[Pznrrmaf]

I mean there's government waste that's inherent in a non-competitive environment, and then there's blatant money-wasting.

[Atmotteenrift]

Why?

Spec.

[NofFoomiTot]

oh wow, an internet petition!!! THE WORLD SHALL TREMBLE!

[Nurfzerne]

Originally posted by TCO
Duckie, you've never responded much to my taxi-driver derived trolls on the smuggling issue... What? Where?

[Signabeademia]

I've been inside this enormous glass house....

Conclusion: Stop this moneywasting rubbish and keep it at one place.

[Shiplyopidomi]

It IS waste of huge amounts of money.

Why would Spiffor be against this? That would be like being against all that is common sense, good and decent and be for evil, stupid and horrible.

[Anneskobsen]

I'm all for one seat, lets move everything to Strasbourg

[usaneisfiecup]

Originally posted by atawa
I'm all for one seat, lets move everything to Strasbourg It's easier to just stop holding those 12 plenary sessions in Strasbourg.

[jelena-nanana]

Originally posted by Colon™


It's easier to just stop holding those 12 plenary sessions in Strasbourg. Doesnt realy matter as it would be a one time move.
I prefer Strasbourg for historic reasons.

[XVzrlWIv]

[iklostardinn]

They should just pick some uninhabitated island from roughly the center of Europe, and build a new city there. Would save on airfares.

Originally posted by Spec
Why?

Spec. Because it's a waste to move all those fat politicians (ptui!) from one place to another, for absolutely no valid reason.

[Teeppoodiug]

Originally posted by pchang
Which do you think is the better place to be, Strasbourg or Brussels? strasbourg is in france... well it should be in germany. evil landgrabbing french.

well brussels is pretty french too.

[Qwjyrgij]

I love Strasbourg cathedral.
Been there twice.

[RlUbQU3R]

Originally posted by Colon™


What? Where? Few years ago.

[artenotreah]

You should cut and paste that in the thread about the French Canadians forcing French on everyone.

[Rurcextedutty]

If you want symbolism: Brussels straddles the border between the Romanic peoples and the Germanic peoples of Europe. It's also located between Europe's 3 protagonists, Germany, France and the UK, without being part of any. It's a neutral city, like Belgium historically was a neutral country.
Brussels is the HQ of both the European Commission as well as the European Council, which are the EU's most important institutions. Most the EU's officials are employed in the city (over 20,000 people), MEP's spend most of their time there (3 weeks out of 4), and journalists who cover the EU are based there (to the point the EP even felt compelled to subsidize journalists to join them on their trip to Strasbourg). For those reasons Brussels is already widely seen as the de facto capital of the EU.
Finally Brussels also houses the HQ of the NATO is, and is consistently touted as Europe's 4th best city for doing business (after London, Paris and Frankfurt).

In other words: it's not out of arbitrariness why the petition's exponents speak of ceasing the monthly move to Strasbourg rather than the reverse.

[prehighaltitudesjj]

Has plenty of government type office space now that the capital has moved back to Berlin

[enencephoth]

shooting the Mandarin speaker is much worse

[lrUyiva1]

I've always thought we should make Luxembourg our version of Washington DC. It's small, it's neutral, it's the geographic and political centre of the EU, the people are rabidly pro-EU, it's a wasteland now -- it's perfect for the job...

[khjhkfggt]

Originally posted by Colon™
Brussels is already widely seen as the de facto capital of the EU. Since when is the EU a country?