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DIARY - Belgium to February 28, 2010...24 BRUSSELS - Euronext Brussels trading closes at 1400 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25 BRUSSELS - Euronext Brussels holiday THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 BRUSSELS - Euronext Brussels trading closes at 1400 2010 FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 BRUSSELS - Euronext... In this article: Brussels, ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg, Revenue, Omega Pharma, Belgium, and Reuters |
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FT.com - World | 20 hours ago
MEPs set to flex muscles over Brussels posts
...competence and commitment to the European project, among other issues. The fate of the 25 dossiers has generated huge speculation in Brussels. Member states have been jockeying to snare the handful of influential economic jobs.
In this article: Jose Manuel Barroso, Michel Barnier, Rocco Buttiglione, Europe, and Conservative Party
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Airlines balk at Brussels rescue fund plan
By Nikki Tait in Brussels and Pilita Clark in London Published: November 25 2009 22:44 | Last updated: November 25 2009 22:44 Airlines across Europe reacted sharply on Wednesday night to moves in Brussels to force them to set up a...
In this article: European Low Fares Airline Association, SkyEurope, European Union, Europe, Bankruptcy, EasyJet, and British Airways
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Hedge funds guarded on Brussels limits
By Nikki Tait in Brussels and Sam Jones and Martin Arnold in London Published: November 25 2009 19:12 | Last updated: November 25 2009 19:12 Hedge fund and private equity fund managers on Wednesday gave a lukewarm and very conditional...
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | 1 day ago
France runs into trouble in wrangle for Brussels jobs
France has run into opposition over its bid to have a powerful European Commissioner in Brussels who would have been seen as an opponent of the City of London. Published: 5:31PM GMT 25 Nov 2009 Jos� Manuel Barroso has threatened to...
In this article: Jose Manuel Barroso, France, EU, Paris, Michel Barnier, Baroness Ashton, Nicolas Sarkozy, City of London, and Britain
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The Australian | 1 day ago
Burrow takes Brussels option
ACTU president Sharan Burrow is joining the international labour movement in Brussels ACTU president Sharan Burrow will seek an international union post in Brussels, ending almost a decade leading the nation's labour movement, and opening...
In this article: Sharan Burrow, ACTU, International Trade Union Confederation, Cost of living, Carbon, and Australian Education Union
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Brussels drops Qualcomm antitrust probe
By Nikki Tait in Brussels Published: November 24 2009 07:56 | Last updated: November 24 2009 10:48 Europe's top competition regulator on Tuesday dropped a four-year probe into patent royalty rates charged by Qualcomm after the remaining...
In this article: Qualcomm, EU, Ericsson, Europe, Broadcom, Nokia, and US
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Wales Online | 2 days ago
Columnists: Mr Flash fails to make a Big Bang in Brussels as democracy dies
Mr Flash fails to make a Big Bang in Brussels as democracy dies Nov 24 2009 by Steve Dube, Western Mail GOOD news to report this week, and it's nice to demonstrate in this humble column that newspapers are not only purveyors of...
In this article: Democracy, Big Bang, and Credit crunch
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GlobalPost | 6 days ago
A renewable energy lobby seeks power in Brussels
Moving models of flowers powered by solar energy are displayed at the entrance of the European Union Council headquarters in Brussels Feb. 18, 2008, to raise awareness energy issues. (Yves Herman/Reuters) The European Renewable Energy...
In this article: European Union, European Renewable Energy Council, Europe, Coal, Revenue, Climate change, Global warming, and European Ocean Energy Association
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Independent.ie | 7 days ago
KBC Bank Irish division escapes asset-wielding axe in Brussels
KBC Bank Ireland has escaped the axe as its Brussels-based parent was forced yesterday by the European Commission to commit to flogging billions of euro of assets under a restructuring plan in return for State aid. Local management in...
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Brussels backs KBC plan to sell Peel Hunt
Belgian bank KBC is to sell its British brokerage house, KBC Peel Hunt, as it focuses on continental markets and scales back its operations to appease European regulators. The group, which was forced to take EUR7bn (GBP6.25bn) of state aid...
In this article: Revenue
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Brussels (Bruxelles, pronounced [bʁyˈsɛl]; Brussel, pronounced [ˈbrʏsəl]), officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union (EU) and the largest urban area in Belgium. It includes the Brussels municipality which is the capital of Belgium, Flanders and the French Community of Belgium by law.
Brussels has grown from a 10th-century fortress town founded by Charlemagne's grandson into a metropolis of more than one million inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers a total area of 4,127 km, covering the Capital-Region and 103 surrounding municipalities, and has a population of almost 2.7 million.
Since the end of the Second World War, Brussels has been an important centre for international politics. It hosts the main institutions of the European Union, and the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Thus, Brussels is the polyglot home of many international organisations, politicians, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the EU's third-richest city in terms of per capita income.
Although historically Dutch-speaking, Brussels has become increasingly francophone. Today most inhabitants are native French-speakers, although both languages have official status. This process has led to a longstanding conflict between the French and Dutch speaking community, reflecting the situation in Belgium at large.
- Name:
- Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
- Local Name:
- Bruxelles
- Also Known As:
- Capital of Europe, Comic city
- Founding Date:
- June 18, 1989
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 62.2
- Total Area (km):
- 161.4
- Elevation (ft):
- 43
- Elevation (m):
- 13
- Time Zone:
- CET
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