9-659: Crown Council may refer to: Crown Council of Belgium , the King, his Ministers and the Ministers of State, meeting on rare occasions to advise the King Crown Council of Ethiopia , the constitutional body advising the reigning Emperors of Ethiopia or its successor, the non-governmental organization of royalists that now operates as a cultural and charitable institution Crown Council of Greece , an informal advisory body to
18-577: A Crown Council session. During the 2007–08 Belgian government formation though, King Albert II formally asked the help of several Ministers of State with experience in solving political crises. The King consulted Ministers of State Wilfried Martens , Jean-Luc Dehaene , Guy Verhofstadt , Philippe Moureaux , Willy Claes , Gérard Deprez , Jos Geysels , Philippe Busquin , Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb , José Daras , Raymond Langendries , Herman De Croo , Louis Michel , Herman Van Rompuy and Armand De Decker . Some political analysts saw this as comparable to
27-663: Is composed of the King of the Belgians , the Ministers and the Ministers of State (mostly former ministers and other major politicians). The constitutional Monarch chairs the Crown Council, which has no legal competence but simply advises the crown when consulted on extraordinary matters. During a session of the Crown Council, the Ministers of State can do nothing but advise the King, as the authority to make political decisions
36-572: Is vested in the King and the Federal Government , in accordance with the Belgian Constitution . To date, the Crown Council has met on only five occasions: Nowadays, the Crown Council is seen as an old-fashioned or even outdated political organ. The title of Minister of State is given as an honorary title, with no view to any possible Crown Council meeting. None of the living Ministers of State have ever participated in
45-967: The Parti Socialiste , part of the Socialist Group and sat on the European Parliament 's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy . Busquin was the chairman of the Science and Technology Options Assessment Panel. He also was a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and a member of the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee. His tendency to stutter has been
54-687: The Crown Council. Commonly, Ministers of State are appointed to formal offices is the process of forming a government or to solve a cabinet crisis. Philippe Busquin Philippe Busquin ( French pronunciation: [filip byskɛ̃] ; born 6 January 1941) is a Belgian politician . Busquin was born in Feluy . He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2009 for the French Community of Belgium with
63-477: The King of Greece Crown Council of Monaco , a seven-member administrative body meeting at least twice annually to advise the Prince of Monaco Crown Council of Romania , the constitutional body advising the reigning Kings of Romania Video games [ edit ] Crown and Council video game Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
72-533: The subject of satirical videos on YouTube , some garnering hundreds of thousands of hits. From 1999 to 2004, he was Member of the European Commission with responsibility for research. He was awarded: This article about a Member of the European Parliament from Belgium is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Walloon politician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
81-587: The title Crown Council . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crown_Council&oldid=1248217543 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Crown Council of Belgium The Crown Council of Belgium ( Dutch : Kroonraad , French : Conseil de la Couronne , German : Kronrat )
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