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The Senate (Dutch: Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal [ˈeːrstə ˈkaːmər dɛr ˈstaːtə(ŋ) ɣeːnəˈraːl], literally "First Chamber of the States General", or simply Eerste Kamer [ˈeːrstə ˈkaːmər] ⓘ; sometimes Senaat ⓘ) is the upper house of the States General, the legislature of the Netherlands.
The Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers, French: Chambre des Représentants, German: Abgeordnetenkammer) holds its plenary meetings in the Palace of the Nation in Brussels (see below). Eligibility requirements for the Chamber are a minimum age of 21, citizenship, and residency in Belgium.
Ten senators are co-opted, meaning they are elected by their peers: six by the Dutch-language group of the Senate and four by the French-language group of the Senate. These seats are distributed proportionally between parties based on the results of the latest direct election of the Chamber of Representatives (federal level).
Fractional numbers are expressed using a cardinal number for the numerator, and an ordinal for the denominator, like in English. 1/5 een vijfde; 3/8 drie achtste; 1/2 and 1/4 are een half ("a half") and een kwart ("a quarter") respectively, although the regular een tweede and een vierde are also possible, but rarer.
Willem Anne Assueer Jacob, Baron Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (18 September 1834 – 31 August 1889) was a Dutch nobleman and politician. [1] He served as President of the Senate from 1888 until his death in 1889.
It is often called an "in-between-language" or "intermediate language", intermediate between dialects and standard Dutch. [17] Despite its name, Brabantian is the dominant contributor to the Flemish Dutch tussentaal. It is a rather informal variety of speech, which occupies an intermediate position between vernacular dialects and the standard ...
In the Netherlands, the municipal executive (Dutch: college van burgemeester en wethouders, oftentimes abbreviated to college van B en W; lit. ' college of mayor and aldermen ') is the executive board of a municipality. [1] [2] It plays a central role in municipal politics in the Netherlands, similar to the communal college in Belgium. [3]
The Council of State (Dutch: Raad van State ⓘ) is a constitutionally established advisory body in the Netherlands to the government and States General that officially consists of members of the royal family and Crown-appointed members generally having political, commercial, diplomatic or military experience. It was founded in 1531, making it ...