7^th World congress on Hospice and Palliative care November 23-24, 2020 Brussels, Belgium

Brussels the capital city of Belgium and the European Union was formed on 18 June 1989 after a constitutional reform in 1988. Brussels has, since World War II, become the administrative Centre of many international organizations. The European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have their main institutions in the city, along with many other international organizations such as the World Customs Organization and EUROCONTROL as well as international corporations. Brussels is third in the number of international conferences it hosts, also becoming one of the largest convention centers in the world. There are several universities in Brussels. The two main universities are the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Other universities include the Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, the Royal Military Academy, Université Catholique de Louvain, the University of Kent’s Brussels School of International Studies and Boston University Brussels. Serving as the centre of administration for Europe, Brussels’ economy is largely service-oriented. The city of Brussels is now unforgettable as the city’s utmost impressive parks in mainland Europe. There are so many tourist attractions in Brussels, few of which are Grand Place.

 

In general the population of Brussels is younger than the national average and the gap between rich and poor is wider. Brussels has a large concentration of immigrants and their children from other countries, including many of Turkish and Moroccan ancestry, together with French-speaking black Africans from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. Brussels is served by Brussels Airport, located in the nearby Flemish municipality of Zaventem, and by the smaller Brussels South Charleroi Airport, located near Charleroi (Wallonia), some 50 km (30 mi) from Brussels. Brussels also has its own harbor, the port of Brussels, on the Brussels-Scheldt Maritime Canal located in the northwest of the city. The Brussels-Charleroi Canal connects Brussels with the industrial areas of Wallonia.