Brussels Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality and capital city of Belgium
About Brussels
Within theBelgianfederation, Brussels enjoys a large degree of autonomy. Although dependent on Belgium for matters such as defense and foreign policy, Brussels has its own government in charge of interior affairs, environmental policies, health care, economy, transport, tourism and education, and its own laws regarding these matters. The city has control over its own administrative region (the Brussels-Capital Region), which is on the same level asFlandersandWalloniain Belgium. This status of a city state within a host country is somewhat comparable toVatican CityandHong Kong. The political autonomy of Brussels has drawn international interest as the host for politically independent entities such as theEuropean Institutions(the European Commission and European Parliament), and the NATO hea
Brussels Travel Guide Sections
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