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Local or federal police? Since 2001, Belgium has had two police forces with no chain of command between them, and 176 police zones in early 2026. Tasks, funding, the Brussels merger: who decides what.
Formateur, informateur, government agreement, caretaker government, vote of no confidence: ten words from Belgian politics, each defined with a dated example, from the Arizona government to the 2010-2011 record.
How to calculate Belgian property tax (précompte immobilier) in 2026: cadastral income, the 2.3 coefficient, regional rate, local surcharges, reductions. Who decides what in Wallonia, Brussels and Flanders.
Twelve lists won a seat in the Chamber of Representatives on 9 June 2024. Their full names, founding years, European family, and how many votes each of their seats cost.
The Belgian state pension is due at 66, and at 67 for pensions starting on or after 1 February 2030. Early retirement conditions, career years, the new malus, and the rules for the self-employed and civil servants.
Who can vote in Belgian municipal elections, how to register when you are not Belgian, the 31 July deadline and the next polling day on 13 October 2030.
How Belgian social security works: the seven branches, the three schemes, the body that pays each one, where the 13.07 per cent contribution goes and what left the federal level.
How much does a federal minister, a member of the Chamber, a mayor or an alderman earn in Belgium? Official amounts, the indexed Walloon scale, the cumulation ceiling and public sources.
Compulsory education in Belgium runs for thirteen years, from age 5 to 18. Who sets those limits, what part-time schooling after 15 means, home education, justified absences and the real penalties.
