This makes it the seat of Europe’s Parliament, symbolising a democratic, decentralised, political-cultural concept of Europe which is close to citizens and is characterised by understanding among peoples. What is the Council’s view of the above definition in the Treaty, and what measures are planned to reinforce the position of Strasbourg in an organisational, political and legal contex
t? Does the Council share my opinion that better concentration of Parliament’s work in the city, for example by means of part-session weeks (which would revert to five days’ duration) and a reduction in the expensive mini-sessions in Brussels, would enable
...[+++] large amounts of money to be saved and improved efficiency and visibility to be achieved?Le Conseil ne convient-il pas qu'il serait possible de réaliser d'importantes économies et de gagner en efficacité et en visibilité en concentrant davantage les travaux parlementaires dans cette ville, par exemple en y organisant des périodes de session qui s'étaleraient à nouveau sur cinq jours et en réduisant le nombre des mini-sessions, coûteuses, tenues à Bruxelles?