Strasbourg, 20/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - During his brief press conference, Josep Borrell was mainly questioned about Strasbourg as the seat of the European Parliament. Speaking in French, he noted: It is written in the Treaty that Strasbourg is a "symbolic Franco-German meeting place; wars that tore Europe apart" and "is a good place for Europeans to gather at the seat of their Parliament".
On the subject of the agreement that allowed him to be elected with the support of the EPP-ED (and...