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Pensions in Germany are based on a “three pillar system”. [3] First pillar: mandatory state pension insurance ( gesetzliche Rentenversicherung ). This part of the basic social security system. All employees and employers pay a percentage of salaries into this system. Second pillar: voluntary occupational pension insurance.
The judiciary of Belgium is similar to the French judiciary. Belgium evolved from a unitary to a federal state , but its judicial system has not been adapted to a federal system. The Belgian judiciary is referred to as the courts and tribunals ( Dutch : hoven en rechtbanken , French : cours et tribunaux , German : Gerichtshöfe und Gerichte ...
The current legal basis for standard time in Belgium is the law of 11 June 2018 "introducing Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) as the basis for the legal time in Belgium" (Belgian official journal, 10 September 2018). Article 2 of this law states that the legal time is UTC +60 minutes during Winter Time and UTC +120 minutes during Summer Time.
Its capital and largest city is Arlon, in the south-east of the province. It has an area of 4,459 km 2 (1,722 sq mi), making it the largest Belgian province. With around 285,000 residents, Luxembourg is also the least populated province, with a density of 64/km 2 (170/sq mi), making it a relatively sparsely settled part of a very densely ...
The Voice Kids is a Dutch-language Belgian music talent show for aspiring singers aged 8 to 15, based on the concept of the show The Voice van Vlaanderen. The first broadcast took place on 5 September 2014 on VTM. The winners of the seven seasons have been: Mentissa Aziza, Jens Dolleslagers, Katarina Pohlodkova, Jade De Rijcke, Gala Aliaj ...
Culture of Belgium. Belgian culture involves both the aspects shared by all Belgians regardless of the language they speak and the differences between the main cultural communities: the Dutch-speaking Belgians (Flemish) and the French-speaking Belgians (mostly Brusselsian and Walloon people). Most Belgians view their culture as an integral part ...
This is a list of Belgian classical composers, alphabetically sorted by surname, then by other names.It includes composers of classical music who were born within Belgium (after the establishment of the country in 1830) or became permanent residents there.
Belgian immigrants were first registered in 1820; from then to 1910, 104,000 Belgians entered the U.S. and from 1910 to 1950, the number dropped to 62,000. Between 1847 and 1849 (when Belgium was plagued with disease and economic hardship), 6,000–7,000 Belgians a year arrived in the United States.