Belgium's French Community manages all of the matters allocated to it by the Constitution and the institutional reform laws, i.e. in short, matters related to the individual and using the language.
These matters currently come under the sectors of culture, education, research and training, health (exclusively preventative medicine), assistance to young people, infrastructures, sport and international relations.
Culture
The performing arts (theatre - music - dance), Cultural heritage, the Visual arts, Literature, Books and Languages, Libraries, Continuing education and policies related to Young People, Audiovisual and Multimedia matters.
Education, research and training
Education (primary, basic, secondary, special, university and non-university higher, social promotion, distance, artistic), PMS (Psycho-Medico-Social) Centres and maintenance allowances, Basic scientific research developed in universities, FNRS (National Fund for Scientific Research) and associated Funds (FRSM (Fund for Medical Scientific Research), IISN (Inter-University Institute for Nuclear Sciences), FRIA (Fund for Training in Research in Industry and Agriculture)), Concerted Research Action, Special Funds for Research in universities and Funds for joint basic scientific research.
Individual matters
Assistance to Young People and Children, Health (school medical examination, health promotion, early childhood policy, university hospitals, disabled policy) and Sport (support for the practice and promotion of sport, ADEPS (Authority for Physical Education and Sport)).
Intra-Belgian relations and international relations
Co-operation with the Communities and Regions and international co-operation.
Our Community
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