The FPS Interior formerly the Ministry of the Interior, is a Federal Public Service of Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

. It was created by Royal Order on January 14, 2002, as part of the plans of the first Verhofstadt

Guy Verhofstadt

Guy Verhofstadt is a Belgian politician who was the 47th Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008. He is currently a Member of the European Parliament and leader of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.- Early career :...

 Government

Belgian federal government

The Cabinet of Belgium is the executive branch of the Belgian federal government, consisting of ministers and secretaries of state drawn from the political parties which form the governing coalition. Formally, the ministers are appointed by the King...

 to modernise the federal administration. The FPS Interior employs approximately 4,300 persons and is responsible for guaranteeing the rule of law, the registration and identification

Belgian national identification card

All Belgians aged 12 and above are issued with an identity card . Belgians aged 15 and above are required to always carry it with them unless they are within 200 m from their homes...

 of natural persons, the immigration

Immigration

Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...

 policy and for guaranteeing public order and safety.

The FPS Interior is responsible to the Federal Minister of the Interior, Annemie Turtelboom

Annemie Turtelboom

Annemie Turtelboom is a Belgian politician and a member of the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats. She became Belgium's minister of the interior in the Van Rompuy I Government on 17 July 2009 , and retained that office in the Leterme II Government, which took office on 24 November 2009 .Before...

 (Open VLD

Flemish Liberals and Democrats

' , commonly known as Open VLD and also simply as the VLD, is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium, created in 1992 from the former Party for Freedom and Progress and a few other politicians from other parties. The party led the government for three cabinets under Guy Verhofstadt from 1999...

).

Organisations

The FPS Interior is organised into five Directorates-General:

• The Directorate-General for Institutions and Population
• The Directorate-General for Civil Security
• The Directorate-General Crisis Centre
• The Directorate-General for Security and Prevention Policy
• The Immigration Service

External links

• Website of the FPS Interior Belgium