| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
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| Series Title | Memo |
| Series Details | MEMO/09/94 (05.03.09) |
| Publication Date | 05/03/2009 |
| Content Type | News, Overview |
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Brussels has been the official seat of the Council, the Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions since the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam (1997). As a result, the Belgian capital is the second most important 'diplomatic' city in the world. The European quarter is now the city's most important service district with approximately 3.4 million square metres of office space, more than half of which is occupied by the EU and associated bodies. The total surface area of the buildings occupied by the European institutions in Brussels is 1.9m square metres, 1m of which is used by the European Commission and its executive agencies. This 1 million square metres comprises about 919,000 square metres of actual office space, spread over 55 different buildings, with the remainder being used for conference facilities, logistics buildings, three crèches and two central after-school childcare facilities. |
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| Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/94&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
