“The Capital”! seat of the future EU diplomatic service
This time it seems done. And the last "rumor" seems the most serious. It will therefore not be Charlemagne (that the Commission did not want to abandon it), nor Lex (which the Council also did not want to abandon), but in "Capital"(I'm not making this up!) that Cathy Ashton, the High Representative, and the EU's diplomatic service will be settling in. It seems certain that the name of the headquarters could however change...
The Red Baroness has found where to plant her blue flag
This brand new 45.000 m2 building is ideally located. Located at the very top of rue de Loi (at 236), it has two other entrances: rue de la Joyeuse entrée and rue Cortenbergh (five steps from the current EU General Staff and the EU military committee ). Useful for evening missi dominici. Solemn, it has an interior courtyard and a large gate overlooking the Rond-Point Schuman. Excellent for receiving distinguished guests. Relaxing, it is located on the edge of the Parc du Cinquantenaire (where Gaddafi usually pitches his tent when he passes through Brussels), which also houses the Great Mosque of Brussels. In addition, it is an ideal place to go eat your lunch sandwich or do your maintenance jog, or talk discreetly. Finally, an important detail, the building overlooks the ramp to the Liege and Germany motorway, which provides quick access to the airport. Watch in hand, in 6 minutes max, you are at the airport, parked in front of the boarding terminal. Convenient !
Owned by Axa, it was until now empty, apart from a few stores (Exki, hairdresser and a restaurant to open...). The negotiation was a bit long because we had to wait for the adoption by the European Parliament of the various texts. And, in addition to the price (275 euros m2 / year displayed price, the price obtained was lower), there were a few minor security problems to be resolved. In particular, the presence of shops on the ground floor of the building could pose problems. They could be expelled.
