Security and access information

Security

In preparing your visit to the Open Day event in Brussels, please take into consideration that additional security measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of visitors.
Security checks will occur upon entering a perimeter established around the buildings and again upon entering each institution.

To facilitate security checks, we recommend you avoid bringing any unnecessary bags to the event, or any prohibited or dangerous objects.

Access

For easy access, we recommend using public transport or Villo.
Quietest times to visit are usually between 12 and 3 p.m.

 

 

European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of the Regions:

  • Metro lines 2 & 6, alight at Trône
  • Metro lines 1 & 5, alight at Maelbeek
  • Bus lines 21, 27, 59, 60, 80, alight at Parc Léopold
  • Train to Gare de Bruxelles-Luxembourg

     

European Parliament:

  • Metro lines 2 & 6, alight at Trône
  • Metro lines 1 & 5, alight at Maelbeek
  • Bus lines 21, 27, 34, 38, 64, 80, 95, alight at Luxembourg
  • Train to Gare de Bruxelles-Luxembourg

 

European Council, Council of the European Union, European Commission, European External Action Service and "Fête du Pain":

  • Metro lines 2 & 6, change at Arts-Loi for metro lines 1 & 5
  • Metro lines 1 & 5, alight at Schuman
  • Bus lines 21, 36, 60, 79, alight at Schuman
  • Train to Gare de Bruxelles-Schuman

 

Use the STIB-MIVB Trip planner to plan your journey: http://www.stib-mivb.be/tripplanner/?l=en

 

A small train will circulate between the institutions in the European quarter.

It will run all day, operating a one way circuit, with stops at:

  • rue de Trèves (in front of the Parlamentarium) - for the European Parliament
  • rue Belliard (in front of the Parc Léopold, opposite place Jean Rey) - for the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of the Regions
  • Schuman square (between rue Froissart and chaussée d'Auderghem) - for the European Council, Council of the European Union, European Commission, European External Action Service and "Fête du Pain"
  • chaussée d'Etterbeek (at the bottom of rue Jacques de Lalaing)
  • back to rue de Trèves

 

 

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