Flemish Community Commission

The Flemish Community Commission (Dutch: Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie (VGC)) is the local representative of the Flemish authorities in the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium.The VGC has competencies for cultural, educational, well-being and health for Flemings in Brussels.It reaches an estimated 200,000 inhabitants of Brussels with its services, mostly Dutch-speakers, and a significant number of migrants.Strictly legally speaking, the VGC is only competent for institutions depending on the Flemish government, and not for individual citizens.The VGC also assumed all Flemish community-specific responsibilities in Brussels of the former province of Brabant when it was split up.