Talk:Strasbourg
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Is "castle of roads" really the correct German translation? It looks like "Castle Town" to me.
Sorry -- removed statements likely to cause a rehash of the Franco-Prussian War until such time as more historical info is forthcoming. It just doesn't make sense to make random statements of political ownership, given that borders changed dramatically over the course of European history. JHK
"...considered the capital of European Union" -- this should be deleted or justified. I don't know what this refers to. Perhaps a treaty or conference in Strasbourg? The generally accepted capital of the EU is Brussels, Belgium, and I don't see why this should be in here unless it is justified. The author of this line is likely to be a partisan of some sort, IMHO. Alba
Strasbourg is the Parliamentary capital of the EU, and Brussels the Administrative capital. Thus Strasbourg calls itself, rightly IMO, the democratic capital of the EU. Strasbourg is also the capital of Europe as a whole, being the site of the Council of Europe. --Pgreenfinch 22:49, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
I am afraid that I must agree with Alba on this one. Brussels, Belgium is much more likely to be considered the capital of the European Union rather than Strasbourg. Both cities are clearly contesting each other for the title "Capital of the EU." Housing the European Commission and the European Council (amongst other EU institutions), Brussels houses the most powerful of the 3 decision-making institutions. Most of the Parliament's work is also conducted in Brussels; Strasbourg being only used for the large plenaries which arguably only sign off on the work already done in Brussels. Many in the EU would say that the only reason why Strasbourg is maintained as seat of the EU Parliament is because certain Member States have a vested interest in keeping some activities in Strasbourg. This is evident by the recurring discussions to move all EU Parliament facilities to Brussels rather than maintain a continued and costly transfer of activities between Brussels and Strasbourg once per month. I believe this phrase in this article should acccordingly be removed, revised or at least a disclaimer should be added to make it clear that this isn't a view shared by all EU citizens. (see Brainbridge T. (2002) The Penguin Companion to European Union, p. 32)- Kimmetje