This (apparently) is the European Parliament. The only reason I found and recognized it was that it was marked on my map. This is what you are paying for, folks. There was a sign saying "visitors", so I thought I'd take a look. There was a bloke inside, so I asked if there was anything worth visiting. Unfortunately, in my infinite ignorance, I failed to realise that some "conference" was going on, and I wasn't going in, owing to insufficient access priveleges.

Actually, I am generally pro - europe. It is just that at best these guys are irrelevant, at worst they are irritating, embarrassing, irresponsible and incompetent.

    This is the european commission. These are the really extreme guys. They are the Executive - they do stuff (and not just natter). Every so often  another scam these guys are running comes to light. There are so many scams these dudes run that I wouldn't be surprised if there was a website detailing them. Apparently, it is quite easy to squander a few millions here and there without people noticing, it is just when you try to hide really big figures that people start to become suspicious.

This building might be something to do with the EU government process. The drapes might be to spare the blushes of the people inside after a recent scandal, but more likely they are upgrading their exterior, a bit of a face lift.

I found these places quite depressing. Maybe things will change...

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