EU officials feel little love for Brussels, survey says

Expats who work for EU institutions in Brussels have few Belgian friends, think the city is "dirty" and plan to go home when their job ends.

Municipal authorities in the EU capital published the findings on the 8 July 2013, after polling 8,000 people out of the 100,000 or so who live in the "Brussels bubble".

• Primary Source

Brussels-Europe Liaison Office: Survey about the life of the international community in Brussels http://www.blbe.be/sites/default/files/blbe/files/Europe-Brussels-Brochure-Enquete-EN-03.pdf

EurActiv, 09.07.13: EU expat survey hammers home 'Brussels bubble' clichés http://www.euractiv.com/culture/eu-expat-survey-hammers-home-cli-news-529180

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