{"id":1765,"date":"2013-03-13T14:15:42","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T14:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/?page_id=1765"},"modified":"2017-04-19T15:33:16","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T15:33:16","slug":"from-strasbourg-to-brussels-by-train","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/learning\/module-1-understanding-eu-institutions\/the-european-parliament\/from-strasbourg-to-brussels-by-train\/","title":{"rendered":"From Strasbourg to Brussels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1958, the Parliamentary Assembly while searching for its headquarters started holding its plenary meetings in Strasbourg (the building of the Council of Europe) and Luxembourg, while its committee meetings were held in Brussels. Since 1981, only the plenary meeting is held in Strasbourg , and the split between the three cities was confirmed over the coming years (McCormick, 2011 B , p.206).<\/p>\n<p>The paradox was reinforced when the two homes to the European Parliament were built<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0in 1999, the French government built the Louise Weiss plenary chamber in Strasbourg<\/li>\n<li>in 2009, the Espace Leopold was completed in Brussels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"right\">(McCormick, 2011 B, p.206).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2425\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2425\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2425\" src=\"http:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/buildings.jpg\" alt=\"buildings\" width=\"650\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/buildings.jpg 650w, https:\/\/hum.port.ac.uk\/europeanstudieshub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/buildings-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Left) Louise Weiss plenary chamber in Strasbourg. (Right) Espace Leopold was completed in Brussels.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For historical reasons, up until today, the plenary sessions of the European Parliament are held in Strasbourg, while the parliamentary committees and the administrative secretariat are based in Brussels.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video \u2018EU Parliament&#8217;s journeys from Strasbourg to Brussels\u2019 and find out why it is hard to change this:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><object id=\"movie_name\" width=\"512\" height=\"400\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" align=\"middle\"><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"direct\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"playlist=http:\/\/playlists.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-politics-20096221A\/playlist.sxml&amp;config=http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/player\/emp\/2_0_55\/config\/default.xml&amp;mediatorHref=http:\/\/open.live.bbc.co.uk\/mediaselector\/5\/select\/version\/2.0\/mediaset\/journalism-pc\/vpid\/{id}&amp;config_settings_showPopoutButton=false&amp;config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_pageType=eav1&amp;embedReferer=&amp;embedPageUrl=http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-politics-20096221&amp;config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_edition=Domestic&amp;fmtjDocURI=\/news\/uk-politics-20096221&amp;uxHighlightColour=0xff0000&amp;config_settings_showUpdatedInFooter=true&amp;config_settings_showShareButton=true&amp;domId=emp-20096221-35065&amp;holdingImage=http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/63735000\/jpg\/_63735444_63735442.jpg&amp;config_settings_autoPlay=true&amp;enable3G=true&amp;config_plugin_fmtjLiveStats_pageType=eav6&amp;config_settings_autoPlay=false&amp;config_settings_showFooter=true&amp;config_settings_showPopoutButton=false&amp;config_settings_showPopoutCta=false&amp;config_settings_addReferrerToPlaylistRequest=true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/emp\/worldwide\/player.swf\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1958, the Parliamentary Assembly while searching for its headquarters started holding its plenary meetings in Strasbourg (the building of the Council of Europe) and Luxembourg, while its committee meetings were held in Brussels. 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