Opposition (9) The Parliament of the German-speaking Community (German: Parlament der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft [paʁlaˈmɛnt deːɐ ˈdɔʏtʃˌʃpʁaːxɪɡn̩ ɡəˈmaɪnʃaft] or PDG) is the legislative assembly of the German-speaking Community of Belgium located in Eupen.
However, in March 1974, the first direct elections for the Council of the German Cultural Community took place.
At the end of 2013, the Parliament moved from its old location in Kaperberg to a renovated building in Kehrweg that once served as a Sanitorium.
As article 139 of the Belgian Constitution specifies, the Walloon Region may transfer some regional powers to the German-speaking Community, which it has done in the following policy areas: However, by contrast with the country's other two linguistic communities, it has no control over the language used in administration, because all municipalities are municipalities with language facilities in French.
Following the 2024 regional election, the make-up of the Parliament of the German-speaking Community is as follows: The Socialist Party, the liberal Party for Freedom and Progress and the regionalist ProDG signed an agreement on 10 June 2009 to form the a coalition government.