Political Career
- 1975-1980: President of the Council of the German-Speaking Youth (RDJ)
- 1975-1981: Member of the Committee for the Official German Translation of Laws and Decrees
- Since 1981: Member of the Council of the German-speaking Community
- 1981-1990: Chairman of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in the Council of the German-speaking Community
- 1984-1990: President of the Socialist Party of the German-Language Area of Belgium
- Since 1986: Member of the Executive Committee of the Socialist Party
- 1990-1995: German-Language Community Minister for Media, Adult Education, Invalids, Social Welfare and Vocational Training
- 1995-1997: Town Councilor in Eupen
- 1995-1999: Community Minister for Youth, Training, Media and Social Issues
- 1999-2004: Prime Minister (Minister-President) of the German-Language Community, & Minister for Invalids, Media and Sports
- Since 1999: Member of the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Commission for Culture, Education an Research (EDUC) and Commission for Economic and Social Policy (ECOS)
- Since 2000: Member oft the Congress of the Council of Europe
- Since 2004: Prime Minister of the German-Language Community & Minister for Local Authorities
- Since 2006: General reporter of the Congress of Regional and Local Authorities on cross-border cooperation
- 2007-2010: Plenary Chair of the Working Group on Inter-Regional Co-operation at the CLRAE (CT/CIR)
- 2008-2010: Plenary Chair of the Committee on culture and education at the CLRAE
- Since 2010: Plenary Chair of the Governance Committee at the CLRAE
- Since 2009: Member of the Bureau of the CoR
- Since 2010: Head of the Belgian delegation at the CLRAE
- Since 2010: President of Association of European Border Regions (AEBR)
- Since 2011: President ad-interim of the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions
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