European Centre for Research on Federalism

Europäische Länderberichte [European country reports]

Die Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens  das kleinste Bundesland in der Europäischen Union

Stephan Förster / Karl-Heinz Lambertz / Leonhard Neycken

pp. 207-218

The German-speaking Community in Belgium is not only the smallest component of the Belgian federal state, it is also the smallest European region with legislative competence. After a turbulent history, it became a constituent state with far-reaching powers after the federalisation of Belgium. The contribution mainly deals with the internal situation in the German-speaking Community (institutions, missions, finance) and with the manifold participation and collaboration forms in various fields. Special attention goes to a unique possibility  in terms of comparative law -, i.e. the competence transfer from the Walloon Region to the German-speaking Community. This article aims at making known the less-known part of the Belgian federal state.

Suggested citation for this article:
Förster, Stephan/Lambertz, Karl-Heinz/Neycken, Leonhard 2004: Die Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens  das kleinste Bundesland in der Europäischen Union, in: Europäisches Zentrum für Föderalismus-Forschung (ed.): Jahrbuch des Föderalismus 2004. Föderalismus, Subsidiarität und Regionen in Europa, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 207-218.