The Parlementair Documentatie Centrum (PDC), in English the Parliamentary Documentation Centre, is a Dutch institute connected to
Leiden University that documents
parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
ary history. It is part of the
Montesquieu Institute on
Campus The Hague, and situated at 86
Lange Voorhout
The Lange Voorhout () is a street in the old city centre of The Hague, Netherlands. It is L-shaped and runs from Kneuterdijk in the west to Toernooiveld in the east, reaching approximately in length.
History
In the Middle Ages, the Lange Voorh ...
.
Its function is to collect and make available information about the
Dutch Parliament
The States General of the Netherlands ( nl, Staten-Generaal ) is the supreme bicameral legislature of the Netherlands consisting of the Senate () and the House of Representatives (). Both chambers meet at the Binnenhof in The Hague.
The States ...
, and it manages several websites about European matters.
[ The centre was founded in 1974.]
References
External links
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Leiden University
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