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American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium
Town: Brussels Address: Rue du Commerce 41 Phone: +32 2 513 67 70 e-mail: gchamber@amcham.be

The non-profit association American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium, in abbreviated form “AmCham Belgium”, has its offices located in the judicial district of the town at Rue du Commerce 41 Handelsstraat. By a vote of the Board of Directors the offices of AmCham Belgium may be transferred at any time to any other location.
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British Council
Town: Brussels Address: Rue du Trône 108 Phone: +32 2 227 08 40 e-mail: englishcourses@britishcouncil.be

The British Council is a non-ministerial department of the British government, specialising in educational opportunities. The British Council is a public corporation incorporated by royal charter. It is registered as a charity in Englandand was started in 1934. Its patrons are Queen Elizabeth II and the former leader of the UK Labour Party, Lord Kinnock. Martin Davidson is the Chief Executive who was appointed in April 2007.
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Central Library of Defence
Town: Brussels Address: Eversestraat 1 Phone: +32 2 701 44 71 e-mail: apdb.info@mil.be

The Central Library of Defence (APBD) was founded in 1831 after a few agreements between Belgium and the Netherlands. It received the name Bibliothèque du dépôt de la guerre de Belgique. The library was entrusted with the documentary information and from the beginning it was closely related to the Cabinet, therefore under a direct control of the Minister of Defence. Between 1945 and 1976 the library was settled in Brussels, in the Prince Albert quarter, and in 1976 it changed its location to Evere, situated in Reine Elisabeth district. In 1989 Florent Peeters, Professor Doctor of the State University of Kent donated his private collection (approximately 9,000 books) to the library. Since June 1996, APBD is automated with modern software.
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NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Town: Brussels Address: Boulevard Leopold III 1110 Phone: +32 2 707 50 35 e-mail: natodoc@hq.nato.int

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), also known as the North Atlantic Alliance, Western Alliance or the Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance which was established on April 4, 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty, and comprises the 26 member countries Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece,
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The Belgian American Educational Foundation
Town: Brussels Address: Egmontstraat 11 Phone: +32 2 513 59 55 e-mail: mail@baef.be

During World War I, Herbert Hoover founded the Committee for Relief in Belgium. After the war the institution was turned into Foundation known as Belgian American Educational Foundation. Now the 86 year-old organisation helps Belgians and Americans, dealing with financial management and far-reaching fundraising of many university and research programmes.
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The Committee of the Regions
Town: Brussels Address: Rue Belliard 99-101 Phone: +32 2 282 22 11

History of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) started in 1994 when it was established to represent regions of European Union. The Committee forms an advisory institution incorporating local authorities’ representatives from all Europe. It consults EU decisions concerning regional policy, local economy, as well as education and transportation in regions.
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The European Parliament
Town: Brussels Address: Rue Wiertz 60 Phone: +32 2 284 21 11

The European Parliament (EP) is the highest directly-elected legislative body within the European Union (EU), which forms a part of the bicameral legislative branch of the institutions of the EU.
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The European Union
Town: Brussels Address: Rue de la Loi 61-63 Phone: +32 2 233 21 11 e-mail: dispatch.belgoeurop@diplobel.fed.be

The roots of the European Union (EU) started in 1957 with the establishment of the European Economic Community (EEC) by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg through the Treaty of Rome, which served as a spring board for the consolidation of European political and economic potential. The acceptance of the euro and the largest succession of new member countries in recent years is evidence of the EU’s continued influence.
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