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EUROSYMBOLS
Capital of Belgium, of the Brussels-Capital Region and of the Flemish and French Communities, Brussels is also the capital of Europe.
Since the Member States' decision in 1997 to make Brussels the seat of the European institutions, Brussels has become the Capital of Europe.
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In the course of successive enlargements, the establishments of European institutions in the Brussels-Capital Region have multiplied, creating a veritable European district there.
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The European Parliament is the community institution representing the 470 million inhabitants of the Member States of the European Union. The only institution of the European Union elected directly by the citizens, the European Parliament exercises three fundamental powers: legislative power, budgetary power and political control of the European institutions.
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The Council of the European Union is made up of the representatives of the governments of the member states of the European Union.
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The European Commission , the driving force behind the integration process given its monopoly of initiative in terms of European legislation and guardian of the Treaties, is located at Berlaymont.
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The Economic and Social Committee, an advisory body, is the assembly of European economic and social partners and the voice of organized civil society organizations (consumers and other interest groups).
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The Committee of the Regions, an advisory body, is the political assembly representing the local and regional authorities in Europe.
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The European Central Bank manage the single currency, ensure price stability and conduct the EU's economic and monetary policy.
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Authenticity and security
Each ESI Product is secured by different means of authentication to guarantee its authenticity.
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For each product purchased, and at the customer's request, the Institute can issue an original and unique certificate of authenticity stamped with a secure tamper-proof stamp.
The official security stamp, protects all our documents, only a UV lamp can show the official and unique mentions of our stamps. Only our institute is authorized to recognize the serial numbers of each official stamp.
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We use security inks reserved for fiduciary institutes to guarantee the authenticity of the institute's products.
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The 2 € commemorative
Each country can issue two commemorative coins per year. These coins have the same characteristics and the same properties as the current 2 euro coins, and their respective common sides are identical. The only difference is the commemorative design illustrating their national side. Only the 2 euro coin can be the subject of a commemorative issue.
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Commemorative coins are legal tender throughout the euro area. This means that they can be used - and must be accepted - like any other euro coin.
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In general, these coins commemorate a historical event or are dedicated to a current event of great historical significance. The first commemorative 2 euro coin was issued in 2004 by Greece to commemorate the Olympic Games in Athens.
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The design and issuance of coins is the responsibility of the countries of the euro zone. The ECB must approve the maximum volume of current coins and commemorative coins that each euro area country can issue.
Commemorative cards
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On January 1, 1999, the euro became the currency of over 300 million Europeans. During the first three years, the euro was an invisible currency, which was only used for accounting purposes, for example for electronic payments. Euro banknotes and coins were introduced on January 1, 2002, when they replaced, at fixed conversion rates, banknotes and coins denominated in national currencies (Belgian franc, Deutsche Mark, etc.).
Today, euro banknotes and coins are legal tender in nineteen of the twenty-seven Member States of the European Union, including the overseas departments, territories and islands that are part of certain euro area countries or associated with them. All of these countries form the euro zone. The micro-states of Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City also use the euro under a formal agreement with the European Community. Today 340 million people make their cash payments with a single currency - euro banknotes and coins have become a tangible symbol of European integration.
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