The European Parliament shifts back and forth between Brussels and Strasbourg once a month, at the cost of $250 million a year and thousands of days of wasted time. 85% of the MEPs hate the constant shuffling and want to just pick one location, whichever one it is.
But the constant shuffling will go on. Because of the stupid French.
"The EU Treaty states that the European Parliament is based in Strasbourg. That's what the European Council of member states decided at the insistence of the French government. Only the Council itself can reverse that decision, and it must be unanimous. But the French government blocks any change that would call the role of Strasbourg into question."
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/meps-want-to-end-monthly-commute-between-brussels-and-strasbourg-a-934400.html
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