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EUROPEAN UNIONn WELCOME n Overview Parliament’s representationsinmemberstates Media contacts&PressOfficers Overview Commission representationsinmemberstates Spokespersons’ service Overview Overview Basic mediagroundrules Journalism EU GuidetoLazy A short European mediaorganisations Media associations Accreditation Getting started API-IPA presidentTom Weingärtner Belgian ministerofForeignAffairsDidierReynders 66 56 54 48 34 30 62 26 24 22 20 16 10 8 5 4 Credits/colofon ...... n l n n l l l n ...... n n n l l n ...... n n l l

EUROPEAN EXTERNALACTION SERVICE OUTSIDE BRUSSELS LIFE INBRUSSELS HOW TOGETTHERE–ARRIVINGINBRUSSELS THINK TANKS LOBBY GROUPS OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS OTHER EUINSTITUTIONS &AGENCIES

BELGIUM n NATO n Culture andrecreation Regional governments The federal government–ministersandtheirspokespersons Spokespersions ofNATO memberstates’delegations Overview Spokespersons ofpermanentrepresentationsinBrussels Media contacts&Pressofficers Overview INDEX 108 104 100 124 128 119 112 110 90 88 68 98 94 92 76 73 78

n 3 long-standing tradition of hosting foreigners. Our labour market, medicalservicesandsocialsecurityprovisions long-standing Ourlabourmarket, traditionofhosting foreigners. Belgium hasa you alsowithalltheuseful andpracticalinformationthatyouwillneed tosettleandgetgoing. fashionorhistory. Itrustthisguidewillprovide sports, food, nature, culture, or enjoywhateveryour interests: exploring thecitybeyondSchumanThereIt willnottakeyoulongtostart Square. issomuch todiscover infrastructure isalsoacontributiontoanindependent andwell-informed press. Assuch,this will facilitateyourcontactswithcolleagues andwiththesourcesnecessaryforyourwork. thePressCentre European districtwhich Amongmanyotheractivities, hoststheInternationalPress Centre. ofBrussels’ Decobuildingintheheart aniconicArt I hopeyouwillfeelathometheResidence Palace, NATO.fulfilment ofthevalueswhichEUand guideourcountryaswellthe been acornerstoneofourdemocracy. Vibrantbothonlineandofflineareessentialforthe independentmedia, Your From the foundation of ournationin1830 workhereis important. totoday, pressfreedomhasalways of thelargestcommunityforeignjournalistsinworld. away,and fast connections to locations all over Europe and further have made flourishingonourtraditionofopenness Their presence, lobbygroupsandcivilsocietyorganizations. think tanks, AtlanticTreatyNorth Organisation(NATO). These haveattractedinturnnumerouspublicandprivateagencies, andofthe country hasbeenformorethan50yearshometothemaininstitutionsofEuropeanUnion (EU) our LocatedatthecrossroadsofLatinandGermanicworlds, It ismypleasuretowelcomeyouBelgium. n FOREWORD BY MINISTER OFFOREIGNAFFAIRS DIDIERREYNDERS also of our capital Brussels one than ever. Theby anincreasingnumber offreelancejournalistsseekingoutnewsstories. Brusselsmediasceneisbusier media intheso-called Correspondentsfromtraditional newsorganisationshavebeenjoined capitalof Europe. Brusselstoohasseenanevergrowingpresenceof new stations, agencies andTV working fornewspapers, withthefinancialcrisishittingtraditionalforeigncorrespondents Andaselsewhere, fromBrussels. why wereport institutions includingNATO andnumerousmultinational companiesaswellBelgiumitselfareclearreasons Europeanandotherinternational Brusselsisaworldmediahub. Home toathousandforeigncorrespondents, n Didier creativeandcharmingmany intriguing, sidesofourcountry. –the andcountonyoutounveil– whynotcontributeto? I wishyouafulfillingprofessionalliveinBrussels, Reynders an excellenteducationsystemwithmanyinternationalschools. withfirst-classhigh-qualityliving forexpatriatesandtheirfamilies, healthcare, housingataffordablepricesand are mindfulofyourspecificneeds. You willfindoutalsothatourcountryoffersanexceptionalhighstandardof BY API-IPA PRESIDENTTOMWEINGÄRTNER Deputy PrimeMinisterandofForeign Affairs WELCOME

n 5 API-IPA Tom Wednesday andFridayfrom9:30amto1pm. president She isreadytoansweryourquestionsand receiveyourapplicationforAPI-IPA membershipeveryMonday, Weingärtner JoosinourofficeonthesecondfloorofResidencePalace. to contactMartine seminar. also, Donothesitate, tofollowthenewcomers’ we hopeyoutakeadvantageofthenextopportunity If youareanewcomertoBrussels, Spring andAutumn. Service (J@YS)MariaLauraFranciosifor organising thetraditionalnewcomersseminarstwiceayear, in andhonorarypresidentofJournalistsatYour newsagencyreporter We givea special thankstoformerANSA Thehome inBrussels. extensivefacilitiesforjournalistsareproofofongoingandencouraging development. ResidencePalacehasconsolidateditspositionasthemainmedia press corpswiththenecessaryinfrastructure, Thanks whoprovideAPI-IPA andtheinternational to continuing commitmentbyBelgianfederalauthorities, Brussels. NATO,institutions, livingandworkingin Belgianinstitutionsandcivilsocietytopracticaladviceonsettling, This fromusefulcontactdetails acrossEuropean guide will offeryouawholesetofessentialinformation, are raisedinso-called HourmeetingstakingplaceinResidencePalaceregularly. API These independence. and other subjects relations between media and institutions and reporters’ press freedom, a grouporindividually. Weoftheongoingdebateonfundamentalquestionstoourprofession such arepart as whetheras and Belgian authorities smoothingoutdifficultiesandmakinglifeeasierforforeigncorrespondents, API-IPA isthevoiceofBrussels-based We NATO journalists. worktogethercloselywiththeEuropeaninstitutions, working conditionsforjournalists. Residence Palacehavebeenworkingtogetherforover15 yearscomingupwithnewsolutionsandimproved API-IPAandtheteamof restaurant. for journalistssuchwirelessaswellacomfortable ascomputers, workingfacilities meetingroomsforpressconferencesandotherevents, offices toberentedbycorrespondents, facilitiesatitsdisposaltoorganise thefreeflowofinformation: The nouveaubuildinghasimportant splendidart visitingandlong-standingproviding bothnewlyarrived, correspondentswithpracticalinformationandsupport. oftheBelgian federalgovernmentare and theInternationalPressCenterResidencePalaceascounterpart With theInternationalPressAssociation(API-IPA) workingconditionsbecomingtougherformanycolleagues, FOREWORD 🎤🎤 🎤🎤 🎤🎤 🎤🎤 🎤🎤

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n 7 its manyinstitutions. onthegoingsincityand as youseektoreport extensive listsofcontacts thatyoumayfindhelpful of this guideare our unique, At the heart weekend. down attheendofday–orevenescape for the events ofinteresttojournalistsandhow wind around townandgainingaccreditationthrough to We takeyouthroughsuch practicalitiesasgetting something heretohelpyouinthecourseofyour work. youshouldfind veteran oftheBrusselspresscorps, you have just arrived orwhetheryouarea hard-boiled ‘Journalist’s Whether Guide toBrussels’ausefultool. Welcome We to Brussels. hopeyouwillfindthis GETTING STARTED people with mostly shortterm contracts, youcan contracts, people with mostlyshortterm politicians andbusiness lobbyists, diplomats, rocrats, In acitywithtensofthousands ofinternationaleu- House hunting your accreditationstothemaininstitutions. your ‘commune’–localauthority, andarrange registerwith Findaplaceto live, capital ofEurope. your newassigmentasaforeigncorrespondent inthe are threethingsyouhavetodobeforecan start When there you arrive inBrusselsforthefirsttime, n SETTLING DOWN SETTLING special tours by bus or bike with a guide who will show special tours by bus or bike with a guide who will show com. expatriates. xpats.com, immo.vlan.be, immoweb.be, Togiving anoverviewofwhat isavailable. few: a name thereareseveralindependent websites you around, thatcanshow many commercialrealestateagents, Besides tre ortheEuropeanquarter, thehigherrent. Thedwellings. closeryougettothecitycen- luxurious up to 2000 euros for more spacious and apartment, to pay750 euros amonthforsimpleone-bedroom renting inBrusselsonaverageisnotcheap. Expect although of placesavailablein all price categories, Atanygivenmomenttherearehundreds ments. - expect a large offering of rental houses and apart A nice initiative of the Flemish community are nice initiative oftheFlemishcommunityare A © EuropeanUnion,2016, Source:EC-Audiovisual Photo:EtienneAnsotte Service, not...), the whole is still called Brussels. So you have to Soyouhave to the whole is stillcalledBrussels. not...), Butforthesakeof‘simplicity’(or Jans Molenbeek. Schaerbeek Etterbeek, orSint like Ixelles, own name, theotherseach is officiallycalledBrussels, havetheir Only oneofthem ministration anditsowncityhall. consists of19 each municipalities, withitsownad - KnowthatBrusselsis notonecity, administration. but signed thecontractyouhavetoregisterwith local soonasyouhavefoundaplacetoliveand As Registering –onlyinDutch). available there(woneninbrussel.be you thevariousneighborhoodsandtypeofhousing Jean-Claude Juncker, answeringthejournalists’questions Jean-Claude GENERAL ADVICE

n 9 stitutions – the European Commission, the Council stitutions – theEuropeanCommission, in- Journalists whowant regular accesstotheEU totheEU Accreditation soyoureallyneedtoarrange thatfirst. dence card, you are askedforyourresi- practically everywhere nately, but mostoftheworkcannowbedoneonline, - Fortu on time. so it is wise to start accreditations, and sometimesmonthsbeforeyouhavearranged all It maytakeweeks properly workasacorrespondent. itations inorder, becausewithoutthemyoucannot In themeantimeitistimetogetyourpressaccred- n that visitthewebsiteofcommune). but similarrulesapplyinallothermunicipalities–for BrusselsCity, (for brussels.be/artdet.cfm/4945 More infoontheprocedurecanbefoundwww. your newhometocheck thatyouindeedlivethere. aneighborhoodpolicemenwillcometo registered, afewweeksafteryouhave Andthen, where youlive. sinceingeneralyoupaytax also hastaximplications, Registration to getaphoneandinternetconnection. or into acontractforthesupplyofelectricityorgas, sinceyouwillneedthiscardinordertoenter tant, at which This you cangetaresidencecard. isimpor- which youwillreceiveaninvitationtoappointment You after must submitaregistrationapplication, hall ifyoureallyliveininnerBrusselscityitself. andonlytotheBrusselscity accommodation islocated, go tothetownhallofmunicipalitywhereyournew ACCREDITATION ACCREDITATION European Commission. Danielle Coulonval attheaccreditationdeskof For informationabouttheprocedureyoucan contact Social CommitteeortheofRegions. such bodies, astheEuropeanEconomicand other EU Italsoallowsthepresstoenter sels andStrasbourg. move aroundtheEuropeanParliamentbothinBrus- withmorefreedomto tutions andtheirrestaurants, provides accesstothepressareasofthreeinsti- The It cardis validforoneyearandisrenewable. an Commissiononbehalfoftheotherinstitutions. The inter-institutional cardisissuedbytheEurope- n Moreinformationaboutthatbelow.extended period. summit–orforashort ministerial meetingoranEU itation forasinglevisit–instancetoattendone Occasional visitingjournalistscangetadhocaccred- holder asanaccreditedcorrespondent. main buildingsofthoseinstitutionsandidentifiesthe the so-called ‘yellowbadge’.Itgivesaccess to the tions togetherissueaninter-institutional presscard, Thesement – needtobeaccredited. threeinstitu- of theEuropeanUnionandParlia- @ ☏ website, where all details are explained: wherealldetails areexplained: website, atthis The Start applicationmustbedoneonline. ropa.eu PERMANENT ACCREDITATION EUROPEAN COMMISSION [email protected] 01+32 2299 70 w w en/press-room/accreditation • • • • • Documents needed tion-eu-institutions_en - media-accreditation/annual-media-accredita pean-commission/contact/press-services/ accreditation. Fordetailsabouthowtoapplygo accreditation. oranannual termaccreditationforsinglevisits, short There accreditation. isa you cangetaspecialEP anddonotneedtheinter-institutional embourg, card, premises inBrusselsand/orStrasbourg Lux- If you only want access to the European Parliament n with 24-hours notice. [email protected] the ‘pressroom’teambye-mail: can accesstheCommissionpressroombycontacting Journalists whoonlyneedaccessonaspecificday Occasional visitors http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/ These documents havetobeuploadedonline. photographs Two passport Proof ofresidenceinBelgium National presscard identitycard or, nationals, Passport forEU theHQofmedia) (from Accreditation letterfromtheeditor-in-chief - https://ec.europa.eu/info/about-euro EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ☏ Efthalia Arvaniti For moreinformationcontact eu/en/press/accreditation. http://www.consilium.europa. be foundhere: the requireddocuments tobeuploadedonlinecan Allinformationabouttheprocedureand done online. ter-institutional The presscard. applicationhastobe evenif they holdthein- a separateaccreditation, summits and other special high-level meetings need Journalists requiringaccesstoEuropean Council Presidency andSummits a journalistandstateswhich eventyouarecovering. your mediaorganisationthatconfirmsstatusas press cardoralettersignedbytheeditor-in-chief of avalid orpassport, BringavalidID the presscentre. obtained fromthesecuritydeskatentranceto can applyforaone-dayThat accreditation. canbe meeting card butwanttoattendasingle(ministerial) Journalists who do not have the inter-institutional must beaccompaniedbyastaffmember. Toand the restaurant. gain access to other areas one institutionsonlytothepressarea to theotherEU admitsjournalistsaccredited The Council oftheEU n pean Parliamentbuildings. cording permittobeableoperatewithintheEuro- Photographers andcameramenneedaspecialre- @ COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEANUNION [email protected] 2555 +32 2284 GENERAL ADVICE

n 11 presidency starts. normally is in operation from one month before the be foundonaspecialwebsiteofthatcountry, that Informationcan a specialaccreditationisneeded. the countrythatholdsrotatingEU-presidency, summits andministerialmeetingsthattakeplacein For oftheprocedure. the Belgianauthoritiesispart requests nolongernecessary. Asecuritycheck by valid for oneyear. Itmakesseparateaccreditation on aregularbasiscanapplyforspecialbadge, Journalists whoneedtocoversummitsinBrussels ACCREDITATION may requestapermanent NATO MediaAccreditation. ognised nationalprofessional bodyofaNATO country, authorities or have a valid press card issued by a rec- gium andwhoareaccreditedasmediabythe Belgian Media representativeswithanofficialresidence inBel- AtlanticTreatyNorth Organisation n all atwww.api-ipa.org Youconsultation withAPI-IPA. canfindthem These premises. codeshavebeendrawnupin not inthepressandnon-public areasontheir detalingwhatisallowedand journalists, Union each have their own Code of Conduct for Parliament and the Council of the European The the European European Commission, n NATO CODES OFCONDUCT under ‘What –Quoi’. NATO PressService Contact More infoaboutNATO onpage89. NATO entrancefordailyaccreditation. headquarters to the bring your national press card and passport inwhichlike ministerialmeetings, caseyouhaveto YouNATO canalsobeaccreditedforspecific events, card andaphotograph. from youreditor-in-chief, apress yourpassport/ID, aletter file andprovidealltherequireddocuments: itation gotohttp://my.hq.nato.int tocreateapro- For allinformationandtorequestpermanentaccred- are specialconditionsforonlinemedia. The There cardisvalidforoneyearandrenewable. spaces oftheNATO inBrussels-Evere. headquarters This givesaccesstothepresscenterandpublic ☏ H an appointment. toarrange Contactthepressdepartment eign Affairs. issuedbytheMinistryofFor- (valid forsixmonths) 1. 1. document allowsentryintoallBelgianinstitutions. Theprocedure cantakeseveralmonths. accreditation ThisObtained through theMinistry of Foreign Affairs. AUTHORITIES n @ [email protected]

Start withapplyingfora Start ACCREDITATION TOTHEBELGIAN +32 2707 41 50 Boulevard LéopoldIII 1110 Evere temporary presscard Foreign AffairsPressDepartment @ [email protected] Veerle VAN BEVER w ☏ H Please call for an appointment. Please callforanappointment. 13.00h, Wednesdays onlyon Mondays, andFridays. JOOS from10.00hContact secretaryMartine to cation hastobedonethroughAPI-IPA. issued bytheMinistryofInteriorbutyour appli- is The validforfiveyears, permanentpresscard, 2. Permanent PressCard International PressAssociation. the Association de la Presse Internationale/ API-IPA, andforthepermanentpresscardat cal authority) Belgianlo- for registrationinyour‘commune’(the It can be renewed when you have applied months. The temporary presspassisgenerallyvalidforsix • • • • You needtobring room/journalists_corner/accreditation @ [email protected]

Two passport photographs Two passport National presscard appointed asacorrespondenttoBelgium Accreditation documentprovingthatyouare card country, yourID of anEU or, (+typeDvisa) fornationals Passport - https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/News +32 2501 07 84 1000 Brussels Rue desPetits Carmes15 ☏ H • Press Cardbenefits be oftenquitelengthy. by theauthoritieswhich causesthewholeprocessto Theof Belgianjournalists. finaldecisionisthen made tions andgivesanadvicetoacommitteemade up theapplica- ship ofaBelgianmagistratescrutinizes made upofAPI-IPA delegatesunderthechairman- Aconsultative committee to professionaljournalists. tation willbegrantedbytheBelgianauthoritiesonly Belgian law stipulates that the permanent accredi - • • • • • Documents needed @ [email protected].

Members ofAPI-IPAor oftheBelgian photographs Two passport from yourcountry certificate orthebirth Copy ofyourpassport whereyoulive the commune(municipality) deliveredby Copy oftheresidencecertificate Copy ofthetemporarypresspass must beproduced). proof ofremunerationinthelasttwoyears freelancers, journalist foratleasttwoyears(for proving thatyouhavebeenworkingasa correspondent inBelgiumandadocument thatyouareappointedasa certifying Declaration fromyourdirector/editor-in-chief 2224 +32 2235 1040 Brussels Rue delaLoi155 Résidence Palace. Room2224,2ndfloor GENERAL ADVICE

n 13 • • ACCREDITATION Airlines flights. reduction onbusinessfullfaresBrussels The presscard entitlestheholdertoa50% ticket office beforepicking upyourvehicle. pay anyoutstandingamountatthemanned butyoumust at BrusselsNationalAirport, The cardprovidesupto24-hours freeparking trains such etc. asThalys,Eurostar, ICE, are providedforjournalistsoninternational Noreductions ofBelgium. speaking part companyintheFrenchpublic transport the travel onbusesandtramwaysofTEC, andenjoyreductionson within Belgium, allows forfreetraintravelinsecondclass which the Belgianrailways(SNCB/NMBS) journalists’ unionscangetaspecialcardfor © EuropeanUnion ,2015, Source:EC-Audiovisual Photo: Frédéric Service, Latinis fairly rare, contact API-IPA for assistance. In general, Ingeneral, contactAPI-IPA forassistance. fairly rare, whichIf you are refusedjournalistaccreditation, is refused? Accreditation working inBelgium. itdoesnotgiveanyaddedbenefitstojournalists tries, card iswidelyrecognisedandusefulinmanycoun- affiliated nationaljournalistsorganisations. While this issues aninternationalpresscardformembersof The InternationalFederationofJournalists(IFJ) International PressCard • to berenewedeveryyear. and requiredbythecommunes, permit, permanent presscardservesasworking For journalistsfromnon-EUcountriesthe ting requests–inwhich – API-IPAalsoparticipates might bethatthespecialcommitteeincharge ofvet- or onlyenterinfrequently. Anotherreasonforrefusal eitherbecauseyoudonotliveinBelgium tutions, insti- you donotrequireregularaccesstotheEU doubts aboutthemediayouworkfororbelievesthat The EuropeanCommissionmightobjectonlyifithas objections tendtocomefromtheBelgianauthorities.

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(Libération), whohasalmost140.000(Libération), fans. The Brusselsjournalistwiththelargest followingonTwitter, isFrenchman JeanQuatremer Over 200 journalists (or 16Over 200journalists(or apercentage thatissteadilyincreasing. %)arefreelancers, There wereattheendof2017 32% twiceasmanymalecorrespondentsthan female–68vs. these Brexit-times. members oftheEuropeanParliamentandother ‘fonctionnaires’,maybenotsurprisingin officials, arethemediamostreadbyEU theEconomist andtheBBC theFinancialTimes, Politico, provides servicesformanynationalandinternational TV-stations. company Videohouse which –withover70 producers andAV-technicians cameramen, The andEuronews. biggest singlemediaemployerhoweverisBelgiantv-productionthe BBC ThomsonReuters, ChineseXinhua, Politico, followedbyUS/German broadcasting organisations, The biggest foreignnewsorganisationinBrusselsarethecombinedGermanpublic ItaliansandDutch. French,Spanish, followed bytheBritish, thebiggestgroupareGermanswithover150,Besides thelargeBelgiancontingent, everyEuropeannation. andofcoursefrom(almost) fromChinatotheUS, to Japan, fromSenegal fromKazachstantoMexico, almost 60countriesfromallcornersoftheworld, These foreign correspondentsrepresentmorethan450newsorganisationsandcomefrom especiallytheAV-media.international newsorganisations, therearearound350Belgianmediapersonnelworkingfor Not allofthemareforeigners: producersandtechnicians. Thecameramen, press. othersarephotographers, tv,writtenandonline Ofthemabout900arejournalistsforradio, correspondents inBrussels. Over 1300 mediaprofessionalswereultimo2017 registeredasaccreditedforeign FACTS ABOUTTHE BRUSSELS PRESSCORPS are appliedatboththeEuropeanandBelgianlevels. istryingtomakesurethesamecriteria API-IPA ID. on presentationofavalidpresscardandpassport/ Commission pressservicewith24hoursnoticeand press facilitiesonanadhocbasisaftercontactingthe Bonafidejournalistscanstillaccessthe journalist. believes thattheapplicantismorealobbyistthan GENERAL ADVICE

n 15 MEDIA ASSOCIATIONS where its office is located, and together they organize andtogethertheyorganize where itsofficeislocated, below), tional PressCenterRésidencePalace(see withtheInterna- API-IPA hasastrongpartnership accreditation procedureoftheEuropeaninstitutions. inthe andparticipates the officialBelgianpresscard, interlocutor. API-IPAassistsjournalistsinobtaining NATOinstitutions, andtheBelgianauthoritiesastheir respondents inBelgiumrecognisedbytheEuropean Itistheonlyorganisationofforeigncor- Brussels. and professionalinterestsofforeignjournalistsin founded in1975. It’smainaimistodefendtherights Itwas ent associationofjournalistsrunbyjournalists. co-publisherisanindepend- API-IPA, ofthisguide, tionale/International PressAssociation) n an invitation. an invitation. in theprevioushalfyear automaticallyreceive Journalists whohavebeenaccredited system. cacies oftheBelgianfiscalandsocialsecurity explaintheintri- whileexperts organisations, about theworkingsoftheirpressservicesand and other international organisations talk NATO institutions, spokespersons fromtheEU ise organise‘newcomersbriefings’inwhich and november–API-IPA andJ@YS organ- Twiceayear–usuallyinapril correspondents. especially tonewcomersamongtheforeign andprovidingpracticalinformation porting (J@YS), itssubsectionthatdealswithsup- alsorunsJournalistsAtYourAPI Service API-IPA (Association delaPresseInterna- API-IPA (Association spondents. spondents. corre- still active) for freelancers and retired(but costs membership currently API work on a voluntary basis. CouncilandBureaumembers bution ofitsmembers; public subsidiesanddependstotallyonthecontri- day-to-day API-IPA doesnotreceiveany business. Bureaufor andtheAPI groups amongitsmembers, consisting ofrepresentativesthevariousnational The Council, associationisgovernedbytheAPI distress. for colleaguesinparticular It has established a Solidarity Fund of current issues. activities likeregular‘API Hour’briefingsonavariety w ☏ H @ @ [email protected] General information @ [email protected] Hans deBruijn Secretary-general @ [email protected] Tom Weingärtner President

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n 25 OVERVIEW ically enemy powers in continental Europe, inorder ically enemypowersin continentalEurope, industrial interestsofFrance andGermany, thehistor- ‘ heproposedtomerge somecrucialeconomicand man in1950. Inhisfamous‘Schuman Declaration proposed byFrenchSchu foreignministerRobert - that was ropean Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), Second World War. Its origins lay in the earlier Eu- Itwasinitiatedduringthe aftermathofthe union. isayetincompletepoliticalandeconomic The EU cr achi b to all “E e

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n 27 including thecommon policyonimmigrationand justiceandhomeaffairs, and inparticular required, jority votinginareaswhereunanimity waspreviously It hasalsoledtomoreextensiveuseofqualifiedma the CouncilofEuropeanUnion. Parliament shares legislative decision-making with increased thenumberofareaswhereEuropean It EU’s structure. cember 1st2009,hasmodifiedthe The LisbonTreaty, which enteredintoforceonDe- TREATY n the nextsection. was theLisbonTreaty in2007, discussedindetail The lastmajorreformoftheEU need for a passport. withoutthe Liechtenstein, NorwayandSwitzerland) –plusEFTA membersIceland, Romania andtheUK Ireland, Cyprus, Croatia, countries except Bulgaria, of countriesintheSchengenallEU area(currently acrossborders citizens led tofreemovementofEU Schengen Agreement of1985 aprocessthat started Theare freetoliveandworkinanyMemberState. servicesandmoneyitscitizens goods, of people, The allowsforthefreemovement contemporaryEU eurozone. LatviaandLithuaniahavejoinedthe Estonia, Slovakia, Malta, Cyprus, Subsequently Slovenia, circulation. joined andin2002euronotescoinsentered In2001 andSpain. Portugal the Netherlands, Greece Italy, Germany,France, Luxemburg, Finland, Ireland, in1999counting currencyinitially) Belgium, inAustria, OVERVIEW EU INSTITUTIONS UNDERTHELISBON - europa.eu/lisbon_treaty/index_en.htm For moreinformationon theLisbonTreaty: http:// second twoandahalfyearterm. inMarchposition ofhisowncountry) 2017 fora 2014, andwasre-electedtheop- (notwithstanding Donald Tusk. hisnew jobon1 Hestarted pean Counciltheformerprime-minister ofPoland, 28 MemberStateselectedaspresidentofthe Euro- In 2014, the headsof state and governments of the European Council. thenewpermanentpresidentof andb) service; and headsamorethan3000-strong diplomatic EU Commission incharge oftheforeignpolicyportfolio whoisalsoVice-Presidentini), oftheEuropean the formerItalianForeignMinisterFedericaMogher- tive forForeignAffairsandSecurityPolicy(currently the High Representa- a) institutions: roles in the EU Finally, thetreatyhascreatedtwonewprominent the memberstatesopposedecision. agree andunlessoneormorenationalparliamentsin if everyMemberStateandtheEuropeanParliament policy areasfromunanimitytoqualifiedmajorityvoting, which serelle’ clause, makesitpossibletomoveother The LisbonTreaty hasalsointroducedaso-called ‘pas least 65percentoftheEuropeanpopulation. representingat 55 percentoftheMemberStates, of withthe support ‘double majority’tobeapproved, November 2014, decisionsbytheCouncilrequirea method forcalculatingthequalifiedmajority. Since Moreover,asylum. thenew treaty haschanged the st December - 2016: 2013: 2009: 2007: 2004: 2002: theeurocomesintocirculation 1995: 1993: 1992: 1986: 1981: 1979: 1973: 1957: 1951: Here ishowitevolved per capitaroughly$35,000. is$18 GDP an averageof80years. trillion(2017), withGDP 75 percent ofwhomliveinurbanareasandwhofor Today hasmorethan508millioncitizens, theEU n

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n 29 THE EUROPEANCOMMISSION the Union and its citizens and the integrity of EU law. andtheintegrityofEU the Unionanditscitizens aim toprotectandpromote thegeneralinterestof however, Indoingso, itmust stakeholders’ interests. taking into account also build compromise solutions, the memberstatesandEuropeanParliament to theCommissionactsasamediator between tions, Duringthelegislative negotia- a legislativeproposal. mechanism) mayalsoask the Commission to present initiative thecitizens’ (through citizens number ofEU theEuropean Parliamentanda the EuropeanCouncil, However, ofinitiative). propose newlegislation(right institutionthat can theonlyEU inprinciple, Itis, EU. nalists wantingtofindoutwhatishappeninginthe policy,ofcallforjour- the EU andusuallyfirstport The European Commissionisthedrivingforcebehind

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n 31 n THE EUROPEANCOMMISSION less they are authorised to do so, buttheinformation less theyareauthorised todoso, un- sioners are not allowedtospeak on the record, Advisors inthecabinets oftheindividualcommis- andthe Communication assist thespokespersons, the Press Officers who Commission’s directorates, Civilservantsworking inoneofthe for theinstitution. eral –allowedtospeakthepress‘onrecord ’ fromthecommissionersand Directors-Gen– apart - The spokespersonsaretheonlyCommissionofficials Commission’s representationsinthememberstates. speechesof multimediaediting, andliaisonwiththe up to30Press Officers. There isaunitin charge foreignandsecuritypolicysoon– services, financial environment, digitalsinglemarket, petition, climateactionandenergy,rural development, com- for oneormorepolicyareas–likeagricultureand to 12 Spokespersonswhoareresponsible portfolio up two Coordinating Spokespersons, Spokespersons, andisassistedbytwoDeputyChief of theSPP MargaritisSchinas)isHead Spokesperson (currently The undertheauthorityofPresident. Chief tion, Communica- The ofDG serviceisanintegralpart releases andotherpressmaterial. Itorganisespresseventsandissues the press. the Commission’spoliticalprioritiesanddecisionsto Thevis themedia. serviceprovidesinformationabout the officialvoiceofEuropeanCommissionvis-à- isconceivedas The Spokesperson’sService(SPP) SPOKESPERSONS SERVICE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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n 33 A A A A European CommissionChiefSpokesperson Margaritis Schinas n THE EUROPEANCOMMISSION found athttp://ec.europa.eu/dgs/communication/pdf/list_spp_en.pdf The following list of spokespersons reflects thesituation inJanuary 2018. The latest updated version can be U @A_WintersteinEC @ [email protected] O ☏ for theBudgetandHumanResources alsoSpokesperson Deputy ChiefSpokesperson, Alexander Winterstein U @Mina_Andreeva @ [email protected] O ☏ Deputy ChiefSpokesperson Mina Andreeva n @ [email protected] O ☏ Policy AssistanttotheChiefSpokesperson Dimitrova Elisaveta n U @MargSchinas @ [email protected] O ☏

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A A A A A Press AssistanttoMinaAndreeva Daniela Stoycheva ☏ Affairs Coordinating Spokesperson forEconomicandFinancial Annika Breidthardt @ [email protected] O ☏ Press Assistantfortheactivitiesofpresident Oscar SanchezBenitez U @NatashaBertaud @ [email protected] O ☏ securityunion Affairs andCitizenship, Home Inter-Institutional Migration, Regulation, Affairs, First Vice-President. AlsoSpokespersonforBetter of thePresidentandPolicies Coordinating SpokespersonfortheActivities Bertaud Natasha n @ [email protected] ☏ Press AssistanttoAlexanderWinterstein Uldis Salajevs @ [email protected] ☏

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A A A A A Press Officer–MiddayCoordinator Alice Hobbs n U @A_Breidthardt @ [email protected] O Press Assistant forPressAccreditation Danielle Coulonval @ [email protected] O ☏ andCoordination Support Press AssistantforHorizontal Julia Bräuer @ [email protected] ☏ and coordination support Press Assistantforhorizontal Maya Angelova @ [email protected] O ☏ and Planning Press Officer–RoomCoordination Jonathan Acke @ [email protected] ☏ Press Officer–MiddayCoordinator Stephanie Rhomberg @ [email protected] O ☏

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n 35 A A A A A A institutionnalaffairs Press Officerforbetterregulation, KolankoKatarzyna THE EUROPEANCOMMISSION Spokesperson Itkonen Anna-Kaisa Climate ActionandEnergy ...... @ [email protected] ☏ Press AssistanttoAlexanderWinterstein Uldis Salajevs @ [email protected] O ☏ Press OfficerforBudgetandHumanResources Andreana Stankova U @A_WintersteinEC @ [email protected] O ☏ Spokesperson Alexander Winterstein Budget &HumanResources ...... @ [email protected] ☏ institutionnalaffairs Press Assistantforbetterregulation, David Knight @ [email protected] O ☏

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A A A A A Press OfficerforClimateActionandEnergy Nicole Bockstaller U @AK_Itkonen @ [email protected] O ☏ @ [email protected] ☏ Press AssistantforCompetition Maria Glowacka @ [email protected] O ☏ Press OfficerforCompetition Maria Sarantopoulou @ [email protected] O ☏ Press OfficerforCompetition Yizhou Ren U @RcardosoEU @ [email protected] O ☏ Spokesperson Ricardo Cardoso Competition ...... @ [email protected] O ☏

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n 53 sufficient guaranteeson editorialindependence. competition withtraditional mediawithoutoffering begun producing ‘ready-made’ programmes in have alsoraisedconcernsthattheParliament has they toincreasetheinformation available, efforts While journalists’ organisations have welcomed information andcommunication about itsactivities. europarltv.europa.euare designedtoincrease ) The Parliament’sowntelevisionchannels (www. ). ([email protected] service andcontactAPI-IPA Forinformationcheck press Strasbourg. withtheEP toattendtheplenarysessionsin nalists permonth, elling expensesforupto20Brussels-based jour- The European Parliamentisofferingtocovertrav- ontheParliamenteasier.made thetaskofreporting have press conferencesonEuropebySatellite(EbS) However, livebroadcastsofplenarysessionsand journalists tocovertheinstitutionfromStrasbourg. costs canmakeitharderforsomeBrussels-based Transportplace inBrussels. andaccommodation takes aswellone‘miniplenary’permonth, groups, liamentary workinthecommitteesandpolitical while the bulk of the par- are held in Strasbourg, Twelve oftheParliament’splenarysessionsperyear also use. can in BrusselsandStrasbourgthatvisitingreporters European Parliamenthaswell-equipped pressrooms The ally happytospeakontherecordreporters. held in public and its members – Mostofitsmeetingsare maininstitutions. the EU’s The European Parliamentis the mostaccessibleof THE EUROPEANPARLIAMENT MEPs – are usu- www.europarl.europa.eu they sitoncanbefound ontheParliament’swebsite: andthecommitteesonwhich A fulllistofMEPs session week. of thesitting– on theMonday of eachfore the start is held in Strasbourg at 16:00h – half an hour be- A‘last-minute’meeting inStrasbourg. pressbriefing building at11:00am ontheFridaybeforemonthly ises apre-session pressconferenceinitsBrussels The butitorgan- Parliament hasnodailybriefing, w ☏ H www.europarl.europa.eu 21+32 2284 11 1047 Brussels Rue Wiertz60 the Parliament president, theEuropeanParliament’s the Parliamentpresident, contactthespokespersonof For bigpictureissues, discussed ortheirbackground. groups’positionsorresolutions being of legislation, assistants areexcellentsourcestoexplainthe details MEP’s theParliament’spressofficers orthe tician, However,record. if you cannot get hold of a poli- ‘sound bites’,andallarekeentobequoted on the mostare able tospeakin highly knowledgeable, Someare aretheirownbestspokespersons. MEPs Frederic Sierakowski, © European Union - EP Paul-Henri SPAAKFrederic ©EuropeanUnion-EPPaul-Henri Sierakowski, building:©Association desArchitectes duCIC: with theCounciland Commission. role inthenegotiations withintheParliamentand astheyplayanimportant legislative text, a particular dealingwith and‘shadowrapporteurs’ ‘rapporteurs’ mation sourcesforjournalistareoftentheso called Moreover,delegation withinthegroups. good infor- and usuallythereisapressattaché ineach national The politicalgroupshavetheirownpressofficers, one pressofficerattached toeachEPcommittee. EU, and for each oftheofficiallanguages Therepress service. are‘institutional’officers Vanden Bossche sprl, CRV s.A., CDG sprl, StudiegroepD.Bontinck CDGsprl, Vanden CRVs.A., Bosschesprl, EUROPEAN UNION

n 55 @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Sanne DeRyck @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Cezary Lewanowicz @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Delphine Colard @[email protected] ☏ O ☏ Beckerhoff Constanze n @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Acting HeadofPressUnitandDeputySpokesperson Neil Corlett @ [email protected] O ☏ ☏ Spokesperson Director fortheMediaandEuropeanParliament Jaume DuchGuillot n THE EUROPEANPARLIAMENT Strasbourg +33 3 88 164Strasbourg +33388 123 51 34 98 +32 498 2531Brussels +322284 164Strasbourg +33388 407 02 34 98 +32 498 Brussels +3222830397 174Strasbourg +33388 751 85 44 98 +32 498 3383 Brussels +322284 173Strasbourg +33388 780 50 35 98 +32 498 4302 Brussels +322284 PRESS UNIT–SPOKESPERSONSSERVICE 174Strasbourg +33388 167 +32 470 16 89 63 2077Brussels +322284 76 94 59 +32 496 174Strasbourg +33388 705 00 30 Brussels +322284 MEDIA CONTACTS n @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Olivier Amory Contact home https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/ cess toanumberofspecial. register. However, registration willgiveyoufreeac- and sharemediawithjustaclick,withouthavingto media youarelookingfor. You canwatch,download Parliament productionwillhelpyoueasilyfindthe thematicpackages andthescheduleengine, ofdaily search Astateoftheart ready tobroadcastvideos. Italsohosts video/audioreplaysandimages. bites, audiosound Itoffersvideonewsfootage, material. timedia Centre,asingleplatformforaudiovisual The EuropeanParliamenthasabrandnewMul- Page.aspx?id=38&menu=booking http://audiovisual.europarl.europa.eu/ Details canbefoundvia advance. You willneedtobooktheseservicesin photographers andstock photos. photo serviceprovidesonrequestfree charge AndtheParliament’s radiostudios. Thereare availabletoo. arealsofivefreeof facilities likestudiosandstanduppositions Parliament forfreeonehour, andother a camera/cameramenintheEuropean knowingthatyoucanbook It isworth AUDIOVISUAL SUPPORT Strasbourg + 33 3 88 173Strasbourg +33388 482 +32 473 56 69 55 10Brussels +32228306 n @ [email protected] ☏ ☏ EPRS DG accesstodocuments, Malta, Greece, Speechwriter; mediarelationswithCyprus, Peter Agius @ [email protected] ☏ ☏ UnitedKingdom Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Latvia, Ireland, Estonia, Denmark, with Belgium, mediarelations socialmedia; Press statements; Nicolas Simoncini @ [email protected] ☏ ☏ Slovakia Slovenia, Romania, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Croatia, Austria, media relationswithBulgaria,Czech Republic, pressstatements; twitter; planning; Coordination; Delia Vlase @ [email protected] ☏ ☏ ItalyandPortugal France, mediarelationswithSpain, President’s Spokesperson; Carlo Corazza n news report service. news report Eachconducted incommittees. committeehasa Muchlanguage sectors: ofParliament’sworkis is providedbypressofficersineach ofthe24 Most informationaboutParliament’sactivities PRESS OFFICERSBY POLICY AREA 174Strasbourg +33388 568 45 06 Brussels +322284 173Strasbourg +33388 877 Brussels +322283241 7 177Strasbourg +33388 090 Brussels +3222832551 173Strasbourg +33388 588 90 40 Bruxelles +322284 PRESIDENT’S PRESSOFFICE @ [email protected] O ☏ ☏ Urska Dolinsek(EMPL) @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Isabel Teixeira Nadkarni(IMCO) @ [email protected] ☏ Khang(ECON/PANA) Hyun-Sung @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ KolinskaDorota -coordinator(ECON) @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Raluca Viviana Huluban(ITRE) @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ (ENVI) Baptiste Chatain and EconomicCrisis(CRIS) SpecialCommitteeontheFinancial (IMCO), Internal MarketandConsumerProtection Employment andSocialAffairs(EMPL), Affairs(ECON), Economic andMonetary Industry, (ENVI), ResearchandEnergy(ITRE), Public Health andFoodEnvironment, Safety ...... +32 475 78 56 48 174Strasbourg +33388 466 26 Brussels +322284 176Strasbourg +33388 758 3336 96 +32 498 Brussels +32228321 98 Brussels +32228347 10 174Strasbourg +33388 005 3280 98 +32 498 Brussels +32228327 87 174Strasbourg +33388 715 3334 98 +32 498 14Brussels : +322284 98 174Strasbourg +33388 151 13 98 +32 498 37 92 09 Brussels +322284 EUROPEAN UNION

n 57 Sara Ahnborg –coordinator(AFCO) Petitions (PETI) (FEMM), Women’s(JURI), RightsandGenderEquality LegalAffairs Justice andHomeAffairs (LIBE), CivilLiberties, Constitutional Affairs(AFCO), ...... @ [email protected] @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Kristina-Antigoni Elefterie(REGI/PECH) @ [email protected] O ☏ ☏ REGI) Jaan Soone(TRAN, @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Jan Jakubov(AGRI) @ [email protected] ☏ ☏ Cornelia Gusa(CULT) @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Coordinator (AGRI) Michaela Findeis (CULT), Transport andTourism (TRAN) CultureandEducation Development (REGI), Regional Fisheries (PECH), Agriculture (AGRI), ...... THE EUROPEANPARLIAMENT Strasbourg +33 3 88 174Strasbourg +33388 651 3283 98 +32 498 Brussels +32228327 98 3329 98 +32 498 173Strasbourg +33388 473 Bruxelles +3222832282 173Strasbourg +33388 840 90 35 98 +32 498 76Brussels +32228344 173Strasbourg +33388 784 Brussels +3222832601 173Strasbourg +33388 603 3332 98 +32 498 Brussels +32228311 41 O ☏ Federico DeGirolamo-coordinator Euronest Eurolat, Euromed, ACP, SecurityandDefense(SEDE), (DROI), International Trade (INTA), HumanRights Development(DEVE), Foreign Affairs(AFET), ...... @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ lina Lietzen(JURI) @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Viktor Almqvist(PETI) @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Estefania Narrilos(LIBE) @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Rikke Uldall(LIBE) @ [email protected] O ☏ Maja OrelSchwarz(FEMM) ☏ O ☏ +32 498 98 35 91 35 98 +32 498 Brussels +322283 13 89 173Strasbourg +33388 472 +32 470 10 39 88 07Brussels +322284 31 173Strasbourg +33388 856 +32 470 2942 88 Brussels +32228318 34 173Strasbourg +33388 661 85 39 98 +32 498 Brussels +32228313 24 172Strasbourg +33388 033 3257 98 +32 498 2976Brussels +322284 +32 473 74 49 86 Bruxelles +3222832357 173Strasbourg +33388 856 913+32 498 36 18Brussels +32228340 n @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Janis Krastins(CONT) @ [email protected] @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ CONT) Armin Wisdorff (BUDG, CONT) Affairs(BUDG, Budgetary ...... @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Bàlint PéterLinder @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Emilie Tournier @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Gediminas Vilkas (AFET, SEDE) @ [email protected] ☏ and e-mail listforjournalists Each website politicalgrouphasapressservice, EP POLITICALGROUPS PRESSSERVICES 172Strasbourg +33388 336 +32 470 2804 88 67Brussels +322284 18 173Strasbourg +33388 780 13 98 +32 498 45 24 09 Brussels +322284 173Strasbourg +33388 839 +32 470 77 08 88 Brussels +3222832584 172Strasbourg +33388 649 +32 473 74 55 66 78Brussels +32228305 164Strasbourg +33388 504 3330 98 +32 498 6396 Brussels +322284 172Strasbourg +33388 850 ☏ Head ofPressUnit Jeroen Reijnen for Europe(ALDE) Alliance ofLiberalsandDemocrats ...... w @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Group Spokesman James Holtum Group (ECR) European ConservativesandReformists ...... w @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Head ofPressandCommunicationUnit TuttliesUtta & Democrats(S&D) Group oftheProgressiveAllianceSocialists ...... w @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ @ [email protected] Head ofPressandCommunications Pedro LópezdePablo European People’s Party(EPP) ...... Brussels +322283 25 18 www.ecrgroup.eu 173Strasbourg +33388 512 +32 473 17 86 62 13Brussels +322284 94 www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu 172Strasbourg +33388 998 19+32 495 2667 37Brussels +322284 44 www.epp.eu Strasbourg +33328474 871 +32 475 3352 49 27Brussels +322284 86 EUROPEAN UNION

n 59 @ [email protected] ☏ Europe ofNationsand Freedom (ENF) w @ [email protected] ☏ ☏ Press Officer Hermann Kelly (EFDD) Europe ofFreedom andDirectDemocracy ...... w @ [email protected] ☏ O ☏ Press Officer Gianfranco Battistini ) (EUL/NGL European UnitedLeft/NordicGreenLeft ...... w @ ☏ ☏ Press andMediaOfficer Richard MoreO’Ferrall (Greens/EFA) The Greens/EuropeanFree Alliance ...... w @ [email protected] ☏ THE EUROPEANPARLIAMENT Brussels +322283 2053 www.efdgroup.eu 178Strasbourg +33388 303 57 60 Brussels +322284 www.guengl.eu 172Strasbourg +33388 949 +32 475 28 66 64 67Brussels +322284 85 www.greens-efa.org [email protected] 174Strasbourg +33388 042 16Brussels +322284 69 www.alde.eu 174Strasbourg +33388 275 NATIONAL DELEGATIONS n n n n n n n @ [email protected] O ☏ ☏ Iva Lanova @ [email protected] O ☏ Maja OrelSchwarz @ [email protected] ☏ ☏ Biliana Tzarnoretchka @ [email protected] O ☏ ☏ Jaan Soone @ [email protected] O ☏ ☏ Sanne deRyck @ [email protected] O ☏ ☏ Rikke Uldall

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n 61 n n n n n @ [email protected] O ☏ ☏ Cezary Lewanowicz THE EUROPEANPARLIAMENT @ O ☏ ☏ Narrillos Estafania @ [email protected] O ☏ ☏ Janez Vouk @ [email protected] O ☏ ☏ Jan Jakubov @ [email protected] O ☏ ☏ Raluca Viviana Huluban @ [email protected] O ☏ ☏ Isabel Teixeira Nadkarni

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n 65 THE COUNCILOFEU Union. Strasbourg andentirelyseparatedfromtheEuropean whichrope, isaninternationalorganisationbasedin Council –seebeloworwiththeofEu- isnottobeconfusedwiththeEuropean the press, asitisusuallycalledby TheCouncil, ber States. EU also coordinatestheeconomicpoliciesofmem- Theit shareswiththeEuropeanParliament. Council co-legislator, IthastheroleofEU legislation. which policiesand decisions, discuss andnegociateEU to Member States. the governments of the 28 EU The CounciloftheEuropeanUnionbringstogether w ☏ H www.consilium.europa.eu +32 2281 61 11 1048 Brussels Rue delaLoi175 Justus Lipsiusbuilding n held inLuxembourg. JuneandOctoberare meetings inApril, allministerial treaties, enshrined intheEU year. However, duetoalegalobligation Ministers”, meetsinBrusselsmostofthe known as “the Council” or “Council of The also CounciloftheEuropeanUnion, NOTE Coreper 1 for their deputies. Coreper2dealswith Coreper 1fortheirdeputies. or the forumfornational permanent representatives, occur notablyintheweekly meetingsofCoreper2, whichground informationaboutCouncilpreparations, The Councilpressofficeisalsoavailableforback- press conference. andthey are followedbya are issuedduringthem, flashpressreleasesandCouncil conclusions ings, ings anddocumentsareprovidedbeforethese meet- Backgroundoccasion of ministerial meetings. brief- Media contactwiththeCounciloccursmainlyon six-monthly by rotatingCouncilpresidency supported Pre-Council briefingsareusually givenbythe background briefingsarealsofrequentlyscheduled. andtechnical before ministerialmeetings, orthematic althoughbriefings arealwaysgiven press officers, There arenoregulardailybriefingsbytheCouncil’s Coreper1 dealswithallotherissues. budget. the EU alsoincluding and EconomicFinancialAffairs, JusticeandHomeAffairs curity andDefencepolicy), Se- General AffairsandExternalRelations(including © European Union, 2017,© EuropeanUnion, Source:EC-Audiovisual Photo:EtienneAnsotte Service, about therespectivenational positions. Their press officers canbe contactedfor information which canbeopentomediafrom othercountries. also organise meetings for their country’s media, Permanent representationsoftheMember States on Europeanissues. country ofthepresidencytoreport basedoutsideBrusselsand notablyinthe reporters holding thepresidency, for providinganopportunity Informal ministerialmeetingsareheldinthe country contacts. presidency arealsoimportant Thethe CouncilSecretariat. spokespersonsfor EUROPEAN UNION

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n 85 1010?? w @ [email protected] ☏ H Market OHIM -OfficeforHarmonisationintheInternal ...... @ [email protected] O ☏ Spokesperson Ewa Moncure O ☏ Izabella Cooper-Spokesperson Press contact w ☏ H Agency FRONTEX -EuropeanBorderandCoastGuard ...... w @ @ [email protected] ☏ H Rights FRA -EuropeanUnionAgencyforFundamental ...... OTHER EUINSTITUTIONS

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n 93 H organisation n ...... @ [email protected] ☏ Press andMediaAdviser Sofiya Yevchuk w @ [email protected] ☏ H n ...... w @ @[email protected] ☏ H n LOBBY GROUPS big onesare: stakeholderdirectory(www.stakeholder.eu fromwww.dodonline.co.uk) andintheEU (available ). Afew A fulllistoflobbyfirmsandpoliticalconsultanciescanbefoundintheEuropeanPublicAffairsDirectory Howevertheircommunicationsshouldalwaysbecheckedreporters. againstothersources. sponsor manyofthepublicdebatesandexhibitionsthatmakeBrusselssuch astimulatingplacetobefor estimated 15,000 thebiggerlobbyingcompanies professionals, BesideshostingreceptionsforEU lobbyists. explosionoflobbyingandconsultancyfirmswithan withavirtual is oneofthecity’sfastestgrowingsectors, TheIt canseemattimesthatalmosteveryoneinBrusselsislobbyingfororagainstsomething. industry

1040 Brussels Rue deTrèves 61 COPA-COGECA – Agricultureumbrella +32 223703 65 www.businesseurope.eu/ +32 223711 65 1000 Brussels Av. 168 deCortenbergh BUSINESSEUROPE www.A4E.eu +32 2711 9309 1000 Brussels Rue duLuxembourg 3 AIRLINES FOREUROPE(A4E) n ...... w @ [email protected] ☏ w @ [email protected] ☏ H of EuropeanChambersCommerce n ...... ☏ @ [email protected] Head ofCommunications Eva BÖCKLE Press andCommunications w @ [email protected] ☏ H

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CEFIC -The EuropeanChemicalIndustry 92 +32 228208 1000 Brussels Rue JosephStevens 7 Sablon Tower, 12th Floor EUFIC –EuropeanFood InformationCouncil +32 2789 2401 www.beuc.eu +32 2743 15 90 1040 Brussels Bte1 80 Rue d’Arlon, The EuropeanConsumerOrganisation http://www.cefic.org + 322676 72 11 1160 Brussels 4box1 vanNieuwenhuyse, Avenue E. INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS n ...... @ [email protected] ☏ Sofia Kuhn Head ofCommunications Press contact w @ [email protected] ☏ ...... @ [email protected] O ☏ Willy DeBacker Head Communication&Publications w @ [email protected] ☏ H n ...... w @ [email protected] ☏ Scola Julian Head ofPressandCommunications ☏ @ [email protected] H

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n 95 Office ☏ H n ...... w ☏ @ [email protected] Media andCommunicationsManager Alison Abrahams @ [email protected] ☏ H n n ...... U @elvirabui @ [email protected] Communications &MediaOfficer Elvira Buijink U @EuropeanWomen w @ [email protected] ☏ H n LOBBY GROUPS

HUMAN RIGHTSWATCH Amnesty InternationalEuropeanInstitutions +32 2732 2009 1040 Brussels Rue deTrèves 45 http://www.amnesty.eu 27 73+32 2548 14+32 2502 99 1000 Brussels 4thfloor Avenue deCortenbergh NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS www.womenlobby.org +32 2217 20 90 1210 Brussels Rue Hydraulique18 EWL EUROPEANWOMEN’SLOBBY w ☏ @ [email protected] H n ...... w @ [email protected] ☏ Communication andOutreach Coordinator Huw Longton @ [email protected] ☏ H n ...... Communications &MediaOfficer Helen Joseph w @ [email protected] ☏ H n ...... U @KooyJan w @ [email protected] Senior PressOfficer, Europe Jan Kooy ☏ Press contact

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n 99 OVERVIEW Languages: National anthem: Area: Inhabitants: Prime minister: King: monarchy Form ofGovernment: Name: German (0,7%) German (0,7%) French (39%), Dutch (60%), Brabanconne 30.528 km/2 11.491.346 (2017) Charles Michel Philippe ofBelgium parliamentary Constitutional Kingdom ofBelgium different structuresofgovernance. try. Inthesepageswetrytoguide youthroughthe three communitiesmakes Belgiumacomplexcoun- The compositionofafederallayer, threeregionsand oftheWest. the defenseorganization hosts theEuropeaninstitutionsandseatof NATO, The That capitalofBelgiumisBrussels. cityalso of English. Most Belgians also have a good knowledge German. Dutch,Frenchgium hasthreeofficiallanguages, and 11 Bel- ofEurope. millioninhabitantsattheheart Welcome acountrywith in theKingdomofBelgium,

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n 101 © Mihai Petrisor Dutch-speaking andfourFrench-speaking). the basisofelectionresultsforChamber(six on the othertenareappointedbypoliticalparties parliaments andlanguagegroupsarerepresented; through a fixed key tomakesure that thedifferent of themareappointedbytheregionalparliaments of the60-seat Fifty strongSenatearenotelected. Theelected directly by universal suffrage. members The ChamberofRepresentativeshas150 members, OVERVIEW been transferred to the three regions: theFlemish been transferredtothethreeregions: oftheBelgiandecisionmakinghasgradually Part nomic divisionofpowerresultedinthree‘regions’. guage-line resultedinthree‘communities’;theeco- The languageandeconomicinterests. lan- two lines: The redistributionofpowerinBelgiumoccurredalong n REGIONAL Brussels Region. Brussels Region. 19 French-speaking membersofparliament the elected members of the Walloon parliament and French-speaking community, formedbythe75 There isalsoaseparateparliamentforthe and executive. The Brussels Capital Region has its own parliament withtheirseatinNamur.executive, The Walloon region also has a parliament and an seated inBrussels. Flemish Parliamentandonegovernment, Thereforeish Regionaremerged. thereisonlyone theFlemishCommunityandFlem- In Flanders, liaments adoptarecalleddecrees. the SenateandChamber. The lawsregionalpar- including has sevenparliamentsandgovernments, The result of thisfederalstructurearethatBelgium n responsible formatterslikeeducationandculture. French and are guage lines (Dutch, and German) The acrosslan- threecommunitiesareorganized public infrastructureandforeigntrade. energy, environment, economy, transport, agriculture, TheRegion. regionsareresponsiblefortheirown theWalloonRegion, RegionandtheBrusselsCapital SEVEN PARLIAMENTS between thedifferentlevelsofgoverment. thereisnohierarchyother federalstates, inBelgium Unlikein to establishandmaintainforeignrelations. The communitiesandtheregionshavepower n Belgium. government andparliamentinEupentheeastof The smallGerman-speaking Communityhasitsown NO HIERARCHY THIS ISBELGIUM

n 103 @ [email protected] ☏ Didier Deweerdt @ [email protected] ☏ Miet Deckers Spokespersons @ [email protected] ☏ H n ...... @ [email protected] ☏ (NL) Barend Leyts @ [email protected] ☏ Frédéric Cauderlier(FR) Spokespersons @ [email protected] ☏ H n SPOKESPERSONS n THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT at http://presscenter.org/en/contacts?tid=All agenciesand institutions andtheirspokespersonscanbefound departments, A fulllistofallfederalministries, consumer affairsandinternationaltrade Vice-prime minister, economy, ministerforemployment, Prime minister KRIS PETERS CHARLES MICHEL

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n 105 w @ [email protected] ☏ H n ...... @ [email protected] ☏ Ferry Comhair Spokesperson w @ [email protected] ☏ H n ...... @ [email protected] ☏ Koen Peumans Spokesperson w @ [email protected] ☏ H n ...... THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT Agriculture andSocialIntegration Minister forSmallandMediumEnterprises, Minister ofFinancesandthefightagainstfraud Minister ofPensions DENIS DUCARME JOHAN VAN OVERTVELDT DANIEL BACQUELAINE

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n 109 © Brussels Airport Company n HOW TO GETTHERE 3,00 (on the bus). A special STIB/MIVB express busline(#12) AspecialSTIB/MIVB the bus). € 3,00 (on or will costyoubetween € 2,00 (online) There arealsomuch cheaper Aticket directbusconnectionsto variouscitylocations. onbusesfrom DeLijn unavoidable ifyouneed totravelbytraintheairport. This surcharge but from the airport. was introduced in 2009 and was then and is now still highly controversial, A ticket for travellerstoand totownwillcostyou€ 9.ncludedisaspecial 5,25surchargeDiabolo) (called Brussels-Schuman –thestationrightunderneathEuropeanCommission andEuropeanCouncilheadquarters. to theBrussels-Nord, Brussels-Central andBrussels-Midi andthreetimesanhourinthesametimeto stations, undergroundstationtothecitycenter–sixtimesanhourin15Express trainstakeyoufromtheairport’s minutes but asubsidiaryofGermany’sLufthansa. about10located inZaventem, kmseastofthecity.which ItsmainuserisBrusselsAirlines, is no longerBelgian Theis offers airtraveltodestinationsacrossEuropeandtheglobe. airport (BRU) Brussels NationalAirport n AIRPORT ARRIVING INBRUSSELS and timetablescanbefoundonwww.stib-mivb.be). and24/48/72formulas, hourstickets€ 7,50/ especiallyinterestingfortourists(for € 14/ roundtripticketsThereonboard tramsorbusses, areseveralkindsofmultiple-travel aredoublethat. ticket low-cost airlines, like Ryanair and Wizz. AshuttlebusleaveseveryhalfhourfromtheMidi-station totheairport. low-cost likeRyanairandWizz. airlines, islocated 60 kmssouthofBrusselsandisalmostexclusivelyservedby (CRL) Brussels SouthCharleroiAirport set youback astaggering€ 45to50,andevenmoretheotherway. A25-minute fordoublethoseamounts. taxiridetothecitywill withtheEuropeanquarter connects theairport n n n n (www.villo.be). You(www.villo.be). The canreturnthebiketoanylocation. firsthalfhourisfree-of-charge. Theown bikeyoucanrent city bikesatmanylocationsallovertown. Villo!-scheme isthe mostwidelyavailable of thelack Ifyoudon’thave ofproperbyciclypaths andtheaggressivedrivingstyleofBelgian cardrivers. Traveling but also because the city by bicycle can be challenging, not only because of the differences in altitude, entering thecity24hoursaday. In2019 thiswillbeextendedto Euro2cars. Since January1st2018 from alow-emission banningolderdieselpoweredcars(Euro1-norm) lawisinplace, Withinmore andmore. theinnercityringyoumay notdrivefasterthan30kms/hour, butthatishardlyenforced. earlierandendinglater especiallyintheinnercityandduringrushhours–butlatterarestarting everywhere, withtrafficjams itisbyfarthemostcongestedcityinBelgium, Driving bycarinBrusselscanbeanightmare. or€ 2,70Brussels districtboundaries, outside that. licensedtaxis and€ 1,80Official, charge afixedrateof€ 2,40(4,40after22:00h) perkilometerwithinthe Single tickets at tram or bus. start travel seamlessly by metro, sothatyoucan Itisfullyintegrated, runbySTIB-MIVB. system, Brussels hasaprettydecentpublictransport CYCLING DRIVING TAXIS PUBLIC TRANSPORT € 2,10 if bought before travel, BRUSSELS € 18). Allinformation €

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n 111 demarcation ofthesezones doesnotcoincidewith TheBrussels regionissplit intosixpolicezones. with French andDutch as‘officiallanguages’. The Brussels isamultilingualandmulticultural city, and council. Each ofthenineteenmunicipalitieshasitsownmayor oftheoldtown. theheart ‘communes’ isBrussels, One of these gion consists of nineteen municipalities. mean officiallythe‘BrusselsCapitalRegion’. This re- Whenfacto capitalofEurope. wesay‘Brussels’ Welcome the Belgian capital and the de in Brussels, LIFE INBRUSSELS than 450 meters to find a terminal. Oryoucancross than 450meterstofind aterminal. rent abikeatVillo:you neverhavetowalkmore Youthem slowly, by tram or bus. on foot or bike, can You villagesandneighborhoods. towns, candiscover Strolling intoBrusselsyouwillfindvery diverse pipe’ –thisisnotapipe. legend underneaththeimage‘Cecin’estpas une picturesapipewhile writinginthe René Magritte The mostfamouspaintingofBelgiansurrealistartist way ofsurrealism. ConsiderthisatypicalBelgian municipal frontiers. lengthy renovation. AlsothesurroundingparkinTerlengthy renovation. - TheCentral Africa. museum reopensin2018 aftera Montgomery toTervuren at theRoyalMuseumfor takes youfromSquare The forexample, 44tram, their parents. back into service and offer enjoyment to kids and historic ‘open’tramswithwoodenseatsarepressed Inthesummerandon special occasions century ago. Saint-Pierre) offersaglimpseoflifeinBrussels a deTervuerenmuseum (Avenue 364,1150 Woluwe- tosouthonatramway.the cityformnorth The Tram the Y-shaped known EuropeanCommissionbuilding, Next totheroundabout therearetwolargebuildings, man’. Rondpointmeans roundabout. around‘Rond PointSchufrom theEuropeanquarter - onlya fewstepsaway Cinquantenaire (Jubelpark), uphillattheParc Start ing alongtheRuedelaLoi. The grandeurofthecityiseasytodiscoverwalk- n inDutch). wooded ForetdeSoignes(Zoniënwoud ofthedensely Itis part vuren is a populardestination. THE CAPITAL CITY BELGIUM

n 113 © Libre de droits parts on the outside. NexttothisbrandnewEuropa ontheoutside. parts and finished withsmallwooden inside, giant lamp, This architectural highlightisshapedintheformofa next to the council building. the European Council, Far morebeautifulisthenew‘Europa’buildingof palace oftheformerRomaniancommunistleader. like the ‘Ceaucescu’ because it is big and unattractive, Thisdecisions aretaken. buildingisoftencalled where granite buildingoftheCouncilMinisters, andontheoppositesidepink nery atthatplace) name of the destroyed nun- as the Berlaymont (the LIFE INBRUSSELS Parc du Luxembourg, or to the Belliard Street. There or to the Belliard Street. Parc du Luxembourg, To walk to the head to the European Parliament, onyourleftside. the EuropeanParliament, this walkyoualreadygetaglimpseofthebuildings in theBrusselsterrorattack inmarch 2016. During whichdestroyed metro stationMaalbeek, waspartly thereisthe Walking downtheRuedelaLoi, further press center. nowservingastheinternational Nouveau monument, abeautifulArt Building istheResidencePalace, on July21 other. InthisParcBelgianscelebrateNationalDay liament ononesideandtheRoyalPalace this geometricalParkyouwillfindtheBelgianpar- gian’ centeraroundthe‘ParcdeBruxelles’.Around Back youcanwalkto the ‘Bel- intheRuedela Loi, can meeteverybody! especially on Thursday This evening. is where you in theEuropeaninstitutionsgatherthereforadrink, Manyofthepeopleworking cafés andrestaurants. This niceoldplaceisaneighborhoodwithlotsof European ParliamentwiththePlacedeLuxembourg. walking spaceconnectsdifferentbuildingsofthe you find thestairsof Esplanade. This big open Place Royalestandthe statuteofGeoffroyBouil- Museum dedicatedtothe 1900s. Inthemiddleof MuseumandtheFin-de-sièclealso theModernArt awaythereis Fewstepsfurther many masterpieces. with Almost adjacent is the Old Masters Museum, tefacts ofthesurrealistartist. withitsrichMuseum, selectionofpaintingsand ar- Place RoyalethereistherecentlyopenedMagritte gium andtheroyalfamily. Onthe opposite sideof the thatillustratesthehistoryofBel- museum, BELvue museumsinthecity.important Amustisthenew Inthisneighborhoodarelocatedthemost Royale. leads to the Place The longing the Park, Rue Royale, day therearefireworks. amusement foryoungandoldattheendof Intheparkthereisafancyfairwith and aflypast. st . Thewithamilitaryparade day starts of thelast19 Thisovated. restorationentailedthedisappearance The church ofSainteCatherinehas recentlybeenren- is ametrostation). The area around PlaceSainteCatherine(there n views. a largeterraceformwhich therearebreathtaking Onthetopfloorthereisanairyrestaurantwith store. thatwasformerlytheOldEnglanddepartment iron, Nouveaubuildingofglassandcast magnificent Art MontagnedelaCour,seum (Rue 2),locatedina Another pearl nearby is the MusicalInstrumentsMu- He ledthefirstcrusade tothe Holy Land in lon. 1099. In the19 with pondsinthemiddle. Itisaverylargestreet thefishmarket. popular name: ques andtheQuaiduBoisforinstancehaveamore many fishrestaurantsinthisarea. TheQuaiauxBri- Thereof nicecafésandmeetingplacesaround. are the sideofchurch. Don’tworry, thereareplenty a greenmetalandmarbleconstructionattached to the port of Antwerp. ofAntwerp. the port Theseground. canalsgave Brusselsadirectlinkwith wasalsoatthattime‘buried’under - Senne (Zenne) goods efficientandpopular. pollutedriver The heavy This of are leftovers. waternetworkmadetransport canals, ofwhich thepondsaroundSainteCatherine Brussels built an gian state, PLACES TOSEEINBRUSSELSPLACES th century, soonafterthecreationofBel- th century urinal in the city of Brussels, centuryurinalinthecityofBrussels, extensive networkof BELGIUM

n 115 of the houses around the canals. Le Laboureur (the LeLaboureur(the of thehousesaroundcanals. The again –typicallyBelgiansurrealism. of the Great War. The monument for a pigeon is – occasion ofthe100th anniversaryofthebeginning Thetary medals. monumenthasbeenrestoredonthe died onduty. Someofthemwereevenawardedmili- Many of these pigeons world war to carry messages. for ‘The Soldier Pigeon’,pigeonsusedinthefirst isamonument SquaredesBlindés, the fishmarket, Attheotherendof polluted riverSenneunderground. mayor Anspach,whowasresponsibleforputtingthe The fontainatoneendofthepondscommemorates LIFE INBRUSSELS industrial pastoftheareaispalpableinmany were allowed to work and earn a living. Theywere allowedtoworkandearnaliving. sold unlike nunstheylivedintheirownsmallhousesand remain chaste andtoobeytheirmothersuperior. But whovowedto forwomen, dieval ‘walled’quarter was alsoa‘beguinage’,begijnhofinDutch,me- In theneighborhoodofPlaceSainteCatherinethere withstorageinspeciallybuiltcellars. wine depot, aux Porcs11-13) ishousedinanold17th century vettes’. The(RueduMarché GreekStrofiliarestaurant like cheese withcelerysaltor‘croquettesdecre- used forperiodfilmlocations. Theyoffertypicalfood, Theworkers. interiorisrelativelyunalteredandoften is an ‘estaminet’ or drinking place for ploughman)

© Groupe Voyages Québec from September to June. Onyourwayyoupassby from SeptembertoJune. Opera Housecanbe visited everySaterdayat12 Opera housewasrebuild afterafirein 1855. The Walk wherethe Brussels tothePlacedelaMonnaie, clothes aredonated. Allthese dressed ineveryconceivableuniform. Touristsobligatory visit. flock everydaytoseehim Manneken Pis requiresan Near theGrandPlace, their CommunistManifesto. debated andsketched outtheideasthatresultedin drinking placewhereKarlMarxandFriedrich Engels Inthenineteenthcentury,restaurant. itwasapopular Nowadaysitisanupmarket House). Cygne (Swan la One house requires special attention: in periodclothes. dressed intheevent, ants ofthenobilityparticipate Eventodaydescend- emperor CharlesVinBrussels. acommemorationofthetriumphantentry here, Every yearinJuly, the‘Ommegang’iscelebrated alwaysfulloflifeandbeauty.place isbig, with fascinating historical and architectural The detail. All thebuildingsaroundGrandPlacearepacked bakersandcandle-makers. es ofbutchers,brewers, with thegildedbaroquedecorationofguildhous- square orGrandPlace.The placeisbreathtaking, The centerofoldBrusselsiscoursethecentral n John theBaptistsofbeguinagesurvived. Ghent and Lier. In Brussels only the church of Saint of such The béguinages. mostfamousareinBruges, Belgiumhas24 handworks andhelpedinhospitals. GRAND PLACE Maison du

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n 117 the café Le Cirio, withits19the caféLeCirio, LIFE INBRUSSELS that inthe1990s thefirstshopofLePainQuotidien It is also here rants and specialist shops emerged. chicexoticrestau- boutiques, In theRueDansaert, young crowd. area hasbeenre-urbanised bythecosmopolitan The is now a café and exhibitionspace. whole ket, Nearby, theHallesSaintGéry, formerlyameatmar- are playgroundsandtablesinthemiddleofroad. Exchange, The citycenteraroundthenineteenthcenturyStock uscripts. du PassageandtheMuseumofLettersMan- decoTaverne theart cinema, anart quisite shops, , abeautifulindoorgallerywithex- Saint Hubert Cross the street and enter the beers andisverypopular. ThisMontagne auxHerbesPotagères. pubsellslocal pub, La MonnaieheadupRuedel’Ecuyertoahistorical https://tinyurl.com/yakf547a guided tour, lookatLaFonderie: For informationontiming andpriceofthe hero enjournalistTintin. inthecompanyofBelgian comic books, 1830. The tourendsatthemuseumofcomic The herein House. Belgianrevolutionstarted the Brussels Opera at La Monnaie, starting There isaspecial‘presswalk’inBrussels, n APRESSWALK A la Mort Subite(‘suddendeath’)intheRue A la Mort , is now pedestrianized. There La Bourse,isnow pedestrianized. th centuryinterior. From Galeries Royales opened forthepublicafewdaysinspring. Thearea open to public. Royal Greenhouses are Near theRoyalPalaceinLakenthereisalarge park chestnut treesleadstoTervuren. triumphal ‘arc’fromwherethelongavenuelined with Itis dominated bythe 50th anniversaryofBelgium. The ParcduCinquantenairewascreatedonthe especiallyinthesunshine. be, restaurant ChaletRobinsonisanattractiveplaceto The withmassivetreesandalake. kamerenbos), Another greenspaceistheBoisdelaCambre(Ter- or eatout. meettheirfriends horseride, torun, to goforwalks, and istodayavitalgreenspacewherepeoplelove the nobility. Itisthelargestbeech forestinEurope wasonceanexclusivehuntingreservefor Brussels, tothesouthof The Foretde Soignes(Zoniënwoud), n Saturday andSunday. there isamarketforantiqueorotherobjectsevery Nearby, ZavelinDutch) at theGrandSablon(Grote with theBibliothèqueRoyale,RoyalLibrary. youreachOpposite theGareCentrale, MontdesArts postcardsortoysoldiers. coins, er ofstamps, Rue duMidiremainsahavenforcollectors–wheth- peppered withsecondhandrecordandCDshops. Theshare onebigtable. BoulevardD’Anspach is abreadrestaurantandsnack whereguests started, GREEN SPACE n w @ [email protected] ☏ H Cultural centreRiches-Claires w ☏ H Center forFine (BOZAR) Arts w @ [email protected] ☏ H Bronks Theater w @ [email protected] ☏ H Les Brigittines w ☏ H Beursschouwburg w @ [email protected] ☏ H Maison duSpectacle La Bellone

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n 119 ☏ H Théâtre RoyalDeToone w ☏ H Théâtre RoyaldelaMonnaie/De Munt w @ [email protected] ☏ H Théâtre LesTanneurs w ☏ H Théâtre LaSamaritane w @ [email protected] ☏ H Théâtre Magique LaMontagne ☏ H Administration : Théâtre enrénovation Théâtre duRideaudeBruxelles w ☏ H Théâtre desGaleries LIFE INBRUSSELS

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n 121 w ☏ H Train World w ☏ H Musée desSciencesNaturelles w @ [email protected] ☏ H La Loge w ☏ H Architecture Archives andtheMuseumofModern w ☏ H CINEMATEK w ☏ H Cinquantenaire Museum w ☏ H Autoworld Brussels LIFE INBRUSSELS

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