1. 1.In addition to its normal functioning in Brussels, the European Parliament meets for four days every month in Strasbourg, costing around €180million to the EU taxpayer 2.To hear what European citizens thought about this, the Forsa social Research GmbH questioned a representative sample of 1 000 adult citizens in Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and Poland 3.The surveys in each country took place between 7 th and 30 th May 2014 using computer- assisted telephone interviews Context

2. In a recent poll, a clear majority of citizens supported a Single Seat.

3. 80% of French people said YES to a SINGLE SEAT