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
Central European Forum related to political issues and the global economic crisis. Complete video footage is available on the website. Central European Forum 2010 will take place in November 2010 in Bratislava. Its main theme will be "Holding on to our freedom". http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2009-11-13-newsitem-en.html Central European Forum Central European Forum is an international venue organized by the non-profit organization Project Forum, held in Bratislava, Slovakia. Its main activity is concentrated around a panel discussion attended by expert speakers from all over the world, which is open to the general public. The first Central European Forum (2009) managed to gather 25 outstanding personalities including writers