Martin Schulz, head of the Socialists in the European Parliament, has spoken out against the parliament seat in Strasbourg.
In a letter to head of the parliament Josep Borrell, Mr Schulz proposes that the parliament asks EU leaders to re-consider having two seats for the EU assembly.
The letter describes the "practical difficulties" of the system, which sees MEPs, their assistants and lorry loads of documents decamp to the Alsatian capital once a month – a journey of about five ho...
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