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A better capital for the EU

A better capital for the EU. Obvious : A more attractive European Quarter: Piazza Schuman, Plan urbain Loi,... A more attractive city centre: car-free streets, squares, etc. Better train connections (RER to airport, etc.) Congress & Meetings infrastructure

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A better capital for the EU

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  1. A better capital for the EU • Obvious : • A more attractive European Quarter: Piazza Schuman, Plan urbain Loi,... • A more attractive city centre: car-free streets, squares, etc. • Better train connections (RER to airport, etc.) • Congress & Meetings infrastructure • English as third official language • Less obvious : • Brussels enlarged ? • Brussels de-ghettoized ? • Open European Schools ? • A more insclusive political community ? • A more inclusive Brussels identity ?

  2. Patrick Deboosere (VUB) 2010

  3. Brussels too small ? A much larger metropolis

  4. Brussels enlarged ? Facilities BHV 3. Hinterland

  5. Brussels ghettoized ?

  6. Brussels ghettoized ?

  7. By province 2008 2005 Source: Jan Hertogen. Graph: Bernard Masuy

  8. Brussels de-ghettolized ? Proportion of EU15 residents 2003(in red the +1 existing European Schools in mauve the 4th permanent one) Source: Thierry Eggerickx

  9. Open European schools • No more bunker schools • Development of jointly funded plurilingual Type II primary schools • The social challenge of trilingualism (Luxembourg, Barcelona, Brussels)

  10. Brussels:linguistic competence by age 2006 Percentage of residents of the various age groups who declare knowing language L wel or very well Source: Database Rudi Janssens, VUB. Graph : Jonathan Van Parys, FUSL.

  11. A more inclusive political community • Universal suffrage for regional elections • Abolition of double electoral college for the regional elections • Extinction of “ethnic” parties

  12. A more inclusive Brussels identity • Zinneke Parade (from 2000) • We exist (December 06) • Etats Généraux de Bruxelles (Spring 2009) • Brussels Summer School (1-2/9/2010) • www.aula-magna.eu

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