The States General of the Netherlands (Dutch: Staten-Generaal [ˈstaːtə(ŋ) ˌɣeːnəˈraːl] ) is the supreme bicameral legislature of the Netherlands consisting...
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Future of the French Language in Quebec, the name of a commission set up by the government of Quebec on June 29, 2000 States General of the Netherlands (Staten-Generaal)...
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Chamber of the States General", or simply Tweede Kamer) is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands, the States General, the other one...
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is the upper house of the States General, the legislature of the Netherlands. Its 75 members are elected on lists by the members of the twelve States-Provincial...
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under the Ancien Régime, the Estates General (French: États généraux [eta ʒeneʁo]) or States-General was a legislative and consultative assembly of the different...
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abdication; the roles and duties of the monarch; the formalities of communication between the States General of the Netherlands; and the monarch's role...
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simply as the Netherlands, is a sovereign state consisting of a collection of constituent territories united under the monarch of the Netherlands, who functions...
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In the Netherlands, the Constitution refers to Amsterdam as the capital city. However, since 1588, the States General and the Executive Branch, along with...
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implementation of a stadtholder and the first convocation of the States General of the Netherlands in 1464. His granddaughter Mary had confirmed a number of privileges...
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body of Jersey The States General of the Netherlands, the legislative body of the Netherlands The States of Guernsey, the government and legislature of Guernsey...
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well. The Netherlands does not have a traditional separation of powers; according to the Constitution, the States General and the government (the monarch...
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between the Netherlands and the United States started in 1776 with the first salute at St. Eustatius's Fort Oranje and continues to this day as one of the oldest...
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The economy of the Netherlands is a highly developed market economy focused on trade and logistics, manufacturing, services, innovation and technology...
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conurbations in Europe. The Hague is the seat of the Cabinet, the States General, the Supreme Court, and the Council of State of the Netherlands. King Willem-Alexander...
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Binnenhof (redirect from The Binnenhof)
centre of The Hague, Netherlands, next to the Hofvijver (Court Pond). It houses the meeting place of both houses of the States General of the Netherlands, as...
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countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, with...
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Charles II of England and ratified by the States General of the Netherlands on 5 March 1674. England was forced to sign the treaty since Parliament would not...
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Prinsjesdag, where the King addressed a joint session of the States General of the Netherlands to outline government policy for the upcoming parliamentary...
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Prinsjesdag (redirect from Prince's Day (Netherlands))
is the day on which the reigning monarch of the Netherlands addresses a joint session of the States-General of the Netherlands (consisting of the Senate...
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Staats-Vlaanderen, meaning "governed by the States General". Each of these "Netherlands" had a high degree of autonomy, cooperating with each other mainly...
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made by the States General of the Netherlands in Antwerp four days earlier. It declared that all magistrates in the provinces making up the Union of Utrecht...
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The national flag of the Netherlands (Dutch: de Nederlandse vlag) is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue. The current design originates as a...
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The United States diplomatic mission to the Netherlands consists of the embassy located in The Hague and a consular office located in Amsterdam. In 1782...
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The following is a list of committees (Dutch: Commissies) in the States General of the Netherlands. Justice and Security Interior Kingdom Relations Petitions...
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In the history of the Low Countries, the Burgundian Netherlands (Latin: Burgundiae Belgicae, French: Pays-Bas bourguignons, Dutch: Bourgondische Nederlanden...
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The Council of State (Dutch: Raad van State) is a constitutionally established advisory body in the Netherlands to the government and States General that...
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The history of the Netherlands extends back long before the founding of the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon. For...
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2004) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until her abdication in 1980. Juliana was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin...
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the States Provincial elect the members of the Senate of the States General of the Netherlands. The size of the provincial councils ranges from 39 members...
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Dutch nationality law (redirect from Nationality law of the Netherlands)
to the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands, which includes the country of the Netherlands itself, Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten. The Netherlands is a...
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