which itself exercises many competencies for territorial tasks elsewhere assigned to the provinces. The community competencies (education, culture and social welfare) there, are exercised by the two affected institutional communities. The Flemish Community therefore established a local elected council and executive (the Flemish Community Commission or 'VGC') to cater for intermediate-level decision making & public services. The VGC then recognised local, municipal institutions to take care of the purely local public service in these community areas (called gemeenschapscentra or community centres). Media Flanders has an official radio and television broadcasting company, the Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroep or VRT in Dutch. Since 1989, several private companies for region-wide radio and television broadcasting have become established. There are also so-called "regional" broadcast companies of which the range is limited to only smaller parts of the Flemish Region. The written press is dominated by a number of 'quality' dailies (such as De Tijd, De Morgen and De Standaard), several 'popular' dailies (such as Het Laatste Nieuws and Het Nieuwsblad) and a large number of general and specialized magazines. References External links Flemish authorities (Dutch: Vlaamse overheid) Flemish authorities (Dutch: Vlaamse overheid) Flemish Parliament (Dutch: Vlaams Parlement) Flemish government (Dutch: Vlaamse regering) Flemish Community Council in Brussels (Dutch: Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie (VGC)) Public radio & television (Dutch: Vlaamse radio en Televisie) VRT online news in English, French and German Flanders Today, weekly paper about Flanders (actual information in English) Study opportunities in Flanders (accredited non Dutch-language courses) Touristic information about Flanders (Dutch: Toerisme Vlaanderen) Flanders Investment and Trade - Information for foreign investors Communities of Belgium Society of Belgium Politics of Brussels Politics of Flanders