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Benelux Parliament

{{Short description|Parliament}}

{{Infobox legislature

| name = Benelux Interparliamentary Assembly

| native_name = {{Plainlist|

  • {{native name|nl|Benelux Interparlementaire Assemblee}}
  • {{native name|fr|Assemblée interparlementaire Benelux}}
  • {{native name|de|Interparlamentarische Versammlung der Benelux-Länder}}
  • {{native name|lb|Benelux interparlamentaresch Versammlung}}

}}

| coa_pic = Logo of the Benelux Parliament.svg

| coa_res = 220px

| coa-pic =

| session_room =

| session_res =

| house_type = Unicameral

| leader1_type = President

| leader1 =

| party1 =

| election1 =

| structure1 = Benelux parliament groups.svg

| structure1_res = 200px

| members = 49 members

  • 21 {{flag|Belgium}} {{efn|name=fn1|

10 Chamber of Representatives

5 Flemish Parliament

2 Parliament of the French Community

2 Parliament of Wallonia

1 Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region

1 Parliament of the German-speaking Community

}}

  • 21 {{flag|Netherlands}} {{efn|name=fn2|

12 House of Representatives

9 Senate

}}

  • 7 {{flag|Luxembourg}} {{efn|name=fn3|

7 Chamber of Deputies

}}

| political_groups1 =

{{unbulleted list

|{{Color box|#FFA500}} Christian (14) {{efn|name=fn6|

Belgium:

{{Color box|{{party color|New Flemish Alliance}}}} N-VA (4)

{{Color box|{{party color|Christian Democratic and Flemish}}}} CD&V (2)

{{Color box|{{party color|Christian Social Party (Belgium)}}}} CSP (1)

Netherlands:

{{Color box|{{party color|New Social Contract}}}} NSC (2)

{{Color box|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}}}} CDA (1)

{{Color box|{{party color|Christian Union (Netherlands)}}}} CU (1)

Luxembourg:

{{Color box|{{party color|Christian Social People's Party}}}} CSV (2)

{{Color box|{{party color|Alternative Democratic Reform Party}}}} ADR (1)

}}

|{{Color box|#FF0000}} SGD/SVD (13) {{efn|name=fn4|

Belgium:

{{Color box|{{party color|Socialist Party (Belgium)}}}} PS (3)

{{Color box|{{party color|Ecolo}}}} Ecolo (2)

{{Color box|{{party color|Groen (political party)}}}} Groen (1)

Netherlands:

{{Color box|{{party color|GroenLinks}}}} GL (2)

{{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}}} PvdA (2)

{{Color box|{{party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}}} SP (1)

Luxembourg:

{{Color box|{{party color|Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party}}}} LSAP (1)

{{Color box|{{party color|The Greens (Luxembourg)}}}} DG (1)

}}

|{{Color box|#0000FF}} Liberal (11) {{efn|name=fn5|

Belgium:

{{Color box|{{party color|Reformist Movement}}}} MR (2)

{{Color box|{{party color|Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats}}}} Open VLD (2)

Netherlands:

{{Color box|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}}}} VVD (4)

{{Color box|{{party color|Democrats 66}}}} D66 (1)

Luxembourg:

{{Color box|{{party color|Democratic Party (Luxembourg)}}}} DP (2)

}}

|{{Color box|#808080}} Unaffiliated (11) {{efn|name=fn7|

Belgium:

{{Color box|{{party color|Workers' Party of Belgium}}}} PVDA-PTB (2)

{{Color box|{{party color|Vlaams Belang}}}} VB (2)

Netherlands:

{{Color box|{{party color|Party for Freedom}}}} PVV (4)

{{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}}} BBB (2)

{{Color box|{{party color|Independent Politics Netherlands}}}} OPNL (1)

}}}}

| last_election1=

| meeting_place = Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg

| website = {{URL|https://www.beneluxparl.eu/|beneluxparl.eu}}

}}

The Benelux Parliament (officially known as the Benelux Interparliamentary Assembly) is one of the institutions of the Benelux economic union. The Parliament was established by an agreement signed by Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on 5 November 1955, which means it had already existed for three years when the Benelux Union was signed on 3 February 1958. The Benelux Parliament provides the governments with advice on economic and cross-frontier cooperation. Its recommendations may also concern other matters if common interests or current events so dictate. The parliament also keeps the three governments informed about the opinions that move in the parliamentary assemblies from which its members originate.[http://www.benelux-parlement.eu/en/parlement/parlement_intro.asp Benelux Parliament] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303074529/http://www.benelux-parlement.eu/en/parlement/parlement_intro.asp |date=March 3, 2014 }}, benelux-parliament.eu. Retrieved 2014-3-4.

In its session on 12 and 13 June 2009, the Benelux Parliament unanimously adopted a recommendation to modernise its way of working and to review the agreement signed between the three Benelux states.[https://www.beneluxparl.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/291-292.indd_.pdf Conseil interparlementaire consultatif du Benelux, Compte rendu in extenso des séances, Session 2009, Séances des vendredi 12 et samedi 13 juin 2009], SS. 37-45 After some years of discussions about the extension of the competences of the Benelux Parliament, a new agreement was signed on 20 January 2015.Legixlux: [https://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/2018/02/03/a112/jo Loi du 3 février 2018 portant approbation de la Convention entre le Royaume de Belgique, le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg et le Royaume des Pays-Bas concernant l’Assemblée Interparlementaire Benelux, fait à Bruxelles le 20 janvier 2015.] It strengthened the right to interpellation and improved the parliament's ways of working. An extension of its competences to include a right of decision was not included. This new agreement changed the official name of the Parliament from the previous Benelux Interparliamentary Consultative Council to its current official name.

Members

The Benelux Parliament consists of 49 members: 21 Members of Parliament from Belgium, 21 from the Netherlands and 7 from Luxembourg. The 21 Belgian members are elected from amongst both Chambers of the Belgian Federal Parliament and by the Parliaments of the Communities and Regions of Belgium. The 21 Dutch members are elected from the Senate and House of Representatives of the States General of the Netherlands. The seven Luxembourg members are elected from amongst the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg. There is also one acting member for each of the 49 members, who can replace that member if necessary.

The members of the Benelux Parliament are divided into four factions. The Christian faction includes members of the CD&V, the CSP and the N-VA from Belgium, the CDA, the CU and the NSC from the Netherlands, and the CSV and the ADR from Luxembourg. The socialist/green SGD/SVD faction ({{langx|nl|Socialisten, Groenen en Democraten}}, {{langx|fr|Socialistes, Verts et Démocrates}}){{cite web|url=https://www.beneluxparl.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/335.pdf|page=49|title=Plenumvergaderingen van 6 en 7 december 2019}} includes members of the PS and Ecolo-Groen from Belgium, GroenLinks, the PvdA, and the SP from the Netherlands, and The Greens and the LSAP from Luxembourg. The liberal faction includes members of the VLD and the MR from Belgium, the VVD and the D66 from the Netherlands, and the DP from Luxembourg. The VB and the PVDA-PTB from Belgium and the BBB, and the OPNL from the Netherlands are not part of any faction. In the past, Vooruit from Belgium sat in the SGD/SVD faction and CDH from Belgium was in the Christian group,{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405073319/https://www.beneluxparl.eu/fr/groupes-politiques/|title=Groupes politiques |url=https://www.beneluxparl.eu/fr/groupes-politiques/ |website=Benelux parliament |access-date=7 February 2024|archive-date=5 April 2019|language=fr}} while the FvD, JA21, and the PvdD from the Netherlands were not part of any group.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520224409/https://www.beneluxparl.eu/fr/groupes-politiques/|title=Groupes politiques |url=https://www.beneluxparl.eu/fr/groupes-politiques/ |website=Benelux parliament |access-date=7 February 2024|archive-date=20 May 2022|language=fr}}

=List of members=

{{as of|2024|7}}.{{cite web |title=Ledenlijst |url=https://www.beneluxparl.eu/nl/ledenlijst/ |website=beneluxparl.eu |publisher=Benelux Parliament |language=nl |access-date=5 July 2024}}{{cite web |title= Politieke fracties |url=https://www.beneluxparl.eu/nl/politieke-fracties/ |website=beneluxparl.eu |publisher=Benelux Parliament |language=nl |access-date=5 July 2024|date=5 July 2024}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! Country

! Chamber

! Party

! colspan=2|Group

{{sortname|Barbara|Agostino}}

| {{flag|Luxembourg}}

| Chamber of Deputies

| DP

| style="background-color:blue" |

| Liberal

{{sortname|Fatimazhra|Belhirch}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| Senate

| D66

| style="background-color:blue" |

| Liberal

{{sortname|Ilse|Bezaan}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| Senate

| PVV

| style="background-color:grey" |

| None

{{sortname|Theo|Bovens}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| Senate

| CDA

| style="background-color:orange" |

| Christian

{{sortname|Glimina|Chakor}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| House of Representatives

| GL

| style="background-color:red" |

| SGD/SVD

{{sortname|Francine|Closener}}

| {{flag|Luxembourg}}

| Chamber of Deputies

| LSAP

| style="background-color:red" |

| SGD/SVD

{{sortname|Steven|Coenegrachts}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Flemish Parliament

| Open VLD

| style="background-color:blue" |

| Liberal

{{sortname|Patricia|Creutz}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Parliament of the German-speaking Community

| CSP

| style="background-color:orange" |

| Christian

{{sortname|Roberto|D'Amico|Roberto D'Amico (politician)}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Chamber of Representatives

| PVDA-PTB

| style="background-color:grey" |

| None

{{sortname|Johan|Deckmyn}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Flemish Parliament

| VB

| style="background-color:grey" |

| None

{{sortname|Daan de|Kort}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| House of Representatives

| VVD

| style="background-color:blue" |

| Liberal

{{sortname|Peter|De Roover}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Chamber of Representatives

| N-VA

| style="background-color:orange" |

| Christian

{{sortname|Wouter|De Vriendt}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Chamber of Representatives

| Groen

| style="background-color:red" |

| SGD/SVD

{{sortname|Emile|Eicher}}

| {{flag|Luxembourg}}

| Chamber of Deputies

| CSV

| style="background-color:orange" |

| Christian

{{sortname|Jeff|Engelen}}

| {{flag|Luxembourg}}

| Chamber of Deputies

| ADR

| style="background-color:orange" |

| Christian

{{sortname|Yves|Evrard}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Parliament of the French Community

| MR

| style="background-color:blue" |

| Liberal

{{sortname|Jean-Philippe|Florent}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Parliament of Wallonia

| Ecolo

| style="background-color:red" |

| SGD/SVD

{{sortname|Gusty|Graas}}

| {{flag|Luxembourg}}

| Chamber of Deputies

| DP

| style="background-color:blue" |

| Liberal

{{sortname|Gwenaëlle|Grovonius}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Parliament of Wallonia

| PS

| style="background-color:red" |

| SGD/SVD

{{sortname|Rik|Janssen}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| Senate

| SP

| style="background-color:red" |

| SGD/SVD

{{sortname|Roelien|Kamminga}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| House of Representatives

| VVD

| style="background-color:blue" |

| Liberal

{{sortname|Saskia|Kluit}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| Senate

| GL

| style="background-color:red" |

| SGD/SVD

{{sortname|Joris|Nachtergaele}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Flemish Parliament

| N-VA

| style="background-color:orange" |

| Christian

{{sortname|Mohammed|Ouriaghli}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Parliament of the French Community

| PS

| style="background-color:red" |

| SGD/SVD

{{sortname|Amandine|Pavet}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Parliament of the French Community

| PVDA-PTB

| style="background-color:grey" |

| None

{{sortname|Benoît|Piedboeuf}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Chamber of Representatives

| MR

| style="background-color:blue" |

| Liberal

{{sortname|Anita|Pijpelink}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| House of Representatives

| PvdA

| style="background-color:red" |

| SGD/SVD

{{sortname|Artie|Ramsodit-de Graaf}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| Senate

| PvdA

| style="background-color:red" |

| SGD/SVD

{{sortname|Tinne|Rombouts}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Flemish Parliament

| CD&V

| style="background-color:orange" |

| Christian

{{sortname|Daniel|Senesael}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Chamber of Representatives

| PS

| style="background-color:red" |

| SGD/SVD

{{sortname|Meris|Šehović}}

| {{flag|Luxembourg}}

| Chamber of Deputies

| DG

| style="background-color:red" |

| SGD/SVD

{{sortname|Hendrik-Jan|Talsma}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| Senate

| CU

| style="background-color:orange" |

| Christian

{{sortname|Olivier|Vajda}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Chamber of Representatives

| Ecolo

| style="background-color:red" |

| SGD/SVD

{{sortname|Pim van|Ballekom}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| Senate

| VVD

| style="background-color:blue" |

| Liberal

{{sortname|Thom van|Campen}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| House of Representatives

| VVD

| style="background-color:blue" |

| Liberal

{{sortname|Jef|Van den Bergh}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Chamber of Representatives

| CD&V

| style="background-color:orange" |

| Christian

{{sortname|Tim|Vandenput}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Chamber of Representatives

| Open VLD

| style="background-color:blue" |

| Liberal

{{sortname|Wim|Van der Donckt}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Chamber of Representatives

| N-VA

| style="background-color:orange" |

| Christian

{{sortname|Auke van der|Goot}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| Senate

| OPNL

| style="background-color:grey" |

| None

{{sortname|Olger van|Dijk}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| House of Representatives

| NSC

| style="background-color:orange" |

| Christian

{{sortname|Alexander van|Hattem}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| Senate

| PVV

| style="background-color:grey" |

| None

{{sortname|Ton van|Kesteren}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| Senate

| PVV

| style="background-color:grey" |

| None

{{sortname|Karl|Vanlouwe}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Flemish Parliament

| N-VA

| style="background-color:orange" |

| Christian

{{sortname|Elly van|Wijk}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| Senate

| BBB

| style="background-color:grey" |

| None

{{sortname|Henk|Vermeer}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| House of Representatives

| BBB

| style="background-color:grey" |

| None

{{sortname|Hans|Verreyt}}

| {{flag|Belgium}}

| Chamber of Representatives

| VB

| style="background-color:grey" |

| None

{{sortname|Geert|Wilders}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| House of Representatives

| PVV

| style="background-color:grey" |

| None

{{sortname|Femke|Zeedijk-Raeven}}

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

| House of Representatives

| NSC

| style="background-color:orange" |

| Christian

{{sortname|Laurent|Zeimet}}

| {{flag|Luxembourg}}

| Chamber of Deputies

| CSV

| style="background-color:orange" |

| Christian

= Party groups =

The Benelux Parliament comprises the following party groups:

class="wikitable centre sortable"

|+

!Name

!Ideology

!Political Group

!Benelux Parliament

Christian Group

|Christian democracy
Liberal conservatism
Conservatism
Centrism

|EPP Group, ECR

|{{composition bar|14|49|hex=#FFA500}}

Liberal Group

|Liberalism
Conservative liberalism
Classical liberalism
Social liberalism

|Renew

|{{composition bar|11|49|hex=#0000FF}}

Socialists, Greens and Democrats

|Social democracy
Green politics
Democratic socialism

|GUE/NGL, Greens/EFA, S&D

|{{composition bar|13|49|hex=#FF0000}}

Seat

The seat of the Benelux Parliament rotates among the cities of Brussels, The Hague and Luxembourg. Each of these cities hosts the plenary meetings of the Benelux Parliament for two consecutive years. The Benelux Parliament met in Luxembourg in 2013 and 2014, in Brussels in 2015 and 2016, and meets in The Hague in 2017 and 2018. The Secretariat of the Benelux Parliament is located in Brussels.

Notes

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Commons category-inline|Benelux Parliament}}
  • [http://www.beneluxparl.eu/ Official website of the Benelux Parliament]

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