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Aerial view of Brussels' European Quarter, hosting most of the EU's institutions
The Charlemagne building (before renovation), headquarters of the Council of the European Union between 1971 and 1995
The Breydel building served as the European Commission's headquarters while the Berlaymont was renovated.
Brussels attracts the most journalists in the world (Commission's press room pictured).
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The European Union is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. A supranational union with a total area of 4,233,255 km2 and an estimated population of j
Brussels and the European Union
…Brussels (Belgium) is considered the de facto capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting a number of principal EU institutions within its European Quarter. The EU has no official capital, but Brussels hosts…
Treaty of Paris (1951), establishing the ECSC
Signing ceremony of the Treaty of Rome (1957), establishing the EEC
Gerald Ford and the American delegation at the CSCE (1975)
Maastricht Treaty (1992), establishing the EU