Institutional seats of the European Union are based in Luxembourg City along with the European Investment Bank. The Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions are entirely based in Brussels while the European Central Bank is based in Frankfurt and Europol is the only agency to have its seat fixed by the treaties, in The Hague. Separately, the Treaty of Nice establishes Brussels as the venue for all formal summits of the European Council after 2004. However some extraordinary sessions are sometimes held outside the city. The European Council's seat is however fixed by a declaration rather than a protocol, meaning it is
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