The French city of Strasbourg has been overcharging the European Parliament up to €2.7 million a year in rent for as long 25 years, MEPs were told for the first time on Tuesday (25 April).
The allegation has triggered an internal probe on parliament accountants and is set to reignite the debate on keeping the parliament seat in Strasbourg, Brussels insiders say.
"We need some answers from the city of Strasbourg and we need some answers from our own administration," German conserva...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.