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The fourth week of the program takes place in Brussels, Belgium � the capital of the European Union. The itinerary and site visits change from year to year depending on availability of speakers. You will be given the itinerary and hotel information the week before and it is very important that you keep it as copies will not be made available once there. Last year, participants stayed in a hotel at the northern end of the city and either walked or took the subway to get to our destinations. Students made their own travel arrangements to Brussels and we all met at the hotel Monday evening that week and then left again Thursday afternoon. |
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This part of the program is not a trip associated with tourism. You will be listening to lectures from a variety of persons who work for the European Union or whose jobs deal with issues related to the EU. The program takes place in a business environment and participants should dress accordingly. Make sure you have pen and paper with you to take notes. At times, there were large chunks of time between the lectures. This might seem unorganized since the Americam way would be most likely to schedule visits back to back. |
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Prior to going to Brussels, do some research about what there is to see of interest in and around Brussels. For example, many students have come back from the nearby city of Bruges with great impressions. The downtown part of Brussels also offers some quaint scenes to take in. Getting around the city is easy with the subway, but you should have an idea of where you want to visit before getting there. You can find some great ideas here. |
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Please take with you the copy of the 2005 schedule of the visits of the European institutions
that you will receive from your resident director. |
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MONDAY, JULY 4 |
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Arrival at the Hotel
NH Brussels City Centre
17 Chauss�e de Charleroi Brussels 1060
Tel. +32 2 539 01 60
Fax. +32 2 537 90 11
The nearest metro station is Louise
(which is on a direct line from the Midi station)
You should plan to be at the hotel by 7 p.m. on July 4 at the latest
You will share rooms (2 students per room)
Breakfast is included, but you will be responsible for any extras |
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TUESDAY, JULY 5 |
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We will meet in the lobby of the hotel at 9.00 a.m. and take the metro for the meeting
at the European Economic and Social Committee.
Please ensure that you buy metro tickets beforehand.
10:00 � Economic and Social Committee
99 Rue Belliard
1040 Brussels
Tel. 546-9213
Fax. 546-9764
Subway Station MAALBEEK (Line 1)
14:30 � European Commission
European Commission Building
2 Rue Van Maerlant
1040 Brussels
Tel. 299-1581 / 299-6481
Fax. 299-9213
Subway Station MAALBECK (Line 1) |
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 |
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We will meet in the lobby of the hotel at 9.15 and take the metro for the meeting at the Council of the European Union.
Please ensure that you buy metro tickets beforehand.
10.00 - Council of the European Union
Rue de la Loi 175
1040- Brussels
Tel. 285 6171
Subway station SCHUMANN (Line 1) |
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THURSDAY, JULY 7 |
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We will meet at the American Center (46 Avenue des Arts)
The building is a few minutes away from the Arts-Loi subway station.
U. S. Mission to the European Union
Group 1: 1:30 � 2:30 p.m. (be there for check-in at 1:10)
Group 2: 3:00 � 4:00 p.m. (be there for check-in at 2:40) |
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