Strasbourg travelling circus must go on, says EU court advisor

In a legal opinion issued on the 6 September 2012 an Advocate General of the European Court of Justice, Paolo Mengozzi, stated that existing case law demanded the continuation of the European Parliament holding twelve plenary sessions per year in Strasbourg.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: MEPs reduce presence in Strasbourg http://www.europeansources.info/record/meps-reduce-presence-in-strasbourg/

ECJ: Press Release, No.110, 2012: Advocate General’s Opinion in Joined Cases C-237/11 and C-238/11 France v Parliament http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2012-09/cp120110en.pdf

Blog: Public Service Europe, 7.9.12: 'Wasteful' Strasbourg roadshow of MEPs must end http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/article/2423/wasteful-strasbourg-roadshow-of-meps-must-end

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