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  Belgium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Belgium hosts the headquarters of NATO and a major part of the European Union's institutions and administrations, including the European Commission, the Council of the European Union and most of the sessions of the European Parliament.
Belgium is composed of the five northern Dutch-speaking provinces of Flanders, the five southern French-speaking provinces of Wallonia and the Capital Region of Brussels.
Belgium adopted the euro, the single European currency, in January 1999, and the Belgian franc was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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 Brussels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the headquarters of the European Union, as two of its four main institutions have their headquarters in the city.
Brussels is, first of all, a city located in the centre of Belgium and its capital, but it sometimes also refers to the largest municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region.
Regions are one component of Belgium's complex institutions, the three communities being "the" other component: the Brussels inhabitants must deal with either the Flemish Community or the French (speaking) community for matters such as culture and education.
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 Brussels, Belgium
During the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries Brussels was the main centre for the manufacturing of luxurious fabrics, for exporting and for economy and politics.
In her search for independance, Brussels was often the stage for fighting that continued until the arrival of Charles de Lorraine in 1744.
In 1830 the Belgian Revolution led Brussels to independence and Brussels was chosen as the new capital for the state of Belgium.
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 Brussels Belgium Hotel and Travel - Brussels Tourist Information Guide Bruxelles
Brussels is considered the heartbeat and center of Europe – it is a very short distance from a number of European countries which is very convenient.
Brussels is also a major venue for The European Union, the European Parliment and the Commission are based there which gives a very cosmopolitan air to the city, particularly during weekdays.
Brussels is a slightly expensive city given its reputation for outstanding chocolate, waffles, world-renown beer, and top quality cuisine, but it is worth it.
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 Guide for traveler in Brussels Belgium
Brussels is an old city build around the river Senne, Brussels has a rich history of trade, war and siege.
Nowadays, Brussels the capital of Europe is a cosmopolitan city well know for its numerous monuments, churches, cultural activities and all these European institution offices.
There is many things to see in Brussels such as the Grand Place, the Cathedral Saint-Gudule,the centre belges de la bande dessiné (if you are a comic strip lover), the Palais Royale and the biggest court in the world.
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 An Introduction to Brussels
Brussels is a cosmopolitan city, with a liveliness and an appeal that are intimately related to its role as a crossroads for all of Europe.
The people of Brussels gather here for their most important ceremonies and festivals, for the traditional bird market on Sunday mornings, and - perhaps most importantly - for no task more pressing than to sit, have a beer, and let the world pass.
Every neighborhood has its own market as Brussels is a city of markets: the bird market, the flower market, the antique market, the flea market, and the horse market.
www.geographia.com /belgium/bxbrus01.htm   (666 words)

  
 Living in Belgium - Tourist & Travel Guide
Brussels is an exciting, modern city, yet it is rich in strikingly beautiful medieval and art nouveau buildings.
Brussels has become an international business community composed of diplomats, lobbyists, and euro-politicians connected with NATO and the European Union.
Widely regarded as Brussels' leading hotel, the Royal Windsor Hotel is ideally located in the historic heart of the city, only minutes away from the medieval grandeur of the Grand Place, the central railway station air terminal with its direct link to Brussels Airport and to Eurostar Station, the train connection to London.
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 Belgium (06/05)
Belgium is divided ethnically into the Dutch-speaking Flemings and French-speaking Walloons, the 70,000 residents of the eastern German cantons, and the bilingual capital of Brussels.
A postwar phenomenon in Belgium was the emergence of linguistic-based parties, which were formed to defend the cultural, political, and economic interests of one of the linguistic groups or regions of Belgian society.
Belgium supported the expansion of NATO and EU membership to the new democracies of central and eastern Europe and is actively engaged in the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Europe.
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 Brussels Hotels - Hotels in Brussels Belgium
Brussels is the capital city of Belgium and also the administrative capital of the E.U. It is a confident cosmopolitan city and home to eurocrats from every nation in the E.U. Brussels is over 1000 years old.
The name Brussels is derived from a total of 19 communities combined with one of the three Belgium Federal Regions.
Brussels is home to the European Union (EU) as well as housing the European Commission and all the people needed to run such a huge political agency.
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 Brussels - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel) is the capital of Belgium and also - unofficially - of the European Union.
Lying at the crossroads of cultures (the Germanic in the north and the Romanic in the South) and playing an important role in Europe it fits the definition of the so-called "melting pot" but still retains a character of its own.
Brussels is a funny mixture of old and new.
wikitravel.org /en/article/Brussels   (2107 words)

  
 Tourist and travel information about Brussels (Brussel - Bruxelles) in Belgium.
Today the name Brussels stands for an agglomeration of 19 communes forming one of the three Regions of the federal Belgian state; the capital of the Kingdom of Belgium; the headquarters of the French and Flemish Communities.
Brussels also has an important international vocation : as the European capital the city is home to the European Commission and to the Council of ministers of the European Union (EU).
Brussels is the capital of the European Union Click here to visit the official web site of the EU The Belgian Royal Family and Monarchy
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 BRUSSELS HOTEL BELGIUM, extended stay hotel apartment for your journey in Belgium with Citadines brussels hotel belgium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Brussels hotel Belgium: in the extraordinary city of Brussels the Citadines chain, the leading name in Apart'hotels, offers in Brussels a fully furnished Brussels hotel Belgium, with studios or apartments, including standard hotel services.
Brussels hotel Belgium: optional extras for one night or several days, all in the Citadines Brussels hotel Belgium.
For all your visits in Brussels, Belgium, Citadines Brussels hotel Belgium offers an original type of accommodation in the heart of the city.
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 PinkAgenda.com Gay in Brussels
SEVENTY is 'septante' in Belgium and 'soixante-dix' in France, NINETY is 'nonante' in Belgium and 'quatre-vingt dix' in France.
Dutch in Belgium is also sometimes called Flemish but it is the same language as the one spoken in Holland, but again with differences in accent, vocabulary and influences from French phrase-structures.
Whereas the palace in Brussels is the official office of the king, the royal residence in Laken is the place where the royal family lives.
www.glbtevents.com /travel/brussels.html   (6682 words)

  
 McGuireWoods LLP | Offices | Brussels
The Brussels office is mainly active in mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, litigation and arbitration in Belgium and internationally, as well as company law, real estate, construction, environmental, information and communications technology, employment, banking and finance, agency and distribution, products liability, administrative, competition and EU law.
Het Brussels kantoor is voornamelijk actief in fusies en overnames, handelstransacties, Belgische en internationale procesvoering en arbitrage, alsook in vennootschapsrecht, vastgoedrecht, bouwrecht, milieurecht, informaticarecht, telecomrecht, arbeidsrecht, bankrecht, financieel recht, distributierecht (handelsagenturen en concessies), productaansprakelijkheid, administratief recht, mededingingsrecht en Europees recht.
Het Brussels kantoor bestaat uit Belgische en Amerikaanse advocaten, die zowel in het Engels als in verschillende andere Europese talen werken.
www.mcguirewoods.com /offices/brussels   (367 words)

  
 Embassy of Belgium in the United Kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Belgium's cultural development cannot therefore be separated from the role it has played over the centuries on Europe's political and military stage.
Belgium has a strong pictorial tradition which goes back to the transcendent realism of the 15th century Flemish "Primitives"; paintings by Jan van Eyck, Quinten Metsys, Hans Memling, Rogier van der Weyden and Dirk Bouts are among the most prized works in museums around the world.
Brussels sprouts, mussels and waffles are also typical, and several restaurants can boast of belonging to the world's elite.
www.diplobel.org /uk/pages/country/culture.htm   (1219 words)

  
 Embassy of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg / Mission of the Philippines to ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Belgium, a member country of the European Union, is the country’s fifth major trading partner in Europe after The Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain and France.
Belgium is also the 23 rd trading partner of the Philippines in the world.
A milestone in the history of RP-Belgium cooperation was the decision by then Belgian State Secretary Reginald Moreels to confer on the Philippines the status of “program country” for Belgian development assistance, during his visit to the Philippines in September 1995.
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 Things to see in Brussels
Brussels, the capital of Belgium and of the
The "Petite Rue des Bouchers" (street of the butchers) in the medieval center of Brussels is famous for the fact that every house in the street is a restaurant.
The most characteristic feature of Brussels is perhaps the rather anarchistically distributed architecture, sometimes splendid, sometimes ugly, but never boring, with medieval houses next to futuristic constructions, and with different houses of different heights, widths and styles, fraternally the one next to the other in any street.
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 Brussels Hotels, Travel, Tourism, Tours, and Brussels Vacations
Brussels is often over looked as a tourist destination.
Brussels has arguable the most beautiful city square in the world.
Despite Brussels’ relatively brief history, Brussels has come to age as one of Europe’s premier cities.
www.internationalcircuit.com /brussels-belgium/travel.html   (241 words)

  
 Brussels Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
The city of choice for Eurocrats, Brussels is sumptuous, historic and luxuriously cosy.
With artistry richer than chocolate, architecture as graceful as its cuisine and diversity frothier than the beer, Brussels is an heirloom of northern culture at its best.
If you're considering a weekend visit, Brussels is a particularly attractive option, as the majority of the city's top-end hotels drop their rates dramatically from Friday to Sunday.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/europe/belgium/brussels   (343 words)

  
 The Brussels Fire Brigade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Brussels is the capital of Belgium and of Europe.
They have a vehicle fleet of 150 units at their disposal to attend various kinds of incidents, ranging from fires to road accidents, including the rescue of people with ambulances services.
The Brussels Regional Fire Brigade ensures the fire safety of all official institutions that made Brussels their dwelling place (the European Parliament, NATO, etc.).
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 Brussels city guide, Belgium - Time Out Travel
If Brussels were put in the therapist’s chair, it would be reasonable to ask if it had an identity crisis.
After all, it’s the capital of Flanders, of Belgium and of Europe.
Time Out Brussels is only guide you'll need to Europe's capital, whether you're there for award-winning gastronomy, all-night bar crawls, fleamarket fossicking or fine-art showpieces.
www.timeout.com /brussels   (198 words)

  
 All Brussels Hotels - a free guide to hotels in Brussels
The Métropole is situated at the very heart of Brussels and only a few minutes away from the Grand Place.
Situated in the historical centre of Brussels, only 2 steps from the famous Grand Place and from the Central Station, it fulfils all your needs.
The hotel is situated just 1.5 km from Brussels' Grand Place and a courtesy shuttle is available to take you there during evening hours.
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 Brussels, Belgium from Belfast - Flight Comparison.co.uk
The flights to Brussels may not be available at the listed price on the particular dates you wish to travel - they may even only be available for a day or two during the month.
Brussels- a city of beautiful architecture, neighborly hospitality, great food, and wonderful attractions, its hard not to be impressed by the citys landscape and atmosphere, and the rhythm of its people.
Two sides, the Lower and Upper Towns, are roughly segregated: modernism in the Upper Town, and the historic in Lower Town.
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BRUSSELS - Prostitutes from all over the European Union held a protest in Brussels on Monday to push for equal job protection rights.
Around 100 sex workers, both male and female, presented a declaration to be discussed at the European parliament demanding official recognition for their profession and the accompanying job protection.
For the first time in Brussels history, Euromission will bring together all the international trainees/stagiaires of the EU, Erasmus and Tempus students and their friends.
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 Brussels Hotel | Your Information Authority and Brussels Hotel Reference Guide
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 Book your hotel in Brussels between our Brussels hotels selection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
and throughout Belgium from two to five stars hotels in Brussels, from cheap hotels to large chain hotels near the brussels airport.
and throughout Belgium from two to five stars hotels in Brussels, from budget hotels to large chain hotels near the brussels airport.
We propose a large variety of hotels in Brussels and throughout Belgium from two to five stars hotel in Brussels, from family accommodation to large chain hotel.
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 Cheap Brussels Car Hire - Book Car Rental in Brussels - Belgium
Parking is relatively cheap in Brussels, around 1 euro for public parking and around 2.5 for private ones.
Brussels diversity is exemplified by its layout, the city is essentially split into two separate towns, the traditionally wealthy upper town, with its boulevards and museum, and the medieval lower town with the extraordinary Grand Place at its centre.
Brussels has long been famed for its food and drink, especially by chocolate and beer lovers, and its restaurant scene must rank amongst the best in Europe.
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 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Woensdag 19 oktober wordt het centrum van Brussel weer ingenomen door duizenden studenten.
Dan staat de jaarlijkse Dag van de Student in Brussel weer op het programma.
En het is opnieuw de moeite: optredens, workshops, rondleidingen, ontdekkingstochten en parties op de hipste locaties in de hoofdstad.
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 hotels in Brussels, Belgium: Hotel Atlanta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In the heart of Brussels lies the Hotel Atlanta, opposite the underground, close to shopping, and nearby to the city's main attractions.
Staying at the Hotel Atlanta, one of the city's most prestigious hotels, guests are made to feel at home in a relaxed and refined atmosphere.
Whether you are visiting Brussels for business or pleasure, the unmistakable class of Hotel Atlanta and the wonderful degree of comfort offered by this particular hotel will make your stay something to be remembered.
www.hotelsbelgium.net /brussels/atlanta   (127 words)

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