What major structural change was introduced into the Belgian Constitution during the First State Reform of 1970?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The formal recognition of three Cultural Communities and three economic Regions
Answer: The formal recognition of three Cultural Communities and three economic Regions. Why not the others: The Senate was reformed in 1993 and 2014, not abolished; Belgium retained its constitutional monarchy; federal administration remained bilingual.
- Step 1: Prime Minister Gaston Eyskens declared in 1970 that 'the unitary state has been outpaced by reality'.
- Step 2: The constitutional revision recognized three cultural communities (Dutch, French, German) and laid the foundation for three economic regions (Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels).
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