What are some of the basic elements of the Belgium model of power sharing?

(a) Main features of the path of accommodation adopted by Belgian leaders were as given below:
(i) Dutch and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the Central Government.
(ii) Some special laws require the support of majority of members from each linguistic group. No single community not even majority community (Dutch-speaking) can make decisions unilaterally.
(iii) The state governments are not subordinate to the Central Government. Many powers of the central Government have been given to state Governments.
(iv) There is a separate government in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Both the communities i.e., French-speaking and Dutch-speaking have equal representation in the Brussels government.
(v) A third government which is called “community government” is elected by people belonging to one language community- Dutch, French and German-speaking – no matter where they live. The community government has power regarding cultural, educational and language-related issues. Thus, the Belgian model is based on the principle of accommodation and reciprocity. To accommodate each other there is equal representation in the Central Government as well as in the Brussels Government.
(b) Consequences: The system is complicated but useful. It has avoided conflicts between the two main communities and a possible division of the country on linguistic lines. It was why the European Union has selected Brussels as its headquarters.