European School of Strasbourg European School of Strasbourg European School of Strasbourg () is a European school in Strasbourg, France, serving levels nursery through secondary. There are currently approximately 1000 students, spread out in 40 different classes, from nursery to secondary. Priority is given to children whose parents work at the European institutions based in Strasbourg.. The school teaches in three different languages: French, English, and German. The school has been criticised for its admission policy, and some students being favored over others. The school has also been criticised for not accepting a larger number of students, considering it has not reached the maximum
Institutional seats of the European Union At the founding of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the states could not agree which city should host the institutions of the new community. Brussels was widely preferred, but was vetoed by Belgium which insisted on Liège. Because of the impasse, Luxembourg was chosen as a provisional choice for all but the Assembly (Parliament), which was to be based in Strasbourg. Two further communities were created in 1957 and again a provisional agreement laid out that the Assembly would meet in Strasbourg, the Courts would meet in Luxembourg, and the Commissions and Councils would be split between Luxembourg