Belgian Senate

...Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD), he was elected to the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in 1991 and 1995, and in 1999, to the Belgian Senate. In the Chamber he served as chairman of the Justice committee, and headed two special...

In this article: University of Ghent, Marc Verwilghen, Belgian Chamber of Representatives, Flemish Liberals and Democrats, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Marc Dutroux, and Dendermonde

...January 1993, by judge Veronique Ancia, when a search warrant was issued for Agusta and its lobbyist Georges Cywie. In January 1994, the Belgian Senate removed the immunity on Minister-President of the Walloon Region Guy Spitaels and...

In this article: Agusta, Serge Dassault, Socialistische Partij, Willy Claes, Andre Cools, and Minister of Transportation

...also a leading ornithologist . A liberal representative in the Belgian Parliament he became Councillor for Waremme in 1846 entered the Belgian Senate in 1855 and was finally elected President of the Belgian Senate from 1880 - 1884. His early...

In this article: Michel Edmond de Selys Longchamps, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgian Parliament, and University of Oxford

...Wallonia). This first sat on 15 October, 1980 and was composed of members of the Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives and the Belgian Senate elected from Wallonia. The president of the parliament is Jose Happart (PS), the...

In this article: Belgium and Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives

The Committee on Foreign Relations and Defence (, ) is a standing committee of the Belgian Senate. It is responsible for all matters related to the foreign affairs and the defence of Belgium. Because the Federal Government submits bills...

In this article: Committee on Foreign Relations, Chamber of Representatives, and Belgium

...which called for an examination into the role of the French government in the events surrounding the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The Belgian Senate undertook a similar initiative in 1997. The French deputies decided to examine French...

In this article: Rwanda, Patrick de Saint-Exupery, and United Nations

Belgian resolution on Cyprus draws reaction While the Belgian Senate is preparing to discuss a draft resolution on the Cyprus issue, Turkish associations and non-governmental organizations in the country have started a campaign against...

In this article: Cyprus, Turkey, Milan, Baku, Kars, Suicide, Haaretz, and Turkish Airlines

Marie Janson (23 July1873-8 March 1960) was a Belgian politician and the first woman to serve in the Belgian senate. She was a daughter of Paul Janson and Anna-Augustine Amore. Born in Brussels, her father Paul Janson was leading member of...

In this article: Marie Janson, Paul Spaak, Paul-Henri Spaak, Paul Janson, and Antoinette Spaak

...at Guantanamo, and human rights groups have warned that they could be abused if returned home. Anne-Marie Lizin, president of the Belgian Senate and leader of a European inspection team that visited Guantanamo in March, said it would be...

In this article: Guantanamo, Europe, Detainee, Supreme Court, U.S., Anne-Marie Lizin, European Union, and State Department

◆ Bill to ban nuclear weapons reaches Belgian Senate A measure to specifically ban nuclear weapons in Belgium was sent to the Belgian Senate on Thursday. To access full stories on Kyodo News English website, it is necessary to...

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