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The buildings, containing several shops and banks, are largely open to the public and receive 15,000 people a day. [31] The old station building houses the Belgian public information office on the European Parliament, and "infodoc", a specialised literary resource on the Parliament for academics and journalists.
The Federal Parliament (Dutch: Federaal Parlement; [b] French: Parlement fédéral; [c] German: Föderales Parlament [d]) is the bicameral parliament of Belgium. It consists of the Chamber of Representatives ( lower house ) and the Senate ( upper house ).
The Palace of the Nation (Dutch: Paleis der Natie; [a] French: Palais de la Nation; [b] German: Palast der Nation [c]) is a neoclassical palace in Brussels, Belgium, housing the Belgian Federal Parliament. The Parliament consists of both the Chamber of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (upper house), which convene in two separate ...
The Chamber of Representatives (Dutch: Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers; [c] French: Chambre des représentants; [d] German: Abgeordnetenkammer [e]) is one of the two chambers in the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Senate. It is considered to be the "lower house" of the Federal Parliament.
The Berlaymont building (European Commission), Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200. The street starts as a continuation of the Rue des Colonies / Koloniënstraat at the crossroads with the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat. Immediately to the south is Parc/Park metro station and Brussels Park. To the north is the Belgian Parliament building, the Palace of the ...
German MEP, Daniel Freund joked on X: “We are NOT a Mickey Mouse Parliament.” Another Dutch lawmaker, Samira Rafaela, wrote “Team Disneyland”, in a photo posted on social media.
The Parlamentarium, is the European Parliament's visitor centre, located in the Espace Léopold complex in Brussels, Belgium. [1] It was officially opened on 14 October 2011 by the former President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek, and hosts a permanent exhibition that features numerous multimedia components that explain the workings of the European Parliament and other European Union ...
After the Belgian Revolution of 1830, the National Congress decided on the Belgian Constitution and the state structure. Belgium would become a unitary state. A bicameral Parliament was chosen over a unicameral one. The Senate was seen as a more conservative and elite body that served as a counterweight to the more progressive Chamber of ...