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European capital may refer to: the capitals of the European countries (see List of national capitals) the Capital of the European Union (usually in reference to Brussels, often alongside Strasbourg and sometimes with Luxembourg City) Strasbourg, as headquarters of the Council of Europe; the European Capital of Culture; A political party in Ukraine
The work of Parliament is divided between Brussels, Luxembourg City and Strasbourg, which is seen as a problem due to the large number of MEPs, staff, and documents which need to be moved. [3] As the locations of the major seats have been enshrined in the treaties of the European Union, Parliament has no right to decide its own seat. [4]
The largest cities in Europe have official populations of over one million inhabitants within their city boundaries. These rankings are based on populations contained within city administrative boundaries, as opposed to urban areas or metropolitan areas , which necessarily have larger populations than the cities at their core.
All are either member states of the United Nations or non-member observer states at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), [13] and all except Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Vatican City are members of the Council of Europe. [14] 44 countries have their capital city located within Europe, and (as of 2022) 27 of those countries are member ...
List includes metropolitan areas according only to the studies of ESPON, Eurostat, and OECD.For this reason some metropolitan areas, like the Italian Genoa Metropolitan Area (with a population of 1,510,781 as of 2010 [1]) or the Ukrainian Kryvyi Rih metropolitan area (with a population of 1,170,953 as of 2019 [2]), are not included in this list, with data by other statistic survey institutes.
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which is why Amsterdam is shown in small caps. It was, of course, a compromise; as you can probably imagine. My view is that if a place appears on the List of European capitals templates, it is because it is a capital city in Europe, and needs no further explanation.
Brussels is considered the de facto capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting a number of principal EU institutions within its European Quarter. [2] [3] The EU has no official capital but Brussels hosts the official seats of the European Commission, Council of the European Union, and European Council, as well as a seat (officially the second seat) of the European Parliament.