European Parliament's two-seat system problem (15 images)

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  • Brussels, Belgium 9 March 2007<br /> Workers at the European Parliament moving the boxes of the MEP.<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

  • Brussels, Belgium 9 March 2007<br /> Workers at the European Parliament moving the boxes of the MEP.<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

  • Brussels, Belgium 8 March 2007<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

  • Brussels, Belgium 8 March 2007<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

  • Brussels, Belgium 9 March 2007 <br /> Workers at the European Parliament moving the boxes of the MEP.<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

  • Brussels, Belgium 8 March 2007<br /> MEP Capoulas Santos moving his staff to Strasbourg.<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

  • Brussels, Belgium 9 March 2007<br /> Ole Paastegat, truck driver at the European Parliament, is moving the mep's boxes to truck.<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

  • Brussels, Belgium 9 March 2007<br /> Ole Paastegat, truck driver at the EP.<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

  • Brussels, Belgium 9 March 2007<br /> Workers of the EP move the boxes of MEPs from their offices to the cargo trucks.<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

  • Strasbourg, France 10 March 2007<br /> Workers move the boxes of the MEP coming from the cargo trucks to the offices in the Strasbourg Parliament.<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

  • Strasbourg, France 10 March 2007<br /> Workers move the boxes of the MEP coming from the cargo trucks to the offices in the Strasbourg Parliament.<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

  • Strasbourg, France 10 March 2007<br /> The moving truck arriving to Strasbourg Parliament.<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

  • Brussels, Belgium 9 March 2007<br /> Workers move the boxes of MEPs from their offices to the cargo trucks.<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

  • Strasbourg, France 10 March 2007<br /> Workers move the boxes of the MEP coming from the cargo trucks to the offices in the Strasbourg Parliament.<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

  • Strasbourg, France 10 March 2007<br /> The European Parliament spends only four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. <br /> Moving various files and equipment between the two cities takes many large trucks and the costs for two locations are estimated at 200 million Euro a year. Around 5,000 people attached to the Parliament, such as parliamentarians, advisers and journalists, also move between Brussels and Strasbourg. A lot of the parliamentarians are against using Strasbourg and various initiatives have been taken over the years to have Brussels as the sole location.<br /> Photo: Ezequiel Scagnetti

The European Parliament only spends four days each month in Strasbourg in order to take its final, plenary votes, but the daily activities and the additional plenary meetings are held in Brussels. On several occasions, the Parliament has expressed a wish to have the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves. Moving various files and...
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