Discharge 2024: General budget of the EU - European Parliament

Tabled by Julien Sanchez

80. Recalls Removed: the support expressed by the vast majority of Parliament for a single seat; notes that according to the TEU, Parliament shall have its seat in Strasbourg, where the 12 periods of monthly plenary sessions shall be held and that any change to the Treaties requires the unanimity of the Member States; notes that within the current Treaty framework through the optimisation of operations savings can be attained; calls for the establishment of concrete milestones and an action plan for achieving identified cost-reductions; Added: that the Treaties designate Strasbourg as Parliament’s official seat; regrets that this is not the case, resulting in considerable construction, acquisition, and maintenance costs at the various sites and cities, as well as costs for transferring equipment between the Brussels and Strasbourg offices during plenary sessions, instead of ensuring the efficient use of the Union’s budget and avoiding the waste of European taxpayers’ money;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.024