MEPs back single seat by thumping majority

MEPs backed a single seat for the European Parliament with a thumping majority on the 20 November 2013.

The report, which is not legally binding, does not commit support for either Brussels or Strasbourg. Instead it calls for the European Parliament to use its power under the EU treaties to launch a procedure to change the treaty, with a view to allowing the parliament to decide on the location of its own seat.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Parliament asks for treaty revision on Strasbourg seat http://www.europeansources.info/record/parliament-asks-for-treaty-revision-on-strasbourg-seat/

BBC News, 20.11.13: MEPs push to end Strasbourg shuttle with treaty change http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25014911

Les Dernières nouvelles d’Alsace, Il Sole-24 Ore, Trouw, 21.11.13: Adieu Strasbourg? (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/4340451-adieu-strasbourg

EurActiv, 21.11.13: MEPs demand autonomy in deciding Parliament seat http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/meps-demand-autonomy-deciding-pa-news-531868

EUObserver, 22.11.13: Self-determined MEPs http://euobserver.com/news/122145

Euro|Topics, 21.11.13: EU Parliament votes to end "travelling circus" http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aeltere/NEWSLETTER-2013-11-21-EU-Parliament-votes-to-end-travelling-circus

EUObserver, 03.07.14: MEPs to renew battle against Strasbourg seat http://euobserver.com/institutional/124853

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