- Prime Minister Erdogan Meets With Chirac (March 26, 2004)
...BRUSSELS - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with French President Ja... - Bush to Welcome New NATO Members (March 29, 2004)
... Latvia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia attend their first NATO meeting in Brussels. That's the largest expansion of the alliance since it was formed in 194... - Across Europe, a Weekend of Anti-War Rallies (January 20, 2003)
...BRUSSELS, Jan. 19 — Antiwar demonstrators took to the streets again today on a week... - Call It Israel-Palestine, Try Federal Solution in Middle East (June 26, 2002)
...regions — Flanders and Wallonia. Each now has its own parliament. But Brussels, the capital, is in a third self-governing district, where both French and... - Chirac Pledges to Veto New UN Resolution (February 18, 2003)
...Chirac insisted as he arrived for the European Union's emergency summit in Brussels. He called it "the worst solution". But Mr Blair, who is determined t... - Empty Chemical Warheads Seized in Iraq (January 16, 2003)
...as destroyed banned weapons, or risk a US-led war. Mr Blix was speaking in Brussels where he briefed EU officials on the progress of his inspection teams. ... - Death penalty to be reinstated in Iraq (August 8, 2004)
...n Minister, Hoshiyar Zebari came under pressure from the European Union in Brussels to oppose the reinstatement of capital punishment, a measure most EU count... - Next Transatlantic Policy Clash Could Be Iran (May 28, 2003)
...BRUSSELS — If you liked the Iraq crisis, you'll love the coming transatlantic clash... - Growing Unease Brings Protests Across the World (January 20, 2003)
...litary base on the outskirts of Madrid. About 5,000 people marched through Brussels, and in Turkey 2,000 protesters gathered in Ankara. In the West Bank, t... - Green Minister's Resignation Shocks Belgium (August 27, 2002)
...BRUSSELS, Belgium, August 27, 2002 (ENS) - Belgium's Environment Minister Magda Ael... - US Strikes Raze Falluja Hospital (November 6, 2004)
...peaceful settlement," Mr Allawi said on Friday after meeting EU leaders in Brussels. In a letter to the leaders of the US, UK and Iraq, UN Secretary Genera... - Iraq Contract Decision Reopens US-European Rift (December 10, 2003)
...BRUSSELS, Belgium — Russia suggested it would not restructure Iraq's debt. Canada t... - Blair's Popularity Plummets (February 18, 2003)
...ed. Mr Blair faced further difficulties at the EU emergency summit in Brussels last night when Jacques Chirac insisted that France would veto a second UN... - US Says Protesters Strengthen Saddam (February 16, 2003)
...e United Nations and closer to home. Mr Blair, who on Monday travels to Brussels for an emergency European Union summit, after a weekend in which London ex... - Arab League Chief Warns US Against Wider War (June 14, 2002)
...esolutions adopted last week at a meeting of alliance defense ministers in Brussels, Belgium. "We agreed that NATO should be ready to deploy its forces 'as an... - It is the name of one of the three regions constituting the Belgian federation (the others are Flanders and Wallonia).
- The Brussels Capital Region consists of only one administrative district (the Brussels Capital District) in which there are 19 municipalities (See: List of municipalities of the Brussels Capital Region). On January 1st, 2003, the city had a population of 992,041 for 161.382 km² which gives a population density of 6,309 inhabitants per km².
- As mentioned in point 2 Brussels is also one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels Capital Region and District. The municipality comprises the city of Brussels proper and the towns of Haren (Dutch) or Haeren (French), Laken (Dutch) or Laeken (French) and Neder-Over-Heembeek (Dutch and French). On January 1st, 2000 Brussels municipality (Bruxelles-ville) had a total population of 133,859 (66,380 males and 67,479 females). The total area is 33.39 km² which gives a population density of 4,008.95 inhabitants per km².
- As mentioned in point 3 Brussels is also the main city within the Brussels municipality.
- The three main institutions of the European Union, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union and the prepatory and committee functionaly of the European Parliament (the plenary sessions are held in Strasbourg), have their headquarters in Brussels, making it the de facto capital of the European Union. This leads to a fifth meaning, especially in British English, where the city is used as a metonym for some aspects of the Union. "Brussels is considering banning raunchy TV images"
Brussels
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Bruxelles by the winter
Brussels (French Bruxelles, Dutch Brussel, German Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium. It has five distinct meanings:
As well as the EU institutions, the city is also home to NATO and the Western European Union.
The language frontier divides Belgium into a northern, Dutch-speaking, region and a southern, French-speaking, region. The Brussels region is officially bilingual. The area, which is geographically situated in the south of Flanders, was mostly Dutch-speaking until the end of the 19th century. Over the years, however, more and more French-speaking civil servants and businessmen settled in Brussels and today the majority of its population speaks French.
Brussels is served by Brussels International Airport, located in the municipality of Zaventem.
Highlights: Grote Markt / Grand-Place, Atomium, Manneken Pis, Belgian cuisine
See also: List of Minister-Presidents of Brussels, Brussels sprout
Universities
Brussels has several universities, two of them being the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
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