BRUSSELS AND EUROPE - BRUXELLES ET L'EUROPE

Fifty years after the conclusion of the Treaties of Rome (25 March 1957) and the foundation of the European Economic Community, Brussels has become a political world city and international capital with global influence. The acta of the interuniversit
y and international colloquium, held in Brussels on 18 and 19 December 2006, present a general outline of the research results and 26 contributions, based on original research and divided into three parts. The first part focuses on Brussels'' positio
n in the ''world city network''. How has Brussels grown into the European and international ''capital'' we know today? What exactly is its legal status as the European ''Capital''?
Of course, other aspects such as the relationship between the Bru
ssels-Capital Region and the Europe of Regions and the role of Brussels as the place for lobbying the European Union are also examined. The second part focuses on the interaction between the European institutions and Brussels. What are the socioecono
mic, demographic, political and linguistic effects of their presence? Finally, a number of pressure points and areas of tension are analysed. How is Brussels ''imagined'' or represented as the capital of Europe? And what is the impact of the European
presence on urban planning and security policy?

Cinquante ans apres la conclusion des Traites de Rome (25 mars 1957) et de la fondation de la Communaute europeenne economique, Bruxelles est devenue une ville mondiale et une metropole politi
que d''envergure globale. Les actes du colloque interuniversitaire et international, tenu a Bruxelles les 18 et 19 decembre 2006, presentent un apercu global des resultats de recherches inedites et vingt-six contributions, qui sont classees en trois
parties. Dans la premiere partie, la position de Bruxelles dans le reseau des villes mondiales est analysee. Au fond, comment Bruxelles s''est-elle developpee jusqu''a devenir la ''capitale'' europeenne et internationale? Quel est son statut precis e
n tant que siege des institutions europeennes?

D''autres aspects comme la relation entre la Region de Bruxelles-Capitale et l''Europe des Regions et le phenomene du lobbying sont examines. La deuxieme partie des actes concerne les interactio
ns entre la presence des institutions europeennes et Bruxelles. Quels sont les effets socio-economiques, demographiques, politiques et linguistiques de la presence institutionnelle europeenne dans la region bruxelloise? Enfin, quelques points chauds
et zones de tension sont analyses. Comment Bruxelles est-elle ''imaginee'' en tant que capitale de l''Europe ? Et quel est l''impact de la presence europeenne sur la politique de l''amenagement du territoire et de la securite publique?