According to the European Court of Auditors' 2014 analysis, ending the move from Strasbourg to Brussels could lead to annual savings of about 152 million euros per year, inflation-adjusted to today's prices

Omissions

• The original 2014 ECA analysis cited savings of €114 million per year, not €152 million. The €152 million figure represents an inflation-adjusted update to the original figure.
• The ECA report was published in July 2014.
• The sources found are journalistic reports citing the ECA analysis rather than the primary ECA document itself.

Sources

• SecondaryPolitico EuropeThe European Parliament would save €114 million every year if it moved its plenary sessions from Strasbourg to Brussels, according to a European Court of Auditors analysis from 2014.
• SecondaryEuractivRoughly €114 million is spent every year to move the European Parliament between its Brussels and Strasbourg seats every month, according to the European Court of Auditors. 'Almost €114 million in savings per year is still around 6% of the administrative budget.'
• SecondaryEuropean Sources (EU bookshop record)Analysis of potential savings to the EU budget if the European Parliament centralised its operations; European Court of Auditors; July 2014; Report.