Since enlargement on Saturday (1 May) the geographic centre of the European Union has without doubt moved eastwards and the town of Viroinval in Belgium is no longer at the heart of the European Union.
The German village of Kleinmaischeid of 1,300 inhabitants, 40 kilometres south-east of Bonn, has been named the centre of the new EU by France's National Geographic Institute (IGN).
IGN-engineer Jean-Georges Affholder calculated the new centre of the EU using a mathematical formula ...
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Already a member? Login hereLisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.
Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.