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Perspectives. Freedom. Progress.
Perspectives. Freedom. Progress. (, PFF) is a regional liberal political party in the German-speaking Community of Belgium. Until 2023, the party still retained the German version of the name of the all-Belgian liberal party in the sixties, the Party for Freedom and Progress () before changing to its current name, and it is a constituent member of the Reformist Movement. Election results European Parliament See also *Liberalism *Contributions to liberal theory *Liberalism worldwide *List of liberal parties *Liberal democracy *Liberalism in Belgium This article gives an overview of liberalism in Belgium. Liberalism was a dominant force since the Belgian independence from the Netherlands. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representatio ... References External links Official website 1961 establishments in Belgium Conservative liberal parties Classical liberal parties Liberal parties in Belgium Political parties ...
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Kattrin Jadin
Kattrin Jadin (born 1 July 1980) is a Belgian judge. Since September 2022 she serves as a member of the Belgian Constitutional Court. Career She ran for the Chamber of Representatives for the first time in 2004, failing to be elected. She ran again in 2007, successfully being elected. In 2009, she was named president of the Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt. She was elected in 2007 and served in the federal parliament (2007-2022) and as president of the Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt. In 2015, she was part of the parliament's inquiry commission into the Volkswagen emissions scandal. In 2017, she stated that she was in favour of opening a debate on the legalisation of cannabis in Belgium. In 2019, she was among the candidates rumoured to be running for the leadership of the Reformist Movement. In the end, she chose not to run, endorsing the campaign of Georges-Louis Bouchez instead. In October 2019, she proposed a bill to extend the period in which it abor ...
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Liberalism In Belgium
This article gives an overview of liberalism in Belgium. Liberalism was a dominant force since the Belgian independence from the Netherlands. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it is not necessary that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party. History Since 1972 the traditional liberal current is divided in parties for each language. In Flanders the liberal Flemish Liberals and Democrats (''Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten'', member LI, ELDR), comprising both market and left of center liberals, is one of the dominant parties. Smaller liberal parties are Spirit, allied with the social democrats, and Vivant, allied to the VLD. In the French-speaking part of the country the nowadays center liberal Reformist Movement (''Mouvement Réformateur'', member LI, ELDR) is one of the major parties. Affiliated with this ...
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Liberalism
Liberalism is a Political philosophy, political and moral philosophy based on the Individual rights, rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality, the right to private property, and equality before the law. Liberals espouse various and often mutually conflicting views depending on their understanding of these principles but generally support private property, market economies, individual rights (including civil rights and human rights), liberal democracy, secularism, rule of law, Economic freedom, economic and political freedom, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom of religion.Generally support: * * * * * * *constitutional government and privacy rights * Liberalism is frequently cited as the dominant ideology of modern history.Wolfe, p. 23. Liberalism became a distinct Political movement, movement in the Age of Enlightenment, gaining popularity among Western world, Western philosophers and economists. L ...
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2024 European Parliament Election In Belgium
The 2024 European Parliament election in Belgium was held on 9 June 2024 in the three Belgian constituencies (the Dutch-speaking electoral college, the French-speaking electoral college and the German-speaking electoral college) to elect the Belgian delegation to the European Parliament. It is part of the 2024 European Parliament election and the 2024 Belgian elections. It was the tenth European Parliament election held in Belgium, and the first to take place after Brexit. Electoral system Compared to last election, Belgium is entitled to one more Member of the European Parliament, MEP assigned in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures. Each constituency elects its members through Open list#More open, semi-open list proportional representation with seats allocated through D'Hondt method and no electoral threshold. The 22 Belgian seats are divided among the three constituencies as follows: * 13 MEPs to be ele ...
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2019 European Parliament Election In Belgium
An election was held on 26 May 2019 in the three Belgian constituencies (the Dutch-speaking electoral college, the French-speaking electoral college and the German-speaking electoral college) to elect the Belgian delegation to the European Parliament. It was part of the 2019 European Parliament election. A royal order of 15 June 2018 fixed the date of the European Parliament election in Belgium, following an agreement at European level. Per the Belgian Constitution, the 2019 Belgian regional elections, Belgian regional elections, and additionally the 2019 Belgian federal election, Belgian federal election because no snap election occurred, were automatically held on the same day. Marianne Thyssen, who was re-elected Member of the European Parliament in 2014 as ''lijsttrekker'' for CD&V and who subsequently became Juncker Commission, European Commissioner, announced in July 2018 that she would quit politics in 2019. Electoral system As the reapportionment after Brexit did not imp ...
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2014 European Parliament Election In Belgium
An election was held on 25 May 2014 in the three Belgian constituencies (the Dutch-speaking electoral college, the French-speaking electoral college and the German-speaking electoral college) to elect the Belgian delegation to the European Parliament. This election, part of the 2014 European Parliament election, was held on the same day alongside the 2014 Belgian federal election, Belgian federal election and the 2014 Belgian regional elections, Belgian regional elections. 21 Belgium MEPs were elected: 12 of them are Dutch-speaking, 8 of them are French-speaking and 1 of them is German-speaking. In the arrondissement of Brussels-Capital and six municipalities with language facilities, voters can choose whether to vote for the Dutch-speaking or for the French-speaking electoral college. Opinion polling Opinion polling for the Dutch electoral college Candidates * List of candidates in the European Parliament election, 2014 (Belgium), Full list of candidates Main candidat ...
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2009 European Parliament Election In Belgium
An election of the delegation from Belgium to the European Parliament was held on Sunday, 7 June 2009. The elections were on the same day as regional elections to the Flemish Parliament, Walloon Parliament, Brussels Parliament and the Parliament of the German-speaking Community.http://www.eurotopics.net/en/presseschau/aeltere/NEWSLETTER-2009-02-18-Belgian-state-reform-fails As a result of the Treaty of Nice – that became active in November 2004 – the number of Belgian delegates in the European Parliament decreased from 24 (in 2004) to 22 delegates: 13 delegates were elected by the Dutch-speaking Electoral College, 8 delegates by the Francophone Electoral College and 1 by the German-speaking Electoral College. Results Candidates Dutch-speaking electoral college Linguistic controversy Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde constituency Generally in Belgium, residents of Flanders can only vote for a party list that runs in Flanders, and in Wallonia residents may only pic ...
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2004 European Parliament Election In Belgium
2004 European Parliament election, Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 13 June 2004. The elections produced little overall change in the distribution of seats in the European Parliament among Belgium's many political parties. The two socialist parties improved their vote, while the Green parties lost ground. The Flemish nationalist party the Vlaams Blok, Flemish Bloc (Vlaams Blok) registered the largest gains. Candidates Results External links European Parliament Elections 2004 in BelgiumEuropean Elections results shown on Belgian cartogram
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Berni Collas
Bernard "Berni" Collas (27 April 1954 – 16 September 2010) was a Belgian German-speaking politician and member of the liberal Party for Freedom and Progress (). He was married and had three children. Berni Collas was a member of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community from 1990 to 2003, and from 22 January 2004 till his death he was the Community Senator appointed by the Parliament of the German-speaking Community. In the Senate he served as a member of the MR fraction because the PFF is a constituent part of the MR. He was re-appointed as the German-speaking Community Senator following the 2007 federal election. He headed the local chapter of the PFF in Büllingen from 1985 to 1990 and was the floor leader of the PFF fraction in the Parliament of the German-speaking Community from 1990 to 1999. He worked as an advisor in the cabinet of the Belgian Minister of the Foreign Affairs, Louis Michel from August 1999 to September 2003, and from September 2003 to January ...
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1999 European Parliament Election In Belgium
Elections to the European Parliament were held in Belgium on 13 June 1999. The Dutch electoral college elected 14 MEPs, the French electoral college elected 10 MEPs and the German-speaking electoral college elected 1 MEP. The European elections were held on the same day as the federal election and the regional elections. Results {{Belgian elections Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ... European Parliament elections in Belgium 1999 elections in Belgium ...
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1994 European Parliament Election In Belgium
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Party For Freedom And Progress
The Party for Freedom and Progress (; ; ; PVV-PLP) was a liberalism, liberal political party in Belgium which existed from 1961 until 1992. The party was the successor of the Liberal Party (Belgium), Liberal Party, which had roots dating back to 1846. It was succeeded in the Flemish Community, Flemish Community of Belgium by the Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD) and in the French Community of Belgium, French Community by the Liberal Reformist Party (Belgium), Liberal Reformist Party, ''Parti des Réformes et des Libertés de Wallonie'' and the current-day Mouvement Réformateur, Reformist Movement. In the German-speaking Community, it continued to exist as the Perspectives. Freedom. Progress., Party for Freedom and Progress up to 2023. History Foundation of a new party In 1961, Omer Vanaudenhove, leader of the Liberal Party, reorganised it into the Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang/Parti de la Liberté et du Progrès (PVV/PLP). The n ...
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