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The European Union institutions are open to visitors from around the world to learn more about the EU and get an understanding of their work. 

With sites in several major European cities, the institutions offer a variety of options to visitors. Some institutions provide interactive on-site visitor centres, some allow physical access to their buildings, and some organise tailor-made presentations and discussions involving their staff.

Whatever form a visit to an EU institution takes, visitors are guaranteed an interactive and educational experience. Students and tourists alike will see and learn first-hand how the EU works. And have fun, too.

Open Day and virtual tours

Each year, to celebrate Europe Day , the EU institutions open their doors to the public in early May in Brussels and Strasbourg. Local EU offices in Europe and across the world organise a variety of activities and events for all ages. 

The EU’s Open Day offers a unique opportunity for you to discover how the European institutions affect your life. You can step inside the buildings and take part in special activities, such as public debates and guided tours. 

And if you can’t visit in person, you could always take a ‘virtual tour’. Several institutions offer virtual access to their buildings, so you can discover how the EU works from the comfort of your own home.

Click on each city section to open a full list of the possible venues, along with a link for more detailed information.

Brussels (Belgium)

European Parliament

The European Parliament has a number of venues in Brussels, for individual or group visits. This includes the ‘hemicycles’ where EU laws are debated and voted on, the EU’s interactive visitor centre - the Parlamentarium - the House of European history and Station Europe.

Plan your European Parliament visit (Brussels)

European Council / Council of the EU

Step inside the Council, discover the buildings where EU leaders meet and learn how the Council shapes Europe's future. To visit the Council, you can either explore our visitor centre and the public areas on your own or take part in our weekly guided tours.

Plan your Council visit

European Commission

The European Commission has different visit venues in Brussels. This includes the Commission’s Visitors’ Centre where groups wishing to discover the Commission and its policies can hear directly from Commission officials. Visits should be booked at least 10 weeks in advance, and can be tailored to groups’ needs. Experience Europe is the interactive exhibition centre of the Commission at the Schuman roundabout (300m from the Visitors’ Centre).  No prior registration required for individual visitors or groups of less than 10 persons. Open 7 days a week.

European External Action Service

The European External Action Service welcomes group visits to its headquarters in Brussels. Find out how the External Action Service manages EU diplomatic relations with countries outside the European Union, carrying out the EU’s common foreign and security policy. All visits are tailor-made.

Plan your visit to the European External Action Service

European Economic and Social Committee

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) welcomes visitors to its headquarters in Brussels for an interactive presentation on its activities and its role in the decision-making process. Virtual group visits can also be arranged. 

Plan your visit to the European Economic and Social Committee

European Committee of the Regions

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) organises information visits at its premises in Brussels. Find out how the CoR works and the role of the regions in shaping the content of EU legislation. Virtual visits are also possible.

Plan your visit to the Committee of the Regions

European Data Protection Supervisor

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) welcomes specialist groups - such as students at post-graduate level - to its premises in Brussels to learn about what it does and how it works. Only official requests (e.g. from an official organisation email address) are considered.

  Request a visit to the European Data Protection Supervisor

Strasbourg (France)

The European Parliament welcomes individual or group visits to its ‘hemicycle’ building in Strasbourg. See where the Parliament’s most important debates and votes are held before visiting the Simone Veil Parlamentarium, an interactive exhibition offering insight into the Parliament’s role and work.

Plan your European Parliament visit (Strasbourg)

The European Parliament offers guided tours of its Robert Schuman building in Luxembourg. Visit the site of the first administrative seat of the European Parliament and see its ‘hemicycle’ building during your group tour.

Plan your European Parliament visit (Luxembourg)

Court of Justice of the European Union

The Court welcomes individual or group visits to its site in Luxembourg. Attend a public hearing at the Court of Justice or the General Court, or take a guided tour of the buildings and the various works of art, donated or loaned to the Court by EU countries, which reflect Europe’s varied cultural heritage. 

Plan your visit to the Court of Justice

European Court of Auditors

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) organises group visits to its site in Luxembourg. Visits involve a presentation by an ECA official on the role and workings of the Court, followed by a discussion. You must book at least 2 months in advance.

Plan your visit to the European Court of Auditors

European Investment Bank

The European Investment Bank admits groups of visitors to its premises in Luxembourg on receipt of a written request. Visitors must have a direct professional interest in the bank’s activities or be university students studying economics or finance. 

Request a visit to the European Investment Bank

Frankfurt (Germany)

European Central Bank

The European Central Bank (ECB) offers a number of options to visitors, to explore what its work entails and the activities it supports in Frankfurt. Take a tour of the ECB’s Visitor Centre, attend a tailored lecture or visit its art collection.

Plan your European Central Bank visit

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The Parlamentarium Simone Veil

A new space dedicated for visitors has opened its doors in the heart of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Structured around three zones -a 360° projection room, a role-play game for groups of 16-32 participants and a series of interactive modules- the Parlamentarium Simone Veil offers the opportunity to better understand how the European Union operates, more specifically the role of the European Parliament, in an interactive and entertaining way. 

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European Court of Human Rights

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When in Brussels, take the chance visit the beating heart of Europe and get an insight into the largest transnational parliament in the world. From the Hemicycle to the screens of the Parlamentarium and from history to the debates of today, the European Parliament opens itself up to citizens and to the rest of the world. 

The European Parliament Hemicycle

WARNING! The Brussels hemicycle will be closed for Christmas from 24 December 2023 to 3 January 2024. Visit the Hemicycle, the heart of the European Parliament in Brussels, where Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) hold their debates and take crucial votes for Europe. A visit to the Hemicycle is a great way to soak up the exciting atmosphere of the world’s largest transnational parliament. Come and find out about its powers and role and discover how your MEPS represent you. If you time your visit right, you might also be lucky enough to follow a plenary session from the visitors’ gallery. * Free * Free multimedia-guided visits, available in 24 languages * Interactive talks by experienced speakers: Mondays at 11:00 and 15:00 (in English and in French) * Book online: see practical information * A valid proof of identity is required (passport, identity card, etc.).

Parlamentarium

Please note! The Parlamentarium will be closed on 24, 25 and 31 December 2023 and on 1 January 2024. Have you ever wondered how the European Union works and how it affects your daily life? The Parlamentarium has it covered! Thanks to its interactive tools like a 360° cinema, a role play game for students and a giant interactive floor map, you’ll learn everything there is to know about the European Parliament. Discover the path that led to today’s European Union and what Members of the European Parliament are doing to tackle Europe’s biggest challenges. * Free * Available in 24 languages * Book online : see practical information

House of European History

Please note! Closed on 24, 25 and 31 December 2023 and on 1 January 2024. Get ready for a journey like no other! The permanent exhibition begins with the myth of the goddess Europa, exploring Europe’s ancient roots and the continent’s heritage of shared traditions, before Europe’s dramatic journey towards modernity in the 19th century and rebuilding process following World War II. A multimedia guide in 24 languages gives you new ways to interact with the exhibition, while special activities and Family Discovery Spaces allow children to grasp the story of Europe. Located next to the European Parliament in a striking Art Deco building in Parc Léopold, the House of European History is an essential part of any tour of the city. * Free * Available in 24 languages * Book online: See practical information

Please note! Closed on 24, 25 and 31 December 2023 and on 1 January 2024. Dive into the topics you are interested in with open access research material, policy talks and civil society events, and thought-provoking exhibitions at the heart of the European Quarter. With distinct areas offering access to a variety of content and activities, the Info Hub on the Esplanade Solidarność 1980 caters to many needs. Engage in a dialogue on the European Union and democracy, attend a short policy talk, or simply sit and read more about what is going on in Europe. What is more, with a constantly changing programme of events and exhibitions, you can come back time and time again, and discover something new each time. Got a question? Ask the friendly staff and they will help you find your way around the Info Hub, or the European Parliament campus.

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Are you ready for an online voyage of discovery? With the Digital Journey to the European Parliament, a free online and immersive experience, you can dive deeper into European democracy from wherever you are. Discover the Parliament in 360°, meet its Members for a day and have your own time-travelled adventure through European History. Enjoy full immersion to the European Parliament on your computer or in virtual reality with VR-glasses. Stroll through the corridors of the Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg, tour the office of President Roberta Metsola and even explore the House of European History’s permanent exhibition. From whenever you are. Whenever you want. Get started: ep-digital-journey.eu * Free * Available in 24 languages

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Did you know that Brussels is home to several sections of the infamous Berlin Wall. For almost 30 years, this physical and ideological barrier symbolised the intractable division of the European continent into two camps: the liberal and capitalist West and the communist East. In addition to dividing Europe, it also harks back to the Cold War and a global hiatus. Nowadays, sections of the Wall can be found all over Europe and even beyond. There are pieces in Strasbourg, Tallinn, Reykjavik, New York, Seoul and... Brussels, of course! You’ll find four original sections of the Berlin Wall in Brussels. Two are showcased near the entrance to the European Parliament, by Léopold Park. They have stood there since 2021, each encased in a glass box, the result of a project to protect them co-organised by the Belgian State, the Brussels-Capital Region and the European Parliament. While a lot of the graffiti was applied when the Wall divided Berlin in two, artists continued to decorate the Wall after it fell. The piece in the left-hand showcase recalls, not without a slight error, the memory of a momentus international sporting event in 2009: the figures of the new - and still current! - 100m world record, set by Usain Bolt in Berlin. The artist made a mistake: the time was 9.58 and not 9.85! But how did these pieces of the Wall get there? One of them was donated by the city of Berlin to the European capital in 2004. The second arrived in Brussels in 2009, as part of the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall. On this occasion, ten sections of the former dividing line were installed in Brussels, on Place du Luxembourg. A few months later, all but a few returned to Germany. This dichotomy between the values defended by Europe - unity, togetherness, the rejection of division - and the situation in Berlin and Germany, which until 1989 was characterised by separation and partition, is quite remarkable!

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Clare Daly hosts republican prisoners’ group in European Parliament

Senior saoradh figure attends closed-door talk in european parliament about republican prisoners.

MEP Clare Daly: she said the attendees of the meeting were representatives of the republican prisoners’ welfare association. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

A group from the Irish Republican Prisoners’ Welfare Association attended a meeting in the European Parliament building organised by MEP Clare Daly to discuss the harassment of political prisoners.

One of the group, who is facing charges in connection with a dissident republican parade, had been given permission by a District judge to travel to attend the meeting in Brussels. Patrick Gallagher (31), of Raftery Close, Derry, is facing charges of encouraging and inciting support for a proscribed organisation, namely the IRA, on April 10th, 2023, as well as organising a meeting to encourage support for a proscribed organisation.

Mr Gallagher was one of five people involved with the prisoners’ association attending the European Parliament meeting hosted by Ms Daly, according to an invite for the event circulated to MEPs.

Brian Kenna, who was previously convicted of IRA membership and is a senior figure in dissident republican group Saoradh, was among the group attending the event, along with three others, according to the invite for the meeting. At a court hearing in Northern Ireland last month Mr Gallagher’s solicitor successfully sought to have his bail conditions amended to allow him to attend the meeting.

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The event, which was not open to the media, took place in a small meeting room in the parliament building. The invite stated the topic of the talk was the role of security services in “violating” the civil rights of “Irish political prisoners”. It said the event would be of interest “to all those working in the field of the intersection of state security and civil liberties”.

In response to queries Ms Daly said the attendees of the meeting were representatives of the republican prisoners’ welfare association, which she said was “non-political”.

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Europe: Calls for European parliament to investigate possible Russian interference in elections – as it happened

President of Renew Europe writes to European parliament president after reports Russian influence network had paid current or former members

• 29 Mar 2024 Summary of the day
• 29 Mar 2024 'Serious - but unfortunately not surprising', Danish candidate says as concerns grow about Russian interference
• 29 Mar 2024 Far-right politician says there's no accusation that he was paid for interviews
• 29 Mar 2024 Renew Europe demands 'immediate disclosure of names and numbers'
• 29 Mar 2024 'The politicians who have received money from Russia should be severely punished', Greens say
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• 29 Mar 2024 'Clear attack': Renew Europe calls for investigation into possible Russian interference in EU elections

'Clear attack': Renew Europe calls for investigation into possible Russian interference in EU elections

The president of Renew Europe, Valérie Hayer, has written to the president of the European parliament asking for an urgent investigation into reports that a Russian influence network had paid current or former members of the European parliament.

Renew is the centrist grouping in the European parliament which includes members such as France’s Renaissance and Germany’s FDP.

“I write to express the Renew Europe Group’s grave concerns about reports, confirmed by Polish, Czech and Belgian security services and by the Prime ministers of Belgium and the Czech Republic, that Members of this House and candidates in the forthcoming European elections have been paid by the Russia Government or its proxies to disseminate propaganda in the European parliament and beyond,” Hayer wrote in the letter, dated today.

“This is clear attack on our European way of life, our parliament and its democratic mandate by a foreign power,” she stressed.

Hayer added:

We urge you to launch an immediate and transparent investigation, in cooperation with national authorities, to uncover the scale of the influence operation within this house and allegations of potential corruption. If sitting MEPs or candidates in the upcoming European elections have taken money from or been corrupted by the Russia Government or their proxies, they must be exposed.

The Renew Europe leader also said the group had put in a request for an urgent debate on the subject.

And she called for action regarding Voice of Europe, the entity that was sanctioned by the Czech Republic.

We urge you to take the necessary steps to remove any access that the Voice of Europe has to the European parliament’s premises and protect the democratic integrity of this house. European sanctions should accompany those adopted by the Czech Government.

Summary of the day

The president of the centrist Renew Europe, Valérie Hayer, has written to the president of the European parliament asking for an urgent investigation into reports that a Russian influence network had paid members of the European parliament.

Hayer also said that “we ask for full and immediate disclosure of names and numbers,” adding that “there’s no place for Putin’s agents in this House” and “we won’t let them undermine our democracies.”

The Greens have also called for an investigation into possible Russian interference attempts in Europe’s upcoming elections.

Bas Eickhout , a lead candidate for the Greens, said “we need to be sure that none of the candidates for these elections are being paid by Russians.”

Despite the controversy, a number of other political parties have yet to publicly comment on the allegations.

On Thursday, the Czech prime minister, Petr Fiala , said that “we have uncovered a pro-Russian network that was developing an operation to spread Russian influence and undermine security across Europe.”

A number of European countries have indicated that they have been involved in the investigation.

Maximilian Krah , a member of the European parliament representing the far-right Alternative for Germany, has stressed that he only gave two interviews to an entity now sanctioned by the Czech Republic, out of over 200, and stressed that there is no concrete accusation that he has been paid for any interview.

'Serious - but unfortunately not surprising', Danish candidate says as concerns grow about Russian interference

Sigrid Friis Frederiksen , the lead candidate for Denmark’s Radikale Venstre, has spoken about about the ongoing controversy:

Serious - but unfortunately not surprising - that Russian forces are trying to destabilize our European democracies. Even with the help of European elected representatives, it is said. Should be a huge focus for EP2024!

Alvorligt - men desværre ikke overraskende - at Russiske kræfter forsøger at destabilisere vores europæiske demokratier. Endda med hjælp fra europæiske folkevalgte, forlyder det. Bør være et kæmpe fokus til EP2024! https://t.co/owVVzNIZMo — Sigrid Friis (@Sigridfriis) March 29, 2024

Far-right politician says there's no accusation that he was paid for interviews

Maximilian Krah , a member of the European parliament representing the far-right Alternative for Germany, has said that he has given over 200 interviews over the last two years, and that only two were for Voice of Europe, the entity at the centre of new allegations of a Russian influence network that was sanctioned this week by the Czech Republic.

There is no concrete accusation that I have been paid for even one of these >200 interviews, he said.

In den letzten zwei Jahren habe ich mehr als 200 Interviews gegeben, zwei davon an Voice of Europe. Es gibt keinerlei konkreten Vorwurf, dass ich für auch nur eines dieser >200 Interviews bezahlt worden wäre. Das zeigt, was von der aktuellen Kampagne zu halten ist: Nichts! — Dr. Maximilian Krah MdEP (@KrahMax) March 29, 2024

Renew Europe demands 'immediate disclosure of names and numbers'

“We ask for full and immediate disclosure of names and numbers,” Renew Europe leader Valérie Hayer said this afternoon.

“President Metsola must conduct a thorough investigation right now. The Parliament has to hold fully accountable any MEP of this massive misconduct. This should include any criminal proceeding, so that integrity prevails over felony,” she said.

There’s no place for Putin’s agents in this House. We won’t let them undermine our democracies. Europeans must know who they vote for. Their vote is their greatest power to kick such anti-democratic forces out of this House.

'The politicians who have received money from Russia should be severely punished', Greens say

“This isn’t the first time it’s been proven that those far right politicians who loudly claim to champion the cause of their country, are secretly accepting money from foreign countries,” said European Green lead candidate Terry Reintke.

This undermines our European unity. This is how Putin is trying to get away with his war in Ukraine. This is not just a breach of trust; it’s a direct attack on the very fabric of our democracy. The politicians who have received money from Russia should be severely punished, both politically and legally.

Bas Eickhout , also a lead candidate for the Greens, said “there must be a swift and thorough European-wide investigation to get to the bottom of this. The European elections are in 10 weeks’ time.”

He added: “We need to be sure that none of the candidates for these elections are being paid by Russians.”

“We have uncovered a pro-Russian network that was developing an operation to spread Russian influence and undermine security across Europe,” the Czech prime minister, Petr Fiala , announced yesterday.

“Our work and efforts are leading to other countries in Europe investigating the activities of pro-Russian spy networks and gradually coming to more serious conclusions,” he added.

The Czech foreign ministry said that the country’s government had added one legal entity and two individuals to its sanctions list.

“This decision is in the security interest of the of the Czech Republic, as well as contributing to the protection of the democratic processes in relation to the forthcoming elections to the European Parliament,” the ministry said in a statement .

We have uncovered a pro-Russian network that was developing an operation to spread Russian influence and undermine security across Europe. Therefore we added two individuals and one legal entity to the sanctions list. Domestic authorities subsequently seized their assets. The… — Petr Fiala (@P_Fiala) March 28, 2024

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Desperate Vladimir Putin plunges 22 million Russians into darkness in bitter -22C winter

Moscow is to be plunged into darkness as putin ordered rolling blackouts amid freezing temperatures, according to reports..

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07:54, Sun, Jan 14, 2024 | UPDATED: 11:39, Sun, Jan 14, 2024

Moscow to have ‘rolling electricity blackouts’ (Image: Getty)

Vladimir Putin has reportedly ordered rolling energy blackouts across Moscow as temperatures reach – 22C. The blackouts are said to cover the entire Moscow metropolitan area which has a total population of around 22 million. The order issued states that electricity is “not to exceed 12 hours per day” with the blackouts in place from January 14 through March 31 2024, according to  Ukraine  commentator Igor Sushko.

Sushko posted on X: “The entire Moscow metropolitan area, population 22 million, will have rolling blackouts of electricity “not to exceed 12 hours per day” from January 14 through March 31, 2024. – announced by the fascist state.”

It comes after a heating main ruptured at the Klimovsk Specialised Ammunition Plant in Podolsk, about 30 miles south of central Moscow, on January 4. As a result, tens of thousands of Russians are said to be without heat in their homes in the Moscow region due to subzero temperatures.

According to a map published by a Russian Telegram channel and circulated on various social media platforms, the affected areas include cities such as Khimki, Balashikha, Lobnya, Lyubertsy, Podolsk, Chekhov, Naro-Fominsk, and Podolsk.

Residents in Moscow, specifically Balashikha, Elektrostal, Solnechnogorsk, Dmitrov, Domodedovo, Troitsk, Taldom, Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Krasnogorsk, Pushkino, Ramenskoye, Voskresensk, Losino-Petrovsky, and Selyatino, are also experiencing power outages, according to other Russian media reports.

Power outages have been reported in St. Petersburg, Rostov, Volgograd, Voronezh, and Primorsky. Meanwhile, a huge fire t ore through a large warehouse  used by  Russia ’s largest online retailer south of St Petersburg on Saturday morning.

The blaze covered an area of 70,000 square meters, with 50,000 square meters of the Wildberries warehouse collapsing, according to  Russia ’s Emergency Situations Ministry. No casualties were reported.

Videos posted to social media appeared to show employees running down fire escapes and fleeing the scene. A video shot from a passenger jet flying nearby showed flames totally engulfing the warehouse, sending huge plumes of smoke into the sky.

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Putin: We can better destroy our own grid ourselves…………………………………………………

And the hoarde just follows like blind idiots.

Vote for putler. He will cut your electricity bills for you.

12 hour a day blackouts for 10 weeks? Of course it will be back to normal a few days before the fake election. Perhaps we should send some drones to the north east and give them some of their own medicine….

What wonderful news. How many warmonger morons that are freezing their asses off and sitting in the dark are still for war? Instead of fixing the broken country, the idiots wage an expensive war.

You can bet your life that the area the siloviki live won’t suffer any power cuts.

Of course, not.

They still have warm feelings about killing Ukrainians and stealing their children. That should hold them over…..

they could always go to the front if they’re cold, it gets a bit hot there with the occasional blinding flash of light.

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