The provinces
Since the fourth State reform, there have been ten provinces.
Provinces
The competences of the provinces
The provinces are responsible for all matters of provincial interest, i.e. anything not dealt with at federal, regional, community or municipal level.
hey operate in areas such as:
The provincial institutions
The provinces are autonomous institutions and are under the supervision of the Federal State, the Communities and mainly the Regions.
The provinces have a Provincial Council.
The members of the Provincial Council are directly elected for a six-year term. The Provincial Council takes decisions of a general nature, votes on provincial regulations and draws up the budget for the province.