# Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions

European Parliament procedure 2012/2308(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFCO / BUDG / PETI). Stage: Procedure completed. 340 committee amendments tabled by 75 Members between 2013-06-24 and 2013-09-26.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on the location of the seats of the European Union's institutions. Amendments dispute the costs of Parliament's multiple places of work and monthly travel to Strasbourg, demand up-to-date figures from the Administration and Secretary-General, cite Protocol 6 and Article 48 TEU on treaty change, and weigh a single seat against the tradition of polycentrism.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnaud DANJEAN | France | PPE | 125 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96747.md |
| Philippe BOULLAND | France | PPE | 115 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/105624.md |
| Alain CADEC | France | PPE | 102 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96849.md |
| Michèle STRIFFLER | France | PPE | 99 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96860.md |
| Dominique RIQUET | France | RE | 95 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96885.md |
| Brice HORTEFEUX | France | PPE | 67 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5565.md |
| Constance LE GRIP | France | PPE | 66 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101580.md |
| Jean-Marie CAVADA | France | ALDE | 56 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28206.md |
| Michel DANTIN | France | PPE | 55 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97296.md |
| Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID | France | PPE | 55 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96746.md |
| Astrid LULLING | Luxembourg | PPE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1186.md |
| Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER | France | PPE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38596.md |
| Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON | France | PPE | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4412.md |
| Dominique VLASTO | France | PPE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5737.md |
| Jean-Paul GAUZÈS | France | PPE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28193.md |

## Official source documents

- PE513.022: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-513.022+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE514.747: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-514.747+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE516.652: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-516.652+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE519.753: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-519.753+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2308-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2308-INI.json

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