The FPS Interior (, , ), formerly the Ministry of the Interior, is a Federal Public Service of

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. It was created by Royal Order on 14 January 2002, as part of the plans of the

Verhofstadt I Government The Verhofstadt I Government was the Belgian Federal Government, federal government of Belgium from 12 July 1999 to 12 July 2003. It was the first government headed by Prime Minister of Belgium, Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (Flemish Liberals ...

to modernise the federal administration. The FPS Interior employs approximately 4,300 persons and is responsible for guaranteeing the rule of law, the registration and identification of natural persons, the

immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as Permanent residency, permanent residents. Commuting, Commuter ...

policy and for guaranteeing public order and safety. The acronym IBZ comes from a mixture of its French and Dutch names, . The FPS Interior is responsible to the Federal Minister of the Interior, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal, Annelies Verlinden, since October 2020.

Organisations

The FPS Interior is organised into five Directorates-General: *The Directorate-General for Institutions and Population ** National Register ** eID **

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**Three freedom of information commissions *The Directorate-General for Civil Security **The Belgian Civil Protection falls under this Directorate-General *The Directorate-General Crisis Centre *The Directorate-General for Security and Prevention Policy *The Immigration Service

External links

Website of the FPS Interior Belgium
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