTB (1) }} | Vacant (1)
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.
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. After some years of discussions about the extension of the competences of the Benelux Parliament, a new agreement was signed on 20 January 2015. 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 Members of Parliament from Belgium, 21 from the Netherlands and 7 from Luxembourg. The 21 Belgian members are elected from amongst both Chambers of the Belgian Federal Parliament and by the Parliaments of the Communities and Regions of Belgium. The 21 Dutch members are elected from the Senate and House of Representatives of the States General of the Netherlands. The seven Luxembourg members are elected from amongst the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg. There is also one acting member for each of the 49 members, who can replace that member if necessary.
The members of the Benelux Parliament are divided into four factions. The Christian faction includes members of the CD&V, the CSP, the LE and the N-VA from Belgium; the BBB, the CDA, the CU, and the OPNL from the Netherlands; and the CSV and the ADR from Luxembourg. The socialist/green SGD/SVD faction (, ) includes members of Vooruit and the PS from Belgium; GroenLinks, the PvdA, and the SP from the Netherlands; and The Greens and the LSAP from Luxembourg. The liberal faction includes members of the MR from Belgium, the VVD and the D66 from the Netherlands, and the DP from Luxembourg. The VB from Belgium and the PVV from the Netherlands form their own joint faction. The PVDA-PTB from Belgium does not belong to any faction.
List of members
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| Name | Country | Chamber | Party | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | DP | ||
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | DG | ||
| Belgium | Parliament of Wallonia | MR | ||
| Belgium | Chamber of Representatives | PVDA-PTB | ||
| Netherlands | Senate | CDA | ||
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | CDA | ||
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | LSAP | ||
| Belgium | Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region | MR | ||
| Belgium | Chamber of Representatives | MR | ||
| Belgium | Parliament of the German-speaking Community | CSP | ||
| Netherlands | Senate | D66 | ||
| Belgium | Flemish Parliament | VB | ||
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | VVD | ||
| Belgium | Chamber of Representatives | N-VA | ||
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | VVD | ||
| Belgium | Parliament of the French Community | MR | ||
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | PVV | ||
| Belgium | Parliament of the French Community | LE | ||
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | DP | ||
| Belgium | Flemish Parliament | N-VA | ||
| Netherlands | Senate | SP | ||
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | CSV | ||
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | ADR | ||
| Belgium | Chamber of Representatives | CD&V | ||
| Luxembourg | Chamber of Deputies | CSV | ||
| Belgium | Chamber of Representatives | VB | ||
| Belgium | Chamber of Representatives | LE | ||
| Belgium | Flemish Parliament | CD&V | ||
| Belgium | Chamber of Representatives | VB | ||
| Belgium | Chamber of Representatives | PS | ||
| Netherlands | Senate | GL–PVDA | ||
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | D66 | ||
| Belgium | Parliament of Wallonia | PS | ||
| Netherlands | Senate | CU | ||
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | D66 | ||
| Netherlands | Senate | VVD | ||
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | VVD | ||
| Belgium | Chamber of Representatives | N-VA | ||
| Netherlands | Senate | OPNL | ||
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | GL–PVDA | ||
| Netherlands | Senate | PVV | ||
| Netherlands | Senate | PVV | ||
| Belgium | Flemish Parliament | N-VA | ||
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | PVV | ||
| Netherlands | Senate | BBB | ||
| Belgium | Flemish Parliament | Vooruit | ||
| Netherlands | House of Representatives | D66 | ||
| Belgium | Chamber of Representatives | Vooruit |
Party groups
The Benelux Parliament comprises the following party groups:
| Name | Ideology | Political Group | Benelux Parliament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Group | Christian democracy | ||
| Liberal conservatism | |||
| Conservatism | |||
| Centrism | EPP Group, ECR, Renew | ||
| Liberal Group | Liberalism | ||
| Conservative liberalism | |||
| Classical liberalism | |||
| Social liberalism | Renew | ||
| Socialists, Greens and Democrats | Social democracy | ||
| Green politics | |||
| Democratic socialism | The Left, Greens/EFA, S&D | ||
| Vlaams Belang-Party for Freedom | Nationalism | ||
| Right-wing populism | |||
| Euroscepticism | Patriots for Europe |
Seat
The seat of the Benelux Parliament rotates among the cities of Brussels, The Hague and Luxembourg. Each of these cities hosts the plenary meetings of the Benelux Parliament for two consecutive years. The Benelux Parliament met in Luxembourg in 2013 and 2014, in Brussels in 2015 and 2016, and meets in The Hague in 2017 and 2018. The Secretariat of the Benelux Parliament is located in Brussels.
Notes
References
References
- [http://www.benelux-parlement.eu/en/parlement/parlement_intro.asp Benelux Parliament] {{webarchive. link. (March 3, 2014 , benelux-parliament.eu. Retrieved 2014-3-4.)
- [https://www.beneluxparl.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/291-292.indd_.pdf 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: [https://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/2018/02/03/a112/jo ''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".
- "Groupes politiques".
- "Ledenlijst". Benelux Parliament.
- "Politieke fracties". Benelux Parliament.
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