Brussels Affairs

Brussels — • Capital of the Kingdom of Belgium Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Brussels     Brussels     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

Brussels — /brus euhlz/, n. a city in and the capital of Belgium, in the central part, with suburbs 1,050,787. Flemish, Brussel /brddyuus euhl/; French, Bruxelles. * * * French Bruxelles Flemish Brussel City (pop., 2000 est.: 133,900), capital of Belgium.… …   Universalium

Brussels — Infobox Settlement name = Brussels native name = Bruxelles fr icon Brussel nl icon official name = Brussels Capital Region nickname = Capital of Europe, Comic city [cite web |last=City Data |authorlink=City Data |title=Brussels… …   Wikipedia

Brussels sprout — This article is about the plant. For the pencil game, see Sprouts (game). Infobox Cultivar | name = Brussels sprout image width = 240px image caption = Brussels sprouts, cultivar unknown species = Brassica oleracea group = Gemmifera Group origin …   Wikipedia

Brussels Regime — The Brussels Regime is a set of rules regulating the allocation of jurisdiction in international legal disputes of a civil or commercial nature involving persons resident in a member state of the European Union (EU). It has detailed rules… …   Wikipedia

Frenchification of Brussels — Since the founding of the Kingdom of Belgium in 1830, Brussels has transformed from being almost entirely Dutch speaking, to being a multilingual city with French as the majority language and lingua franca. This language shift, the… …   Wikipedia

Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction        Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …   Universalium

Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …   Universalium

Treaty of Brussels — This article is on the 1948 treaty, which served as a basis for the Western Union. Some see it as the basis of NATO, set up by the North Atlantic Treaty a year later. For the treaty in 1516, refer to War of the League of Cambrai A Western… …   Wikipedia

European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro — Incumbent Olli Rehn since 9 February 2010 …   Wikipedia