European capital
Luxembourg City is one of the European Union's three official capitals.
In 1952, Luxembourg City Hall on Place Guillaume II was the venue for the signing of the treaty establishing the ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community) – the forerunner of all EU institutions.
Since the 1960s, the administrative buildings on the Kirchberg Plateau have housed the seats of most of the European institutions, such as the General Secretariat of the European Parliament, the European Court of Justice, the European Investment Bank and the European Court of Auditors.
On 13 July 2022, to mark the 70th anniversary of the inaugural session of the High Authority of the ECSC, the College of Commissioners held its weekly meeting at Luxembourg City Hall, at the invitation of the Luxembourg government.
After the meeting of the College of Commissioners, EC President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a commemorative plaque as the Prime Minister and Minister of State Xavier Bettel, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean Asselborn, and Luxembourg City Mayor Lydie Polfer looked on.
Via Democratia Europa
Via Democratia Europa is a guide to a route that links the European cities of Strasbourg, Saarbrücken, Metz, Luxembourg City, Trier, Aachen, Maastricht and Brussels, leading along national borders that are barely visible today. Thus, the axis linking the European cities of Strasbourg (Parliament), Luxembourg (Court of Justice) and Brussels (Commission and Executive) is represented.
The guide is subsidised by the QuattroPole network of cities.
