The City of Brussels is the largest municipality and historical centre of the Brussels-Capital Region, as well as the capital of the Flemish Region and Belgium.
The City of Brussels is also the administrative centre of the European Union, as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions in its European Quarter.
Brussels has, since World War II, become the administrative centre of many international organisations.
The city is the political and administrative centre of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Many other international organisations such as the World Customs Organization and Eurocontrol, as well as international corporations, have their main institutions in the city.
In addition, the main international trade union confederations have their headquarters there: the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and the World Confederation of Labour (WCL).
COMMENTS