Congratulations to the organisers of the online petition on reaching 1 million signatures - do sign up here if you haven't already. The Parliament migrates to Strasbourg 12 times a year, costing €300 million annually. This is wholly wasted money. The building is empty for the remaining 307 days a year."If the EU is going to be able to deliver results, make decisions and maintain the confidence of the hundreds of millions it represents, it must adopt and get rid of the greatest anomalies", writes the organiser of the petition.
The existence of the ugly Strasbourg parliament has been defended as a symbol of the post-war reconciliation between France and Germany. The local council has been accused of over-charging the parliament for rent, and MEPs have recently voted to buy some of the buildings.
Doubtless the French will stick their noses in the air and haughtily refuse to discuss this flagrant waste of other countries' money. The Strasbourg parliament is not a monument to history, it is a monument to French arrogance and greed.
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