The name is a portmanteau formed from joining the first few letters of each country's name—Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg—and was first used to name the customs agreement that initiated the union (signed in 1944).
Belgium holds the presidency for 2021. == Overview == Cooperation among the governments of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg has been a firmly established practice since the introduction of a customs union in 1944 which became operative in 1948 as the Benelux Customs Union.
Moreover, the current official name has been largely obsolete in daily practice for a number of years: both internally in the Benelux and in external references, the name Benelux Parliament has been used de facto for a number of years now. In 1944, exiled representatives of the three countries signed the London Customs Convention, the treaty that established the Benelux Customs Union.
Ratified in 1947, the treaty was in force from 1948 until it was superseded by the Benelux Economic Union.
Belgium holds the presidency for 2021. == Overview == Cooperation among the governments of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg has been a firmly established practice since the introduction of a customs union in 1944 which became operative in 1948 as the Benelux Customs Union.
Ratified in 1947, the treaty was in force from 1948 until it was superseded by the Benelux Economic Union.
In 2020 a virtual Benelux Summit was held under Dutch Presidency on 7 October between the prime ministers.[https://www.government.nl/documents/diplomatic-statements/2020/10/07/joint-declaration-benelux-summit] == Politics == A Benelux Parliament (officially referred to as an "Interparliamentary Consultative Council") was created in 1955.
This made the 1955 Convention on the Consultative Interparliamentary Council for the Benelux to expire.
The initial form of economic cooperation expanded steadily over time, leading in 1958 to the signing of the treaty establishing the Benelux Economic Union.
The treaty establishing the Benelux Economic Union (Benelux Economische Unie, Union Économique Benelux) was signed on 3 February 1958 in The Hague and came into force on 1 November 1960 to promote the free movement of capital, services, and goods in the region.
The treaty establishing the Benelux Economic Union (Benelux Economische Unie, Union Économique Benelux) was signed on 3 February 1958 in The Hague and came into force on 1 November 1960 to promote the free movement of capital, services, and goods in the region.
This instrument has so far only been used occasionally, basically in order to organise certain activities within a Benelux working group or to give them impetus. All four instruments require the unanimous approval of the members of the Committee of Ministers (and, in the case of agreements, subsequent signature and ratification at national level). In 1965, the treaty establishing a Benelux Court of Justice was signed.
It entered into force in 1974.
They also launched the Schengen process, which came into operation in 1985, promoting it from the outset.
In 2004, a Treaty on cross-border cooperation between the Benelux police forces was concluded.
In 2005, they concluded a treaty establishing a Benelux Organisation for Intellectual Property which replaced both offices upon its entry into force on 1 September 2006.
In 2005, they concluded a treaty establishing a Benelux Organisation for Intellectual Property which replaced both offices upon its entry into force on 1 September 2006.
As of November 2019, the Benelux Union has a population of more than 29.55 million. On 17 June 2008, Belgium (in all its component parts), the Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux treaty in The Hague.
The original establishing treaty, set to expire in 2010, was replaced by a new legal framework (called the Treaty revising the Treaty establishing the Benelux Economic Union), which was signed on 17 June 2008. The new treaty has no set time limit and the name of the Benelux Economic Union changed to Benelux Union to reflect the broad scope on the union.
The original establishing treaty, set to expire in 2010, was replaced by a new legal framework (called the Treaty revising the Treaty establishing the Benelux Economic Union), which was signed on 17 June 2008. The new treaty has no set time limit and the name of the Benelux Economic Union changed to Benelux Union to reflect the broad scope on the union.
This treaty was signed in 2014 in Liège (Belgium) by the three countries.
On 20 January 2015, the governments of the three countries, including, as far as Belgium is concerned, the community and regional governments, signed in Brussels the Treaty of the Benelux Interparliamentary Assembly.
In 2015, the Benelux countries agreed to recognise each other's bachelor's and master's diplomas without such hindrances.
In addition, the treaty expressly provides for the possibility of accession of other countries. By June 2019 already a total of 922 vehicles were subject to common Benelux inspections. == Benelux pilot project with digital consignment notes == A Benelux-wide pilot project was launched in 2017 to enable the use of digital consignment notes (e-CMR) for national and intra-Benelux transport.
In 2018 a renewed political declaration was adopted between Benelux and North Rhine-Westphalia to give cooperation a further impetus. Some examples of recent results of Benelux cooperation: automatic level recognition of all diplomas and degrees within the Benelux, a new Benelux Treaty on Police cooperation, common road inspections and a Benelux pilot with digital consignment notes.
On 5 June 2018 the Benelux Treaty celebrated its 60 years of existence.
In 2018, a Benelux Youth Parliament was created. In addition to cooperation based on a Treaty, there is also political cooperation in the Benelux context, including summits of the Benelux government leaders.
In addition, it offers the possibility to formally record the existence of ideas, concepts, designs, prototypes and the like. == All higher education degrees recognised throughout Benelux == In 2018 the education ministers from Belgium's three communities as well as those from the Netherlands and Luxembourg signed an agreement to recognise the level of all higher education diplomas between the three countries, a unique development in the EU.
As of November 2019, the Benelux Union has a population of more than 29.55 million. On 17 June 2008, Belgium (in all its component parts), the Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed a new Benelux treaty in The Hague.
In 2019 a Benelux summit was held in Luxembourg.
This treaty entered into force on 1 August 2019.
In addition, the treaty expressly provides for the possibility of accession of other countries. By June 2019 already a total of 922 vehicles were subject to common Benelux inspections. == Benelux pilot project with digital consignment notes == A Benelux-wide pilot project was launched in 2017 to enable the use of digital consignment notes (e-CMR) for national and intra-Benelux transport.
In 2020 a virtual Benelux Summit was held under Dutch Presidency on 7 October between the prime ministers.[https://www.government.nl/documents/diplomatic-statements/2020/10/07/joint-declaration-benelux-summit] == Politics == A Benelux Parliament (officially referred to as an "Interparliamentary Consultative Council") was created in 1955.
In addition, 12,000 Dutch and close to a thousand Luxembourg residents work in Belgium. == Benelux countries take the lead in stimulating European cycling policy == In a joint political declaration (July 2020), the mobility ministers of the Benelux countries called on the European Commission to prioritise cycling in European climate policy and Sustainable Transport strategies.
Belgium holds the presidency for 2021. == Overview == Cooperation among the governments of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg has been a firmly established practice since the introduction of a customs union in 1944 which became operative in 1948 as the Benelux Customs Union.
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