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André M.J.Gh. Flahaut is a Belgian politician. He was born on 18 August 1955 in Walhain, then in the province of Brabant and now in the province of Walloon Brabant. Flahaut studied political sciences and public administration at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

Antwerp (Dutch: About this sound Antwerpen ) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp. It has an area of 2867 km² and with nearly 1.7 million inhabitants it is the country's most populous province. The province consists of 3 Arrondissements, Antwerp, Mechelen and Turnhout. The eastern part of the province comprises the main part of the Campine region.

The Halle-Vilvoorde Arrondissement is one of the two administrative arrondissements in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It almost completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region and lies to the west of the other arrondissement in the province, the Leuven Arrondissement. Unlike the Arrondissement of Leuven, it is not a judicial arrondissement.The Kingdom of Belgium en-us-Belgium.ogg /ˈbɛldʒəm/ is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO.[5] Belgium covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi) and has a population of about 10.7 million.

The Committee on Justice (Dutch: Commissie voor de Justitie, French: Commission de la Justice) is a standing committee of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. It is responsible for all matters related to the administration of justice. The committee consists of 17 members and is currently chaired by Claude Eerdekens (PS). The seats on the committee are divided among CD&V/N-VA (4 seats), MR (3 seats ), PS (2 seats), Open Vld (2 seats), Vlaams Belang (2 seats), SP.A-Spirit (2 seats), Ecolo-Groen! (1 seat) and CDH (1 seat).The Committee on the Interior, General Affairs and the Civil Service (Dutch: Commissie voor de Binnenlandse Zaken, de Algemene Zaken en het Openbaar Ambt, French: Commission de l'Intérieur, des Affaires générales et de la Fonction publique), more commonly referred to as the Committee on the Interior, is a standing committee of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives. It is responsible for all matters related to the internal affairs of Belgium. The committee consists of 17 members and is currently chaired by Pieter De Crem (CD&V/N-VA).The Belgian Federal Parliament is a bicameral parliament. It consists of the Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: About this sound Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers , French: la Chambre des Représentants, German: die Abgeordnetenkammer) and the Senate (Dutch: About this sound Senaat , French: le Sénat, German: der Senat).

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