Strasbourg unfit for EU session

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Series Details 21.8.08
Publication Date 21/08/2008
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The temporary relocation of the European Parliament to Brussels in September 2008 from Strasbourg has reignited a row about where it should be based. An EU official confirmed to the BBC that the building in the French city cannot be used yet because part of its ceiling has collapsed.

Source Link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7575319.stm
Related Links
BBC News, 4.9.08: Strasbourg stays closed for MEPs http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7598604.stm
Radio NNetherlands International, 24.9.08: Politicians rebel at EU gravy train http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/europe/080924-rebel-gravytrain
BBC News, 24.4.09: Mark Mardell's Euroblog: Symbolic Strasbourg http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markmardell/2009/04/symbolic_strasbourg.html
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