Strasbourg

[stras-burg, strahz-boorg, straz-boor]

noun

1. a fortress city in and the capital of Bas-Rhin, in NE France, near the Rhine: cathedral; taken by Allied forces November 1944.

Strasbourg

/ ˈstræzbɜːɡ, strasbur /

noun

1. German name: Strassburg. a city in NE France, on the Rhine: the chief French inland port; under German rule (1870–1918); university (1567); seat of the Council of Europe and of the European Parliament. Pop: 264 115 (1999)

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A Christmas tree over 30 metres tall and 7.5 tons in weight is erected on Place Kleber in Strasbourg, eastern France, ahead of its traditional Christmas market.

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Sejourne will share details from the talks on Tuesday with EU commissioners meeting during the European Parliament's plenary session in Strasbourg, France.

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Disputes between UK courts and Strasbourg can be worked through too - what happened following the John Hirst case is testament to this.

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"Eighteen thousand jobs were lost in the steel sector in 2024. That's too many, and we had to put a stop to that", he told a news conference at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

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Ireland launched an inter-state case against the UK at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

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