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manages public companies such as the
national railways (SNCB/NMBS), manages
public debt (finance) and represents
our country at the United Nations
(Foreign Affairs).
> European Union
The European Union influences our
lives in many ways. We now use
the euro when paying for goods in
nineteen Member States of the Union.
Europe determines how much fish can
be caught in every Member State.
Other European regulations relate to
the labelling of food products or mobile
phone tariffs.
What happens if there is a conflict
between the various levels of
government?
What if the Flemish Parliament ratified
a decree about military service which is
a federal competence? Or if the Walloon
Parliament strayed into Flemish territory
by protecting the dunes in Oostduinkerke
by decree?
In these instances the government or
any citizen who considers himself/herself
to have been affected by these actions
can submit a complaint to the Constitutional
Court. The court can then rule
that a decree or a law is unconstitutional.
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