MEPs renew calls to scrap Strasbourg seat

Some MEPs have resumed their calls to scrap the Strasbourg seat of the European Parliament.

This week's historic visit of the US President to the EU institutions in Brussels has brought the issue under the spotlight once again as MEPs gathered for a regular session in Strasbourg, starting on Monday (21 February).

Hans-Gert Poettering, leader of the European people's party (EPP-ED), admitted that there had also been attempts to have George W. Bush address the MEPs in their plenary...