Explain any three elements of Belgian model of accommodation. [3] [CBSE 2013]

Explain any three elements of Belgian model of accommodation. [3] [CBSE 2013]

Ans. To accommodate diverse regional and cultural country.

Belgian Government adopted the following measures

(i) Constitution prescribes that the number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the Central Government.

(ii) Many power of the Central Government have been given to State Governments of the two regions of the country.

(iii) Brussels, the capital of Belgium, has a separate government in which both the communities have equal representation.