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Strasbourg seat unlikely to see debate at EU summit

The Austrian chancellor has warned the European Parliament's chief not to create a fuss over the two seats of the bloc's legislature at the EU leaders summit next month.

The parliament's president, Josep Borrell, was tasked by the political group chiefs in the EU assembly to raise the issue with governments at the 16-17 June meeting in Brussels.

But the Austrian presidency has moved to prevent a clash on the matter with French president Jacques Chirac.

"The Austrian chancell...

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