July- December 2010: Europe in Brussels: divided past, shared future? Chronicles of a quarter.
Europe's pioneers recall their life in Brussels.
The inhabitants talk about the European quarter in our day and back then.
Video exhibition and talk box at the BIP, rue Royale 2-4, 1000 Brussels.
Audio tour leaving from the old Léopold station, rue de Trévers 3 (place du Luxembourg), 1050 Brussels.
September - December 2010: discover the European quarter
The Bruxelles-Capitale region and the Roi Baudouin Foundation invite you to follow a temporary route made up of ten "urban meeting points", from the Cinquantenaire arch at the BIP (centre de la Présidence, Place Royale), via the Place Jourdan - showing off all the European quarter has to offer. Made up of covered colonnades, painted cylinders and hanging parasols, the route can be started from any point.
20 September -25 November 2010: Rally in the European quarter
The Brussels-Europe Liaison Office is proposing an exceptional project to schools - a rally in the European quarter. For all students in the final two years of secondary school, the aim of this event is to inform them about 'Europe in Brussels' in a fun atmosphere. The rally will start at the BIP (Bruxelles Info Place, rue Royale 2-4, 1000 Brussels). Each group of students will receive a GPS device to guide them round the European quarter. A prize will be awarded to the winning team of the quiz.
October 2010: Europe, in Brussels by accident?
What does Brussels mean to Europe and what importance does Europe have for the Belgian Capital? Brussels and expatriates: integration or coexistence? All of these issues and more will be discussed at the large debate organised by the Brussels-Europe Liaison Office and the Belgian European Movement. With the participation, amongst others, of the President of the European Commission, Manuel Barroso, Charles Picqué, Minister-President of the Bruxelles-Capitale region, former Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, and Isabelle Durant, MEP and Vice-president of the European Parliament.