Institutional seats of the European Union was against the treaties and the natural prerogatives of a Parliament elected by direct universal suffrage, claiming the right to decide its own workings to its own efficiency. In response, leaders annexed the decision to the Treaty of Amsterdam, including it in the treaties. A Council decision on 29 October 1993 on the location of European agencies established that the European Monetary Institute, later the European Central Bank, would be based in Frankfurt. Frankfurt had to compete with numerous other cities, including London, Paris, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Lyon, Barcelona and even Basel (in Switzerland, which was outside the European Union). France
Headquarters of the Bank of the Argentine Nation Headquarters of the Bank of the Argentine Nation The Headquarters of the Bank of the Argentine Nation (), more often referred locally as "Banco Nación Casa Central", is a monumental bank building next to the Plaza de Mayo, founding site of Buenos Aires and host of major events in the history of the country. Designed by renowned Argentine architect Alejandro Bustillo in a Neoclassical style with French influences, the building occupies an entire city block and was inaugurated in 1944. With a dome in diameter, the building is a National Historic Landmark. The headquarters are located in the San Nicolás