The European quarter of Brussels is an odd place.

布鲁塞尔的欧盟区是个古怪之所。

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They pause before an enormous Christmas tree in the Grand Place, the central square of Brussels that is surrounded by elaborately decorated old "guildhalls."

布鲁塞尔市中心竖立着一棵巨大的圣诞树，很多人也在圣诞树这儿流连忘返。

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CENTURY, it seems, is not enough. One hundred years ago this year, the first world physics conference took place in Brussels, Belgium.

整整一百年前，第一届国际物理学会议在比利时布鲁塞尔举行。

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Perhaps some sort of deep cultural shift really is taking place in Brussels, and Mrs Cresson is merely its incidental victim.

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President Buzek accused Mr Farage of using "inappropriate" language, in the debate on the forthcoming EU leaders summit that takes place in Brussels on 10 and 11 December 2009.

BBC: European Council Statement

The summit, which takes place in Brussels on 16 and 17 December 2010, is expected to focus on a presentation by Herman van Rompuy on a new Eurozone permanent crisis management system.

BBC: Barroso warns against EU 'beauty contest'