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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9731

3 September 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/seat of parliament
Greens seize opportunity provided by collapse of Strasbourg parliament ceiling to rekindle debate

Brussels, 02/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - The temporary relocation of the first plenary session in September to the Parliament's premises in Brussels, after the ceiling of the parliament in Strasbourg partially collapsed on 7 August, has rekindled the debate about the seat of the European Parliament. Speaking to the press, on Tuesday 2 September, the co-president of the Greens Group, Monica Frassoni of Italy, said “the time has come to hold a public debate on the seat for plenary sessions and...

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