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[[NATO]] is also headquartered in Brussels where approximately 4000 people work for the political structure of NATO.<ref>http://www.nato.int/structur/tenders/newhq3/index.htm</ref> | [[NATO]] is also headquartered in Brussels where approximately 4000 people work for the political structure of NATO.<ref>http://www.nato.int/structur/tenders/newhq3/index.htm</ref> | ||
| − | Brussels was home to the 1958 Worlds Fair for which the Atomium, a 103 meter tall building blown up 165 billion times which represents a unit cell of an iron crystal, was built. | + | Brussels was home to the 1958 Worlds Fair for which the [[Atomium]], a 103 meter tall building blown up 165 billion times which represents a unit cell of an iron crystal, was built. |
Traditional New Year's Eve fireworks for 2007 in central Brussels were canceled due to a continuing terror threat in the Belgian capital. | Traditional New Year's Eve fireworks for 2007 in central Brussels were canceled due to a continuing terror threat in the Belgian capital. | ||
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Revision as of 19:38, March 6, 2017
Brussels (Dutch: Brussel; French: Bruxelles) is the capital city of Belgium. It has a population of 2 million (metropolitan area). Brussels is a bilingual enclave within the Flemish-speaking region of Flanders.
The city is headquarters of the European Union, and the term 'Brussels' is frequently used as a synonym for the EU and its tortuous bureaucracy. The Commission, Council and Parliament of the EU all meet in Brussels employing some 30,000 people which makes Brussels a target for more lobbyists than in Washington DC.
NATO is also headquartered in Brussels where approximately 4000 people work for the political structure of NATO.[1]
Brussels was home to the 1958 Worlds Fair for which the Atomium, a 103 meter tall building blown up 165 billion times which represents a unit cell of an iron crystal, was built.
Traditional New Year's Eve fireworks for 2007 in central Brussels were canceled due to a continuing terror threat in the Belgian capital. [2]