Seats of the European Union Institutions Quiz

Answer: European Parliament

The plenary sessions of the European Parliament are held every month in Strasbourg (France), parliamentary committee meetings and additional plenary sessions take place in Brussels (Belgium), and the Secretariat-General is located in Luxembourg.

Answer: Luxembourg

The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was established by the Treaty of Paris, which came into force in 1952. It was the first of the three European Communities, which later, in 1967, merged into one. The ECSC ceased to exist in 2002.

Answer: False

The European Investment Bank, the EU financing institution, was created by the Treaty of Rome, which came into force in 1958. At first it was located in Brussels. In 1968, following the coming into into force of the so-called Merger Treaty, its seat was moved to Luxembourg. Since 1980 the Bank has had its own premises on the Kirchberg Plateau.

Answer: Berlaymont

It was built in the 60s. The land where it was constructed originally belonged to the convent of the Dames du Berlaymont, hence the name. In 1991 a renovation with the aim of removing harmful asbestos from the steel structure was started. It was completed after more than a decade, in 2004.

Answer: European Parliament

The seat of the EP in Brussels has been nicknamed 'Caprice des Dieux' (The Whim of the Gods) after a popular cheese which has a similar oval shape. It also refers to it being extremely expensive.

Answer: Warsaw

The seat of the European Agency for External Borders is, as of 2005, Warsaw, Poland's capital. The objective of the agency is to encourage co-operation between national border surveillance agencies. Poland, the largest of the new member states which joined the EU in 2004, borders, to the east, the former countries of the USSR: Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Answer: False

The headquarters of the EC are in Brussels, where around two-thirds of its staff work. It also has representations and delegations abroad.

Answer: Kirchberg

Kirchberg is a district of Luxembourg. It hosts various EU institutions, including the European Court of Justice, the European Commission, the Secretariat of the European Parliament, the European Investment Bank. It is also a residential area.

Answer: Lisbon

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction is one of the European Union's agencies. It was established in 1993. Its aim is to provide information on drugs and drug addiction in Europe.

Answer: Strasbourg

This position was created by the Treaty of Maastricht, which came into force in 1993. The European Ombudsman is elected by the EP for a term of five years. He investigates complaints of "maladministration" by EU institutions or bodies filed by EU citizens or businesses.