Sander Vermeulen, another graphic designer at the Base Design agency, explained that the two bright yellow petals represent "open-mindedness and dialogue between the inhabitants of Brussels and the Region".

Palais de Justice – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural". monument.heritage.brussels (in French) . Retrieved 26 October 2023.

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a b "The walls of the comic strip walk in detail". Archived from the original on 3 August 2018 . Retrieved 3 August 2018. Utpekade terroristen Abdesalem Lassoued satt i svenskt fängelse" (in Swedish). Expressen. 17 October 2023. As of 2023 [update], taking into account the nationality of birth of the parents, 55.84% of the City of Brussels's population is from non-European countries (predominantly Morocco), 27.21% is from another European country (mainly France, Romania, Italy, Spain, and Poland), while the native Belgian population is 16.94%. [79] Among all major migrant groups from outside the EU, a majority of the permanent residents have acquired Belgian nationality. [80]

The "Developments" section of the aforementioned Bill, preceding the text and the images, says that the Council of the Region of Brussels-Capital quasiLouis Robyns de Schneidauer, La couronne comtale de la ville de Bruxelles, in Le Parchemin, Gendbrugge-lez-Gand, 1939 (March–April). How Brussels became the capital of Europe 500 years ago". The Brussels Times. 21 April 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019 . Retrieved 13 August 2019. Following independence, Brussels underwent many more changes. It became a financial centre, thanks to the dozens of companies launched by the Société Générale de Belgique. The Industrial Revolution and the opening of the Brussels–Charleroi Canal in 1832 brought prosperity to the city through commerce and manufacturing. [66] The Free University of Brussels was established in 1834 and Saint-Louis University in 1858. In 1835, the first passenger railway built outside England linked the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean with Mechelen. [67] The Place Royale/Koningsplein in the late 19th century