Representative of the European Union, London

Representative of the European Union in London
Coordinates	51°29′44.3″N 0°7′39.4″W / 51.495639°N 0.127611°WCoordinates: 51°29′44.3″N 0°7′39.4″W / 51.495639°N 0.127611°W
Location	Westminster, London
Address	32 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3EU

The Representative of the European Union (specifically the Representative of the European Commission and the Representative of the European Parliament) in London are the diplomatic missions of the European Commission and the European Parliament in the United Kingdom.^[1]

They are both located in Europa House, 32 Smith Square. The building was formerly the Conservative Party Central Office from the late 1950s until 2004 and was famous as the place where the Conservatives planned and celebrated their election victories.^[2] It was then left vacant until 2009 when the EU chose it as their new London office, along with a new personalised postcode - SW1P 3EU.^[3] There was some criticism of the amount spent by the EU in updating the interior of the building, which allegedly included the installation of bomb and bullet-proof windows.^[4]

Gallery

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  Plaque outside the mission

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  Plaque outside the mission

References

1. "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 14 December 2013.
2. "Postcode lottery? How EU entered historic Conservative address". 31 July 2013.
3. "Postcode lottery? How EU entered historic Conservative address". 31 July 2013.
4. "EU bureaucrats move into luxury new London address: Europe House". 3 October 2010.

External links

• Official site of the European Commission office
• Official site of the European Parliament office
• Official EU Mission Report