The mayor of Strasbourg does not want to let go of “his” European Parliament, despite the overwhelming majority of deputies favouring a single seat in Brussels. During a debate organised on 8 June by the Maison de l'Europe Strasbourg-Alsace, Deputy Mayor Catherine Trautmann hammered home her non-negotiable rejection of any alternative solution for the city in the event of the relocation of the European Parliament to Brussels.
While the threat is becoming more serious, the Socialist representative, a former MEP,…