Brussels - Cité Européenne

The Rue de la Loi (Wetstraat), running east from the city center towards the Parc du Cinquantenaire, terminates at the Rond Point Schuman (Schumanplein), around which is grouped the Cité Européenne, headquarters of the EC. The European Commission and its vast administrative staff occupy the Palais Berlaymont, the largest of the 43 buildings and shaped like an irregular cross. Erected between 1963 and 1969 the Palais now faces demolition because of the asbestos used in its construction. The people of Brussels favor moving the EC to a green field site outside the city.