# September Declaration

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Annual government policy statement of Flanders

The **September Declaration**[1] (Dutch: *Septemberverklaring*) is the annual [government policy statement](/source/Government_policy_statement) of [Flanders](/source/Flanders) in the form of a speech by the [Minister-President of Flanders](/source/Minister-President_of_Flanders) to the members of the [Flemish Parliament](/source/Flemish_Parliament). The Declaration, drafted by the [Flemish Government](/source/Flemish_Government), informs Parliament (and citizens) about the general state of Flemish society, and the main policy and budget plans for the next year.[2]

The September Declaration is held annually on the fourth Monday in September, which is where its name comes from. The speech is more or less comparable to the [Speech from the Throne](/source/Speech_from_the_Throne) in the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) or the [State of the Union](/source/State_of_the_Union) in the [United States](/source/United_States). A more elaborate discussion of the plans commences the next Wednesday.

The Policy Statement (Dutch: *Beleidsverklaring*) in the [Belgian Federal Parliament](/source/Belgian_Federal_Parliament) by the [federal government](/source/Belgian_Government) is held about two weeks later, on the second Wednesday in October.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Flemish Parliament backs Bourgeois government"](http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/Politics/1.2100840). *Deredactie.be*. [Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie](/source/Vlaamse_Radio-_en_Televisieomroeporganisatie). 25 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Septemberverklaring van de Vlaamse Regering 2014"](https://www.vlaanderen.be/nl/publicaties/detail/septemberverklaring-van-de-vlaamse-regering-2014-1). *Vlaanderen.be*. Flemish Government. September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

## External links

- [Past September Declarations](https://www.vlaanderen.be/nl/search?keyword=septemberverklaring)

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