Senate of Belgium

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Legislative body
gptkbp:canBe Legislation
gptkbp:composedOf Senators
gptkbp:established 1831
gptkbp:governedBy President_of_the_Senate
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance gptkb:Belgian_Revolution
Yes
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus Regular sessions
Limited authority
gptkbp:hasMember Various committees
gptkbp:hasOccupation Yes
gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty Various political parties
gptkbp:hasPublications Yes
gptkbp:hasRole Yes
Representation of Communities and Regions
gptkbp:hasWebsite www.senate.be
gptkbp:headquarteredIn gptkb:Brussels
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senate of Belgium
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy Electorate
gptkbp:isExaminedBy Senators_from_Regions
gptkbp:isExpectedTo 5 years
Regional Parliaments
Indirect election process
gptkbp:isGovernedBy Rules of Procedure
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Public opinion
Political parties
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn Budget approval
Legislative process
International treaties
Constitutional review
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:Brussels-Capital_Region
gptkbp:isPartOf Bicameral legislature
Belgian_political_system
Federal_structure_of_Belgium
gptkbp:isRepresentedIn gptkb:Connie_Hedegaard
gptkbp:isSubjectTo Constitution of Belgium
Electoral_law_of_Belgium
gptkbp:legislation Yes
gptkbp:length 5 years
gptkbp:mayHave Treaties
Yes
Investigations
gptkbp:meets gptkb:Palais_de_la_Nation
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 60
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Federal_Government
gptkbp:participatesIn Constitutional amendments
European_Union_matters
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Federal_Parliament_of_Belgium
gptkbp:powers No
Limited powers
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs gptkb:Senate_of_the_United_Kingdom_of_Belgium
gptkbp:provides gptkb:Chamber_of_Representatives
gptkbp:responsibleFor Legislation
gptkbp:reviews Laws_passed_by_the_Chamber_of_Representatives
gptkbp:voterTurnout Majority voting
Indirect election