Knowra Brussels-Capital Region Brussels-Capital Region The Brussels-Capital Region is one of Belgium’s three federal regions, comprising 19 municipalities within the Flemish Region. It is officially bilingual in French and Dutch.
Belgium : Belgium is a federal constitutional monarchy in Western Europe, divided into regions and language communities. The region is one of Belgium’s three constituent regions.
Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region : The Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region is its directly elected legislative assembly. It makes regional laws and approves the regional budget.
Belgian state reform : Belgian state reform is the gradual transfer and reorganization of powers that transformed Belgium into a federal state. Successive reforms created the regions and defined Brussels’s place in the federation.
Brussels public transport : Brussels public transport is the network of metro, tram, and bus services serving the region and surrounding area. The region organizes much of the local transit network through STIB/MIVB.
Walloon Region : The Walloon Region is Belgium’s southern region, where French is the principal official language and German is official in a small area. Unlike Brussels, it is not an officially bilingual region.
Brussels : Brussels is Belgium’s capital city and the urban core of the Brussels-Capital Region. The region takes its name from the city at its center.
Government of the Brussels-Capital Region : The Government of the Brussels-Capital Region is the executive authority led by a minister-president. It implements regional policy and administers regional responsibilities.
Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde : Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde was a Belgian electoral and judicial district spanning Brussels and parts of Flemish Brabant. Its split reflected tensions over Brussels’s linguistic and territorial boundaries.
STIB/MIVB : STIB/MIVB is the public transport operator running Brussels’s metro, tram, and bus services. It delivers regional transit services under the region’s transport policy.
Belgian language communities : Belgian language communities are federal entities organized around Dutch, French, and German linguistic groups. They are based on language and cultural competencies, unlike the region’s territorial jurisdiction.
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