Belgium’s Accordion Response to COVID-19
As Covid-19 started to make its way onto Belgian territory, the Belgian federal government found itself in the midst of political disorder and negotiations to form a government after the May 2019 elections. Up until March 2020, the competent authority to decide on Covid measures was a caretaker minority government (Regering Wilmès I). But, after the first big outburst of cases in Belgium, the government formation accelerated. Nine political parties made a deal to give the resigning minority government full authority to combat the virus and its economic and social ramifications by a motion of c... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
| Reihe/Periodikum: | Verfassungsblog, Iss 2366-7044 |
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Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
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| Schlagwörter: | Belgium / COVID 19 / Law / K |
| Sprache: | Deutsch Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28972269 |
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| Link(s) : | https://doaj.org/article/ab5d6ffc6fec4b10a4880d5d9418c3a6 |
As Covid-19 started to make its way onto Belgian territory, the Belgian federal government found itself in the midst of political disorder and negotiations to form a government after the May 2019 elections. Up until March 2020, the competent authority to decide on Covid measures was a caretaker minority government (Regering Wilmès I). But, after the first big outburst of cases in Belgium, the government formation accelerated. Nine political parties made a deal to give the resigning minority government full authority to combat the virus and its economic and social ramifications by a motion of confidence (Regering Wilmès II).